Article 142: In ordering the release of Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict A G Perarivalan on May 18, the Supreme Court invoked the extraordinary power conferred on the court under Article 142 of the Constitution. Article 142 of Constitution: Title: Enforcement of decrees, orders of Supreme Court and orders as to discovery, etc. This article […]
World Governance Indicators : World Bank
World Governance Indicators : World Bank The World Governance Indicators (WGI) has been released by the World Bank. WGI play a key role in deciding sovereign credit rating of any country. India is losing its sovereign credit rating due to low score in WGI parameters. The World Governance Indicators (WGI) are a research dataset that […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 19th May 2022
Today Current Affairs: 19th May 2022 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Inauguration Of ‘Sky Bridge 721’ Suspension Bridge
Inauguration Of ‘Sky Bridge 721’ Suspension Bridge: After two years of construction, ‘Sky Bridge 721’ Suspension Bridge was inaugurated recently. It is the world’s longest suspension bridge. It broke the record of the currently longest bridge, the Arouca Bridge (516 meters long) located in Portugal. It is located between the crests of the Kralicky Snezník […]
SRESTHA- Gujarat Project
SRESTHA- Gujarat Project: USD 350 million in aid has been approved by the World Bank for the “Systems Reform Endeavors for Transformed Health Achievement” in Gujarat or the SRESTHA-G project. This project will be costing USD 500 million and the World Bank is providing USD 350 million to support this project and the rest will […]
Punjab ‘Lok Milni’ Scheme
Punjab ‘Lok Milni’ Scheme: Bhagwant Mann, the Chief Minister of Punjab heard the grievances of the people of the state and issued redressal directions in ‘Lok Milni’, a first-of-its-kind public interaction programme that was launched on 16th May 2022. This interactive programme was launched with the aim of providing a platform to the people of […]
Italian Open 2022 : Winners
Italian Open 2022: The 2022 Italian Open was concluded recently on 15th May 2022 It was classified as an Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2022 ATP Tour and a non-mandatory event on the 2022 Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Tour. Winners of the Italian Open 2022: Men’s singles: Novak Djokovic […]
Eklavya Model Residential Schools
Eklavya Model Residential Schools: The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has laid the foundation stone for the construction of Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) in Nashik, Maharashtra. The proposed EMR School aims to make quality education accessible to tribal students in remote tribal hinterlands of Nashik. EMRS is a scheme for making model residential schools for […]
INS Surat And Frigate INS Udaygiri
INS Surat And Frigate INS Udaygiri: The Defence Minister launched the Indian Navy destroyer warship INS Surat and frigate INS Udaygiri in Mumbai. INS Surat: ‘Surat’ is the fourth ship of Project 15B Destroyers which heralds a significant makeover of the P15A (Kolkata Class) Destroyers. The first ship (Visakhapatnam) of this class was commissioned in […]
What Is An Urban Heat Island?
What Is An Urban Heat Island? Several parts of the country are reeling under heat wave conditions. Cities, especially, are a lot hotter than rural areas. This is due to a phenomenon called an “urban heat island”. An urban heat island is a local and temporary phenomenon experienced when certain pockets within a city experience […]
