Carbon Pricing
Context: Recently, Pennsylvania becomes the first major fossil fuel-producing state in the US to adopt a carbon pricing policy to address climate change. It joins 11 states where coal, oil and natural gas power plants must buy credits for every ton of carbon dioxide they emit. Relevance: GS III- Environment and Ecology Dimensions of the […]
GO 111
Context: Environmentalists and activists are criticising the Telangana government for withdrawing an over 25-year-old government order protecting the historic Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar reservoirs in Hyderabad, which they say will destroy the fragile surrounding ecosystem. Relevance: GS III- Environment and Ecology Dimensions of the Article: About GO111 When and why were these reservoirs constructed? Government’s stand […]
Understanding the Olga Tellis Judgment
Context: A 37-year-old Constitution Bench judgment of the Supreme Court which held that pavement dwellers are different from trespassers. This may become a game-changer in the Jahangirpuri case. Relevance: GS I- Indian Society (Urbanization, Their Problems & Remedies) Dimensions of the Article: What is the Olga Tellis judgment? What led to the judgment? What were […]
Phone Tapping
Context: Recently, a political leader claimed that the Centre is protecting an Indian Police Service officer who is facing a First Information Report (FIR) in Mumbai and is being probed for allegedly tapping the phones. Relevance: GS II- Government Policies and Interventions, Transparency and Accountability Dimensions of the Article: What is Phone tapping How are phones tapped in India? […]
Current Affairs Quiz 25 April 2022
Current Affairs 25 April 2022
CONTENTS Carbon pricing GO 111 Phone tapping Understanding the Olga Tellis Judgment Carbon Pricing Context: Recently, Pennsylvania becomes the first major fossil fuel-producing state in the US to adopt a carbon pricing policy to address climate change. It joins 11 states where coal, oil and natural gas power plants must buy credits for every ton […]
PIB Summaries 25 April 2022
CONTENTS National Panchayati Raj Day SVAMITVA PM gets Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award National Panchayati Raj Day GS II- Local Self Governance Why in News? The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the people on National Panchayati Raj Day. He said that Panchayats are the pillars of the Indian Democracy. What is National Panchayati Raj […]
National Panchayati Raj Day
GS II- Local Self Governance Why in News? The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the people on National Panchayati Raj Day. He said that Panchayats are the pillars of the Indian Democracy. What is National Panchayati Raj Day? The first National Panchayati Raj Day was celebrated in 2010. Since then, the National Panchayati […]
About SVAMITVA
Focus: Government Policies and Interventions Why in News? PM launched distribution of e-property cards under SWAMITVA scheme on 24th April (National Panchayati Raj Day) About SVAMITVA SVAMITVA (Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas) scheme is a collaborative effort of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, State Panchayati Raj Departments, State Revenue Departments and Survey […]
PM Gets Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award
Focus: Facts for prelims Why in News? Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the first Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award. He got the award for his selfless service to the country and society at the 80th annual Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Awards ceremony held in Mumbai. What is the Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award? The Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award was established […]