Context Recently, two South Korean researchers proposed papers, claiming that a ‘lead-based compound’ developed by them had shown superconducting properties at room temperature, under normal pressure conditions. The discovery has the potential to revolutionize the technology space, and be one of the most impactful scientific discoveries of this century. Read More
Context The United Naga Council, an apex body of Nagas in Manipur, has asked the State government to immediately start the exercise to update the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the State. About the Naga council’s ask: According to the council, in the wake of the increasing Read More
Context The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) informed the Rajya Sabha that the total number of psychiatric patients in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) has increased by almost 38 per cent in reported psychiatric cases. About Around 3,864 cases were reported in CAPFs in 2021. There were a total of 1,470 psychiatric patients in Read More
Context In order to settle the pending contractual disputes of government and government undertakings, the finance ministry has launched the ‘Vivad se Vishwas II – (Contractual Disputes)’ scheme. The last date for submission of claims is October 31, 2023. Background The finance minister Read More
Context Recently, the Supreme Court (SC) raised the question whether the President’s power to declare ‘inoperative’ Article 370 of the Constitution, will not continue to hold the field after the dissolution of the erstwhile State’s Constituent Assembly on January 26, 1957. What are the Powers of President under Read More
Context: The Lok Sabha has recently passed the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2023 that paves the way for digital birth certificates. About the bill: The Bill aims to create a centralised database for deaths and births to help in transparent delivery of public services Read More
Context: Recently, India has mooted the concept of a partnership between like-minded countries to work together on digital public infrastructure (DPI) that can be used by everyone. UPSC Probable Question What is Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and how does it facilitate the flow of people, money Read More
Context: Sixteen airports constructed under the government’s Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) UDAN are lying unused, of the 74 airports operationalised under the scheme. About UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) Scheme: UDAN is a regional airport development program of the Government of India and part of the Read More
Context: Global governance is in bad shape. The G20 is at an impasse as the U.S. wants its members to shut out Russia and China who it sees as threats to its global hegemony while India wants the G20 to concentrate on Read More
Context To overcome the deaths allegedly linked to “contaminated” India-manufactured drugs, the government has set a deadline for mandatory implementation of the Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), and bringing them on par with World Health Organisation (WHO) standards. About the Step: According to Health Ministry, the Companies with a Read More