Context: The Tamil Nadu government sought the Supreme Court’s intervention to make Karnataka immediately release 24,000 cubic feet per second (cusecs) from its reservoirs. About Cauvery Water Dispute: Parties to Dispute: Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Puducherry Supreme court ruling on Cauvery water dispute: Read More
Context: Recently Niti Aayog released a report titled “Towards Decarbonising Transport – Taking Stock of G20 Sectoral Ambition”. Highlight of the Report: Responsibility of G20: The G20 countries are responsible for a significant portion of global greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), making decarbonization of the transport sector Read More
Context: The Government has hiked the windfall profit tax on crude oil produced in the country and on export of diesel. More on News: The tax, levied in the form of special additional excise duty, on domestically produced crude oil has been raised Read More
Context: At the start of 2023, experts at the World Economic Forum warned that the global rise in public debt was a ‘fiscal ticking bomb’. About Public Debt: It refers to the total amount of money that a government owes to external creditors Read More
Context The Russian space agency, Roscomos, has successfully launched its first lunar lander in 47 years, marking a significant milestone in its space program. The launch from Russia’s Vostochny spaceport in the Far East of the Luna-25 craft to the moon is Russia’s first since 1976 when it Read More
Context: A recent research project conducted by IIM-Bangalore, with technical assistance from the International Labour Organization (ILO), has performed an extensive examination of the employment generation prospects of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). More on News: The estimated generation of 2.82 crore person-year employment includes 59.93 Read More
Context: Recently, The union Home minister introduced three Bills in the Lok Sabha to replace to replace, i.e IPC 1860, Indian Evidence Act 1872, and CrPc 1898. More on News: Criminal law in India is primarily governed by: Indian Penal Code, 1860: Defines criminal Read More
Context: Recently, Union Health ministry proposed a separate post for the medical devices controller. About the News The Union Health Ministry has presented a draft of the New Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics Bill, 2023, which seeks to replace the Drugs and Cosmetics Act of 1940. Central Drugs Read More
Context Defending the use of the Sanskrit term Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The world is one family) in its G-20 logo, the Ministry of External Affairs said it uses only the “English version” of the phrase — “One Earth, One Family, One Future” — in its summary documents and outcome Read More