The Rajasthan government will develop a tiger corridor connecting the newly proposed ‘Ramgarh Tiger Reserve’, Ranthambore Tiger Reserve and Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve Sariska Tiger Reserve is another Tiger reserve in Rajasthan. Important points: Wildlife or animal corridors are meant to ensure safe passage for animals between two isolated habitats. In wildlife parlance, corridors are mainly of two …

The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Centre on the use of Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 that was scrapped several years ago. The court struck down the provision as unconstitutional and a violation of free speech in 2015 in the Shreya Singhal Case. The IT Act, 2000 provides for legal recognition for transactions through electronic …

Recently, India’s first cryptogamic garden was inaugurated in the Chakrata town of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The garden will be housing nearly 50 species of lichens, ferns and fungi (collectively known as Cryptogamae). Plant kingdom can be divided into two sub-kingdoms viz. Cryptogams and phanerogams. Cryptogams consist of seedless plants and plant-like organisms whereas phanerogams consist of …

Recently, thirty people were killed in separate incidents of lightning in various parts of the country. Lightning is the biggest contributor to accidental deaths due to natural causes. Important points: It is a very rapid and massive discharge of electricity in the atmosphere. It is the process of occurrence of a natural ‘electrical discharge of very short …

Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced the ‘RBI Retail Direct’ Scheme. In February 2021 RBI proposed to allow retail investors to open gilt accounts with the central bank to invest in Government securities (G-secs) directly. Important points: Under the scheme, retail investors (individuals) will have the facility to open and maintain the ‘Retail Direct Gilt …

In recent years, countries around the world have been attempting to pass effective ‘right to repair’ laws. The movement traces its roots back to the very dawn of the computer era in the 1950s. The goal of the movement is to get companies to make spare parts, tools and information on how to repair devices available to customers and …

Vietnam has appointed Honorary Consul General of Vietnam in Bangalore to promote trade, economics, investment, tourism, educational and cultural cooperation between Vietnam and the State of Karnataka. Industrialist N.S. Srinivasa Murthy based in Bengaluru has been appointed as Honorary Consul General of Vietnam for Karnataka. He is the first honorary consul general of Vietnam from …

Recently, some Chinese nationals protested against the celebration of the birthday of the Dalai Lama in India. The Dalai Lama and Tibet is one of the major irritants between India and China relations. China considers the Dalai Lama a separatist, who has great influence over Tibetans. India seeks to use Tibetan …