Golden Globe Awards 2023 – Nominations and Winners
The Golden Globe Awards are awards presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) to recognize outstanding achievements in the film and television industries. They are widely considered to be one of the most prestigious awards in the entertainment industry, along with the Academy Awards and the Emmy Awards. The awards are presented […]
Sedition Law As A Litmus Test For Constitutionality
Context The Supreme Court of India will hear a slew of petitions challenging the colonial-era penal law on sedition. Relevance GS Paper-2: Indian Constitution—significant provisions and basic structure; Judicial review, functioning of the Judiciary Mains Question Although the provision of sedition is contrary to the spirit of the Constitution, it has helped to preserve the nation’s […]
Renewable Energy Grows and Government Considers Storage
Context Relevance GS Paper-3: Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life Mains Question What Is the Meaning of “Intermittency” in Renewable Energy? Discuss the difficulty that comes with it as well. (150 words) The highlights The Renewable Energy Challenge What Is the Meaning of “Intermittency” in Renewable Energy? What is […]
Prithvi-II Missile
Context: Recently, A successful training launch of a Short-Range Ballistic Missile, Prithvi-II was carried out on from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha. Relevance: GS III- Science and Technology Dimensions of the Article: About Prithvi-II Missile Other variants of Prithvi The initial project framework of the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program […]
Cold Wave In India
Context: Delhi and other parts of northwest India have been reeling under a cold wave spell that set in last week. Relevance: GS I: Geography Dimensions of the Article: What is a cold wave? The IMD marks a cold wave in terms of minimum temperatures – when the minimum temperature in the plains is 4 […]
Ozone Layer And Ozone Hole
Context: The ozone ‘hole’, once considered to be the gravest danger to planetary life, is now expected to be completely repaired by 2066, a scientific assessment has suggested. Relevance: GS I- Geography Dimensions of the Article: What is Ozone Layer? What are Ozone Holes? Ozone creation and destruction Improvement in the ozone hole Successful Implementation […]
Draft Guidelines On Preliminary Assessment Of The Minor
Context: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has come up with draft guidelines on the preliminary assessment of whether certain minors are to be tried under law as adults in particular cases, under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act Relevance: GS II: Government policies and Interventions Dimensions of the […]
Aspirational Block Programme
Context: Prime Minister has launched the government’s Aspirational Block Programme (ABP), which is aimed at improving the performance of blocks lagging on various development parameters. Relevance: GS II- Government policies and Interventions Dimensions of the Article: Aspirational Block Programme (ABP) About Aspirational Districts Programme Objectives: Challenges Associated with ADP -Source: Indian Express
National Science Day 2023
Focus: Facts for Prelims Why in News? Recently, the Union Minister of Science and Technology released the Theme of National Science Day 2023 at a function in New Delhi. About National Science Day 2023: What is Raman Effect?
What is E-Sanjeevani?
Focus: GS III- Health Why in News? Union Government’s free telemedicine service, e-Sanjeevani, has recently crossed another milestone by touching nine crore teleconsultations mark. What is E-Sanjeevani? Benefits of telemedicine