‘Bangladeshi infiltration’ is changing demography of a Jharkhand region: ST panel Sub :Polity SEC: National body Context: The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) submitted a report to the Union Home Ministry, highlighting concerns about “Bangladeshi infiltration” in Jharkhand’s Santhal Pargana region. Details of the report: The report claims that the region’s demographics […]

    Random checks find ‘not of standard quality’ drugs in market Sub: Polity SEC: National body Context: CDSCO, the country’s top drug regulator has found around 50 medicines, including common ones like paracetamol (used for fever), metformin (first line of treatment for diabetes), and pantoprazole (used for acidity), to be spurious or substandard. These […]

    Special court in Karnataka orders Lokayukta investigation against CM Sub: Polity Sec: National Body Context: A special court in Bengaluru ordered the Lokayukta police in Mysuru to register a criminal case against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and others in the MUDA case. Allegations involve irregularities in the allotment of 14 sites worth ₹56 crore […]

    Supreme Court Ruling: Viewing Child Sexual Exploitative and Abuse Material (CSEAM) Now a Criminal Offense Sub :Polity Sec: Legislation in news Why in News The Supreme Court of India has delivered a landmark judgment on child sexual exploitation. It held that merely viewing or possessing child sexual exploitative and abuse material (CSEAM) is […]