InSight Mars Lander Detected The Largest Quake On Another Planet : NASA NASA has reported that on May 4, its InSight Mars lander detected the largest quake ever observed on another planet. The rover first landed on Mars in November 2018, and has since heard 1,313 quakes. On Earth, quakes are caused by shifts in […]
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The Drought In Numbers, 2022 Report
The Drought In Numbers, 2022 Report: The Drought in Numbers, 2022 report was released on May 11 at the ongoing 15th Conference of Parties (CoP15) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). The latest assessment analysed droughts and impacts on life and livelihood over 122 years covering 196 countries. Highlights of the Report: […]
Island Coastal Zone Regulation (ICRZ), 2019
Island Coastal Zone Regulation (ICRZ), 2019: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has approved an exemption to the laws governing the regulation of coastal zones and has paved the way for gas-powered plants to be set up at Andaman and Nicobar islands. A 50 MW Liquefied Natural Gas(LNG)-based power project will be commissioned […]
Centre Of Excellence For Khadi (CoEK)
Centre Of Excellence For Khadi (CoEK): Khadi and Village Industries Commission has collaborated with National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) to set up Centre of Excellence for Khadi (CoEK). Khadi and Village Industries Commission has collaborated with National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) to set up Centre of Excellence for Khadi (CoEK). The CoEK hub […]
Marital Rape
Marital Rape: Two judges of the Delhi High Court gave a split verdict on the question of criminalising rape within marriage, leaving the law unchanged. Justice Rajiv Shakdher, who headed the Bench, struck down as unconstitutional the exception to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, which says that sexual intercourse by a man with […]
Pardoning Power Of Governor
Pardoning Power Of Governor: A claim by the Centre that the President, and not the Tamil Nadu Governor, has “exclusive power” to decide on the plea for pardon by the Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict A.G. Perarivalan drew flak from the Supreme Court before it reserved the case for judgment. A three-judge Bench said the government’s […]
Section 124A (sedition) Of The Indian Penal Code
Section 124A (sedition) Of The Indian Penal Code: The Supreme Court suspended pending criminal trials and court proceedings under Section 124A (sedition) of the Indian Penal Code, while allowing the Union of India to reconsider the British-era law. All pending trials, appeals and proceedings with respect to the charge framed under Section 124A of the […]
Initial Public Offering (IPO) Of LIC
Initial Public Offering (IPO) of LIC: The biggest-ever initial public offering (IPO) of India is by the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC). It has been fully booked under all the offered categories LIC’s IPO has received bids for 2.95 times the shares that were being offered. This helped the central government to raise Rs […]
PMJJBY, PMSBY And APY Complete 7 Years
PMJJBY, PMSBY And APY Complete 7 Years: Social security schemes Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) and Atal Pension Yojana (APY) have completed seven years of their launch. The schemes were launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 9, 2015. PMJJBY: It is a one-year life insurance […]
Integrated Battle Groups (IBGs)
Integrated Battle Groups (IBGs): The Army has identified a holding formation on the Western front and a Strike formation on the Northern borders to be converted into agile Integrated Battle Groups (IBG). IBGs are brigade-sized, agile, self-sufficient combat formations, which can swiftly launch strikes against adversary in case of hostilities. Each IBG would be tailor-made […]
