Dysfunction Of National Commission For Scheduled Tribes: According to a parliamentary committee’s recent report, the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes has been dysfunctional for the last four years and has not delivered a single report to Parliament. NCST was set up with effect from 19th February, 2004 by amending Article 338 and by inserting a […]
Category: Current Affairs
Section 23 Of POCSO Act
Section 23 Of POCSO Act: A 2-judge bench of the Supreme Court has delivered a split verdict on the issue whether Section 155(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure will apply to the investigation of an offence under Section 23 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO). As per Section 155(2) […]
Navroz: Important Points
Navroz: The PM greeted the people on the occasion of Navroz (21st March 2022). Navroz is also known as Parsi New Year. In Persian, ‘Nav’ stands for new, and ‘Roz’ stands for the day, which literally translates to ‘new day’. Though celebrated in March globally, Navroz arrives 200 days later in India and is celebrated […]
Exercise LAMITIYE 2022
Exercise LAMITIYE 2022: An Indian Army contingent has arrived in Seychelles for the ninth edition of the Joint Military Exercise Lamitiye 2022 between the Indian Army and Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF). Seychelles is an Archipelago in the western Indian Ocean, comprising about 115 islands. Lamitiye, which in Creole means friendship, is a biennial training event […]
Protest Against Par Tapi Narmada River-Linking Project
Protest Against Par Tapi Narmada River-Linking Project: The tribals in Gujarat are protesting against the Centre’s Par Tapi Narmada river-linking project. Envisioned under the 1980 National Perspective Plan. It proposes to link three rivers: Par, originating from Nashik in Maharashtra and flowing through Valsad. Tapi from Saputara that flows through Maharashtra and Surat in Gujarat. […]
International Day Of Forests 2022
International Day Of Forests: Observed on 21st March every year since 2021. The organizers are the United Nations Forum on Forests and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with Governments, the Collaborative Partnership on Forests and other relevant organizations in the field. The occasion was established, and the date […]
Gulf Business Summit
Gulf Business Summit: Delegates from 33 companies from Hong Kong, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia arrived in Srinagar to instill and gauge the growing situation in Jammu & Kashmir for investments and will also see that the MoUs amounting to Rs. 3,000 crores, signed earlier this year, are utilized properly. Gulf Business Summit will be […]
What Is The Principle of Reasonable Accommodation?
What Is The Principle of Reasonable Accommodation? In the context of hijab controversy, the Karnataka High Court ruled in favour of the State’s circular that required students in educational institutions should only wear prescribed uniforms. The decision effectively upheld the denial of entry to students wearing the hijab. The court rejected an argument in support […]
ExoMars 2022 Mission
ExoMars 2022 Mission: The European Space Agency’s ExoMars 2022 mission won’t launch in September, 2022 as planned after the agency suspended all cooperation with Russia’s space program Roscosmos. Earlier, the Russian space agency Roscosmos held that it will not cooperate with Germany on joint experiments in the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS). […]
Surge In Oil And Natural Gas Prices
Surge In Oil And Natural Gas Prices: The U.S. announced the banning the import of Russian oil, liquefied natural gas, and coal to the country. The move is aimed at depriving Russia of the economic resources needed to continue its war in Ukraine. In the run up to the U.S. announcement, international oil prices surged […]
