Context Project Tiger is expected to displace at least 550,000 Scheduled Tribes and other forest dwellers. About India has made significant strides in protecting its national animal, the Bengal tiger , through projects like Project Tiger which changed into released Read More …
Category: UPSC Current Affairs
Report on Currency and Finance (RCF) for 2023-24
Context In the Report on Currency and Finance (RCF) for 2023-24, the RBI stated that digitalisation-induced changes in the behaviour of consumers and financial intermediaries can have implications for monetary policy. About India’s digital bills marketplace is one of the quickest-developing Read More …
Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2024
Context Recently the Uttar Pradesh Government has presented the Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2024 in order to make anti-conversion law more stringent. About The law prohibits the religious conversion of someone by using “misrepresentation, force, undue influence, coercion, Read More …
Norms for Agarwood Export
Context The exportation of Agarwood has some issues such as overexploitation of the resource, tension in the illegality of logging, and climate change that hampers the sustainability of Agarwood. For this, measures such as CITES and other practices help in Read More …
South Africa’s new law on Climate Change
Context As one of the biggest emitters of greenhouse gases in the top fifteen countries today, South Africa utilizes especially coal. It has for instance suffered disastrous affects of natural conditions such as droughts floods and heat bolls. The two Read More …
Disability Reservations
Context Practical quotas involving the disabled are a significant element aimed at helping individuals with any sort of disability get opportunities in the society. These reservations ensure that those with disabilities are not discriminated against based on the constitutional provision Read More …
Supreme Court on States’ Power to Tax Minerals
Context A nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court in, Mineral Area Development Authority v M/s Steel Authority of India, recently held that states have the power to levy tax on mines and minerals. About The dispute originated from the Read More …
Dark Oxygen Discovery
Context Researchers have got a breakthrough as they discovered that there is a new kind of oxygen known as ’Fury Oxygen’ found in the pitch black areas of space. This new substance has been called ‘dark oxygen’; scientists now want Read More …
India, US sign Cultural Property Agreement
Context On July 26, 2024, India and the United States formalized their commitment to protecting cultural heritage by signing the first-ever Cultural Property Agreement (CPA). This landmark agreement aims to combat the illicit trafficking of Indian antiquities and facilitate the Read More …
Jharkhand MLAs Disqualified under Anti-defection Law
Context Recently the Jharkhand Assembly Speaker’s Tribunal disqualified two legislators under the anti-defection law . About Background and Need: The defections of legislators during the 60s and 70s from their parent parties created political instability in lots of States, bringing down Read More …