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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 …

The story so far: The Supreme Court has asked the Ministry of Home Affairs and the governments of Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana to respond to a petition by the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW). The petition questions their inaction against mob violence and lynching of …

Why in NEWS The Sixteenth Finance Commission is due to be set up shortly. Many critical changes have taken place since the constitution of the Fifteenth Finance Commission in November 2017 that includes COVID-19 and the subsequent geopolitical challenges. The combined government debt-GDP ratio had also shot up close to …

Sabang port, which was seen in the news, is located in which country? [A] India [B] Myanmar [C] Indonesia [D] Sri Lanka   Which Union Ministry notified ‘New Rules for Anti-Tobacco Warnings on OTT platforms’? [A] Union Health Ministry [B] Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry [C] Union Communication Ministry [D] …