Women Reservation in SC Bar Association
Posted in Polity Polity Institutions

Women Reservation in SC Bar Association

Supreme Court (SC) directed 33% reservation for women in SC Bar Association (SCBA) Posts.

UPSC Prelims Facts
Posted in Prelims Facts Corner

UPSC Prelims Facts – 05-06 May 2024

Percolation Wells, Sri Madhava Perumal Temple, Batillipes Chandrayaani, P notes, Chang’e – 6

Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Posted in World Affairs

Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)

United states accuses Russia of employing the chemical agent chloropicrin in Ukraine

World Press Freedom Index 2024
Posted in World Affairs

World Press Freedom Index 2024

World Press Freedom Index 2024 released

Global Immunisation Report
Posted in Social Sector

Global Immunisation Report

A study by the World Health Organisation (WHO) revealed that Global Immunisation efforts have saved an estimated 154 million lives over the past 50 years.

UPSC Prelims Facts
Posted in Prelims Facts Corner

UPSC Prelims Facts – 04 May 2024

Cocoa, Right to vote of prisoners, National Anti-Dopping Agency, Mount Ruang, Blood Minerals

La Cumbre volcano
Posted in Geography Environment

La Cumbre volcano & Land iguanas

Lava spewing from volcano on Galápagos Islands destroying habitat of rare land iguanas.

Draft Explosives Bill 2024
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Draft Explosives Bill 2024

Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) released ‘Draft Explosives Bill (2024)’, for public Consultation.

Asian Development Policy Report
Posted in Social Sector

Asian Development Policy Report

Asian Development Policy Report highlights the challenges to Healthy Aging.

UPSC Prelims Facts
Posted in Prelims Facts Corner

UPSC Prelims Facts – 03 May 2024

Blue Hole, Passive funds, Cultural Significance of Marriage, SMART system, Quarks

Streedhan Property
Posted in Polity

Streedhan Property

The Supreme Court reiterated that streedhan is an “absolute property” of a woman, and while the husband has no control over the same.

Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions
Posted in Polity Polity Institutions World Affairs

Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions

Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions will review India’s human rights accreditation status.