Editorials

Syllabus: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Why in NEWS The Anjuman INTA zamia Mosque Committee, which manages the Gyan Vapi mosque in Varanasi, on Thursday approached the Supreme Court within hours of the Allahabad High Court giving …

Syllabus: Sustainable Development Why in NEWS Sugar production in the 2023-24 sugar season, which starts in October, is expected to be 317 lakh tonnes as against 328 lakh tonnes during the current season (after diversion of supplies for ethanol). New petrol and ethanol blend ratio The Government of India has …

Syllabus: Bilateral Relations Context Indian PM State visit to Washington on June 22, 2023. Talks on defence trade to emerging technologies, such as in Artificial Intelligence and space exploration A Central Role for trade Trade relationship between the two countries, is growing — surpassing U.S.$120 billion — but it continues …

Amid vociferous protests by the Opposition members, the Union government on Tuesday introduced a contentious Bill in the Lok Sabha to replace the Ordinance over control of Delhi services. What in NEWS? In the post-lunch session, the government managed to pass the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, the …

The debate on the no-trust motion, moved by the Congress and supported by the Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), against the Narendra Modi government in the Lok Sabha will begin on August 8. The Prime Minister is expected to reply on August 10. No Confident motion In India, a …

Why in NEWS Bihar Chief Minister secured a significant relief on Tuesday after the Patna High Court dismissed all petitions filed against the decision of the State government to conduct a caste-based survey. Background A Division Bench of Chief Justice K.V. Chandran and Justice Partha Sarthy upheld the caste-based survey …

The Justice G. Rohini Commission for the sub-categorisation of Other Backward Classes (OBC) caste groups on Monday submitted its report to the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, nearly six years after the Union government first assigned the task to it — a task that was initially meant to be …

The world has long recognised India as a major player in intellectual pursuits including scientific research. Bose-Einstein statistics, the Raman effect, the Ramachandran plot, and the Raychaudhuri equations are all examples of path-breaking work in India in the 20th century. More recently, with a new National Education Policy and India’s …

Why in NEWS Trade in technology will have to be conducted by keeping in mind “where and with whom to do it”, External Affairs Minister (EAM) External Affairs minister highlighted A wide variety of engagements between India and its Quad partners — the U.S., Japan and Australia — and said …

The High Court of Bombay has recently taken suo motu cognisance of the exploitation of the intra-State workforce that migrates seasonally from the drought-affected and water-scarce regions of Marathwada to the sugar-belt region of western Maharashtra. Sugarcane producers, Migrant workers and Maharashtra Maharashtra is one of the top sugar producers …