Article 311: Suspended police officer Sachin Waze, arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with the Mukesh Ambani terror scare case, was dismissed from service by Mumbai Police Commissioner under Article 311 (2) (b) of the Indian Constitution without a departmental enquiry. Article 311 says that no government employee either of an all […]
Category: Current Affairs
Helmand – Afghanistan
Helmand: Fighting between the Taliban and Afghan government forces resumed in the restive southern province of Helmand, ending a three-day ceasefire agreed by the warring sides to mark the Id-ul-Fitr holiday. Helmand is also known as Hillmand or Helman and, in ancient times, as Hermand and Hethumand. It is one of the 34 provinces of […]
Winchcombe Meteorite
Winchcombe meteorite: A piece of the Winchcombe meteorite that touched down in the town of Winchcombe in Gloucestershire in the UK in February 2021 will be displayed at the National History Museum. Meteoroids are objects in space that range in size from dust grains to small asteroids. But when meteoroids enter the Earth’s atmosphere they […]
Tianwen-1 Spacecraft : Landed On The Surface Of Mars
‘Tianwen-1’ Spacecraft: Landed Safely On The Surface Of Mars: China’s uncrewed ‘Tianwen-1’ spacecraft recently landed safely on the surface of Mars. The spacecraft landed on a large plain located in the northern hemisphere of Mars, known as Utopia Planitia. This makes China the second country in the world to send a rover to explore the […]
Red-Eared Slider Turtle
Red-Eared Slider Turtle: The invasive red-eared slider can become a major threat to the biodiversity of water bodies across the Northeast region of India. The Northeast region of India is home to more than 72% of the turtle and tortoise species in the country. Scientific Name: Trachemys scripta elegans Habitat: U.S. and northern Mexico Description: […]
Report On Global Remittances 2021 : World Bank
Report On Global Remittances: World Bank: According to the latest edition of the World Bank’s Migration and Development Brief, despite Covid-19, remittance flows remained resilient in 2020, registering a smaller decline than previously projected. Remittance Inflow of India: India being at the top, received over USD 83 billion in remittances in 2020, a drop of […]
Enforced Or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID)
Enforced Or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID): Since the coup in Myanmar, the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) has received reports of enforced disappearances from the family members of victims. Many Asian regimes are using enforced disappearances as a tool to suppress the people. An enforced disappearance occurs when a person is […]
Cyclone Tauktae – Important Points
Cyclone ‘Tauktae’: Cyclone ‘Tauktae’, which lay like a deep depression over the Arabian Sea close to Lakshadweep, was likely to intensify into a ‘very severe cyclonic storm’ with wind speeds of 150-160 kmph gusting to 175 kmph, bringing heavy to very heavy rain to many parts of the western coast, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) […]
MICE RAIN in Australia
MICE RAIN: Australia: The government of New South Wales (NSW) in Australia has extended a support package of $50 million to farmers to deal with a devastating mouse plague that has affected farmers, community members, and residents. To control the plague, the government has now authorized the use of an otherwise outlawed poison called The […]
Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups PVTGs in Odisha
Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups PVTGs: With the second wave of COVID-19 sweeping across the rural heartland of Odisha, infections are being reported among the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs). As many as 21 tribals across eight different PVTGs in the State have so far tested positive, including two from the Bonda tribe, known for its […]
