Food Fortification A group of scientists and activists have warned the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) of the adverse impacts of Food Fortification on health and livelihoods. It is a pushback against the Centre’s plan to mandatorily fortify rice and edible oils with vitamins and minerals. In order to fight chronic anaemia […]
Category: Current Affairs
Halam Sub-tribes Clash
Halam Sub-tribes Clash: People of Halam sub-tribes, who took refuge in Assam following clashes with Bru refugees in north Tripura, are returning to their village Damcherra in North district of Tripura. The Brus came to Tripura in 1997 to escape an ethnic clash in Mizoram and started staying at six relief camps in the North […]
What Is Skyglow?
What Is Skyglow? A recent study has shown that the Skyglow forces dung beetles in the city to abandon the Milky Way as their compass, they rely instead on earthbound artificial lights as beacons About Skyglow: The Skyglow, is an omnipresent sheet of light across the night sky in and around cities that can block […]
Caretaker Government Of Myanmar
Caretaker Government Of Myanmar: Myanmar army chief appoints himself Prime Minister and also pledged to hold elections by 2023. The State Administration Council of Myanmar has been reformed as ‘Caretaker government of Myanmar’ headed by the Chief of the Myanmar military Senior General Min Aung Hlaing as the Prime Minister. General Hlaing took over power […]
Minervarya Pentali : New Frog Species of Western Ghats
New Frog Species: Minervarya Pentali: A new frog species was discovered in the Western Ghats and named after former DU Vice-Chancellor and plant geneticist Deepak Pental. The new frog species named Minervarya Pentali belongs to the family of Dicroglossidae. The family Dicroglossidae comprises 202 species of semiaquatic frogs distributed by the tropical and subtropical regions […]
Hunger Hotspots Report – August To November 2021
Hunger Hotspots – August To November 2021: The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) released a report named Hunger Hotspots – August to November 2021. The 2021 Global Food Crises Report released in May 2021 had already warned of acute food insecurity, soaring to a five-year high, pushing at least […]
The 12th Round Of India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting
The 12th Round Of India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting: The 12th round of India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting was held at the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Indian side. The two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on resolution of remaining areas related to disengagement along the Line of Actual Control in the […]
Preventive Detention : Supreme Court Judgement
Preventive Detention: Preventive detention, the dreaded power of the State to restrain a person without trial, could be used only to prevent public disorder, the Supreme Court held in a judgment. Preventive detention is a necessary evil only to prevent public disorder. The court must ensure that the facts brought before it directly and inevitably […]
India Assumes UNSC Presidency
India Assumes UNSC Presidency: India assumed the presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the month of August 2021. This will be the country’s first presidency during its 2021-22 tenure as a non-permanent member of the Security Council. India began its two-year tenure as a non-permanent member of the UNSC in January 2021. […]
Provincial Status To Gilgit-Baltistan: Pakistan
Provincial Status To Gilgit-Baltistan: Pakistan It has been reported that, Pakistani authorities have finalised a law (26th Constitutional Amendment Bill), to award provisional provincial status to strategically located Gilgit-Baltistan. About Gilgit-Baltistan: Gilgit-Baltistan is one of the disputed territories of India. It is a chunk of high-altitude territory located on the north western corner of the […]
