Chagos Islands Topic: International Relations In News: Britain has an obligation to end its administration of the Chagos Archipelago — home to the U.S. military base of Diego Garcia — and complete the process...
Green Crackers Topic: Environment and Ecology In News: Four months after it banned polluting firecrackers, the Supreme Court on Wednesday realised that the concept of non-polluting ‘green crackers’ remains a non-starter, while its ban...
Japan approves stem cells trial Topic: Science and Technology In News: A team of Japanese researchers will carry out an unprecedented trial using human-induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) to treat spinal cord injuries. More...
International Court of Justice Topic: Important international organizations In News: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will hold public hearings in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case at The Hague during which India and Pakistan will...
Half of India’s waste-to-energy plants defunct Topic: Environment and Ecology In News: Nearly half of India’s waste-to-energy (WTE) plants, meant to convert non-biodegradable waste, are defunct. Further, the country’s inability to segregate waste has...
Nirbhaya fund Topic: Social Justice In News: A parliamentary panel, headed by Congress leader P. Chidambaram, has taken strong exception to the utilisation of the Nirbhaya Fund for the construction of buildings, saying such...
RBI unlikely to transfer contingency fund to govt. Topic: Economy In News: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is unlikely to give in to the government’s demand of transferring funds that was set aside...
100% use of VVPAT for Lok Sabha polls: EC Topic: Polity and Governance In News: The Election Commission informed the Madras High Court that it had made it clear way back in 2017 that...
Aravalli Topic: Environment and Ecology In News: In a stinging attack on the Rajasthan government, the Supreme Court said the State authorities are hand in glove with illegal miners who operate in the fast-depleting Aravalli...
ESIC AYUSH Hospital Topic: Government Policies IN NEWS: Minister of State (I/C) for Labour & Employment inaugurated OPD Wing of ESIC AYUSH Hospital, Narela, Delhi. More on the Topic: All the facilities under Ayush, such...
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