Editorials

Bill is About Amendment Act enables lakhs of small marginal aquaculture farmers to avoid possible need for obtaining CRZ clearances from multiple agencies provides for broad basing “coastal aquaculture” to comprehensively cover all activities of coastal aquaculture ensure that they operate in an environmentally compliant manner – such as cage …

Gaddar was associated with this Telugu film director and even penned a song for his movie Maa Bhoomi Ans: B. Narsing Rao In which year did Gaddar survive an assassination attempt? Ans:1997 Which was the political party floated by Gaddar in June to contest the Telangana Assembly election? Ans: Gaddar …

Syllabus: Distribution of key natural resources across the world world’s largest nickel reserves 22 percent of global reserves Reserve – Indonesia > Australia > Brazil Producers – Indonesia > Philippines > Russia Ni used: stainless steel, Ev batteries Expected to account for roughly half of global supply growth through to …

Context The decades-long search for a room-temperature and ambient-pressure superconductor has been arduous, spanning technologies, materials, and theories. LK-99 It is considered to be a room-temperature superconductor at ambient pressure a copper substituted lead apatite Independent researchers will have to check they can transport electric current with zero resistance Bring …

Context The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to address the “public concern” about the deaths of six of the 20 adult cheetahs, translocated from South Africa and Namibia, at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. Chetahs in India Two batches of cheetahs, 8 from Namibia and 12 …

Syllabus: Security challenges and their management in border areas Why in NEWS Blaming previous Indian governments for “neglecting” the Line of Actual Control (LAC), External Affairs Minister on Monday said he had seen first-hand the extent of Chinese infrastructure development from the 2000s on its side of the LAC when …

Syllabus: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting  India’s interests. Context The UAE, which promised $2-billion investments in food parks in India at the four-nation I2U2 (India-Israel-UAE-USA) Summit held in July 2022, is yet to deliver on its commitment more than a year later as it …

Context Fertiliser maker Coromandel International’s subsidiary Dhaksha Unmanned Systems, which manufactures drones, has bagged an order to supply 200 medium altitude logistics drones and accessories to the Indian Army. In Past Contract The firm also bagged a contract from Agri inputs cooperative IFFCO recently for supply of 400 Agri-spraying drones. …

Syllabus: Constitution on India- Basic Structure Why in NEWS Former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi, a nominated member in Rajya Sabha, said on Monday that the Basic Structure of the Constitution has a “debatable jurisprudential basis”. Doctrine of the Basic Structure of the Constitution The doctrine of the …

Syllabus: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability Context ‘Personal data bill will boost digital economy, says Nasscom.’ This industry response to the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill 2023 that was introduced in Parliament reveals the real purpose of the Bill — legalising data mining rather than safeguarding the …