Daily Archives: February 9, 2022

NAI ROSHNI-A LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

Recently, the Ministry of Minority Affairs has informed the Rajya Sabha that the Government has sanctioned Rs 26 crore under the Nai Roshni scheme in the last three years (2018-19 to 2020-21) through which around one Lakh women have been trained. Nai Roshni-a Leadership Development Programme for Minority Women is …

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CHINA AND RUSSIA RELATIONS

Recently, in a joint statement, China and Russia affirmed that their new relationship is superior to any political or military alliance of the Cold War era. The statement comes amid Russia’s standoff with North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) on Ukraine. Despite being together in rejecting US unipolarity, the relationship between …

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HEATWAVES

According to a study, marine heatwaves — or the ones that form on oceans — have been on the rise in the waters around India Emerging studies have reported their occurrence and impacts in the global oceans, but are little understood in the tropical Indian Ocean Also, according to the …

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SECTION 498A INDIAN PENAL CODE

The Supreme Court in a recent judgement highlighted the growing misuse of Section 498A IPC, with friction rising in marriages The incorporation of section 498A was aimed at preventing cruelty committed upon a woman by her husband and her in-laws by facilitating rapid state intervention The court held that there …

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