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Governors cannot sit on Bills passed by House: SC Subject : Polity Section: Federalism Context: The Supreme Court on Friday laid down that a Governor cannot sit on key Bills passed by a State Legislature after casting doubts on the validity of the Assembly session in which the proposed laws were passed with overwhelming majority by the elected representatives of the people. The process of granting assent to Bills: Article 200 of the Constitution covers the options before the Governor when a Bill passed […]
Stubble Trouble Subject: Environment Section: Awards Context: Every year, in October November, pollution levels spike in north India. While many factors come together to create smog, stubble burning remains a significant one, despite fewer incidents being recorded this year. What is stubble burning? A Practice of removing agricultural waste from the field by […]
Millet song on which PM Modi, Falu collaborated nominated for Grammy: Subject: IR Section: Awards Context: Millet song on which PM Modi, Falu collaborated nominated for Grammy More about the news: The song “Abundance in Millets,” a collaboration between Indian-American singer Falu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been nominated for a Grammy […]
Seeding cloud to clean the air Subject: History Section: Art and Culture Context: Delhi govt plans ‘cloud seeding’ to induce rains amid pollution What is cloud seeding: Cloud seeding involves injecting clouds with substances like silver iodide, potassium iodide, or sodium chloride to accelerate cloud microphysical processes. These substances serve as nuclei around […]
Rare Discovery in Goa: Cashew Farmer Unearths 832 Copper Coins from Portuguese Era Subject: History Section: Art and Culture Context: Rare Discovery in Goa as Cashew Farmer Unearths 832 Copper Coins from Portuguese Era More about the news: A Goan cashew farmer, Vishnu Shridhar Joshi, accidentally discovered a buried pot containing 832 copper […]
A plan to join the Red Sea with Mediterranean — an alternative to the Suez Canal Subject: Geography Section: Places in news Ben Gurion Canal Project: First envisioned in the 1960s. Named after Israel’s founding father David Ben-Gurion (1886-1973). Aim: To develop an alternate canal system that ends the monopoly of the Suez […]
Tremors reveal gaps in emergency alert system Subject : Geography Section: Physical geography Context: When tremors hit Delhi and surrounding areas following the 6.4 magnitude earthquake in Nepal and the 5.6 magnitude aftershock, the government and private early alert systems did not reach many of the people who could feel palpable tremors. Emergency […]
Daily Prelims Notes 11 November 2023 Table Of Contents Tremors reveal gaps in emergency alert system A plan to join the Red Sea with Mediterranean — an alternative to the Suez Canal Rare Discovery in Goa: Cashew Farmer Unearths 832 Copper Coins from Portuguese Era Seeding cloud to clean the air Millet song […]
CBI an independent agency, not a limb of the Union govt Subject : Polity Section: National body Context: The Union government claimed in the Supreme Court on Thursday that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was its own boss and the government had no control whatsoever over the probe agency in the registration, investigation, and prosecution of cases. What is CBI? Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is the premier investigating police agency in India. It provides assistance to the Central Vigilance […]
SC attains full strength as case log nears 80000 Subject : Polity Section: Judiciary Context: The Supreme Court welcomed three new judges on Thursday, taking the judicial strength to its sanctioned capacity of 34, even as the pendency clock on the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) dashboard threatens to hit a high of […]