Current Affairs 06 March 2023
CONTENTS Compensatory Afforestation Context: The showpiece effort for extending India’s forest cover has been its compensatory afforestation programme, which seeks to ensure that forest lands getting ‘diverted’ for industrial or infrastructure development is mandatorily accompanied by afforestation effort on at least an equal area of land. Relevance: GS-III: Environment and Ecology (Conservation of Environment and […]
Current Affairs 04 March 2023
CONTENTS SC Verdict on ECI Appointments Context: Recently, A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a high-power committee consisting of the Prime Minister, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and the Chief Justice of India must pick the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs). Relevance: GS II- Polity and Governance Dimensions […]
Current Affairs 03 March 2023
Contents Agreement on mutual recognition of qualifications Context: India and Australia signed a framework mechanism for mutual recognition of qualifications that will help in easing the mobility of students and professionals between the two countries. Relevance: GS Paper – 2 International Treaties & Agreements, Government Policies & Interventions, Groupings & Agreements Involving India and/or Affecting […]
Current Affairs 02 March 2023
CONTENTS Anti-Defection Law Context: The anti-defection law applies even if a faction splits from a political party and manages to cobble up a majority within the party itself, the Supreme Court observed in a hearing in the political dispute between former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and incumbent Eknath Shinde. Relevance: GS-II: Polity and Constitution […]
Current Affairs 01 March 2023
CONTENTS International Intellectual Property (IP) Index 2023 Context: The U.S. Chambers of Commerce released the International Intellectual Property (IP) Index 2023, in which India was ranked 42nd out of 55 leading global economies. Relevance: GS III: Indian Economy Dimensions of the Article: Regulating Online Sale of Drugs in India Context: Recently, the Ministry of Health pulled up […]