Context According to a recent report published by the Ministry of Law and Justice on the state of infrastructure in district courts across the country, significant deficiencies in the infrastructure in district courts are hindering the efficient delivery of justice. Read More …
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Kerala Requests for National Disaster Status
Context The recent catastrophic landslide in Wayanad, Kerala, has prompted the state government to request the central government to declare it a national disaster. This request follows the devastating impact of the landslide, which has resulted in significant loss of life Read More …
Technology to kill weeds in rice and wheat fields
Context Recently the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) has developed rice varieties that enable farmers to spray Imazethapyr (herbicide) for controlling weeds in rice. About IARI has developed two basmati varieties (Pusa Basmati 1979 and Pusa Basmati 1985) and two Read More …
5th Meeting of AITIGA
Context The fifth meeting of the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA) Joint Committee took place in Jakarta from July 29 to August 1, 2024. This meeting is a crucial step in enhancing economic cooperation between ASEAN and India, focusing on the Read More …
VIRAASAT: The Exclusive Handloom Expo
Context National Handloom Development Corporation Ltd (NHDC) to organise the handloom expo under the aegis of the Ministry of fabrics, Government of India which will conclude on 16th August, 2024. About The collection “VIRAASAT”- the “Exclusive Handloom Expo” is a continuation of Read More …
Deep-Sea Mining
Context The International Seabed Authority (ISA), is working on a set of rules in order to regulate the extraction of raw materials from the ocean surface. About The ISA needs to outline a hard and fast of legally binding regulations Read More …
Atmanirbhar Bharat: Avoiding Inefficient Import Substitution
Context Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor C. Rangarajan recently expressed concerns regarding India’s “Atmanirbhar Bharat” initiative, emphasizing that it should not devolve into inefficient import substitution. His remarks, made during the 14th Convocation of the ICFAI Foundation for Read More …
Need to Modernise Forecast Model
Context The recent calamities that happen due to unfavourable climates have raised the importance of weather prediction. Best fixed models of forecasting show their weakness when it comes to predicting complicated weather occurrences. It could be argued that the practical Read More …
MGNREGS: States Fall Behind in Paying Unemployment Aid
Context The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) was established to provide a safety net for rural households by guaranteeing a minimum of 100 days of wage employment in a financial year. However, the recent disbursement figures for Read More …
Centre reissues draft on Western Ghats ESAs
Context The Indian government has reissued a draft notification proposing to declare over 56,800 square kilometers of the Western Ghats across six states as Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESAs). This move comes in the wake of recent devastating landslides in Kerala’s Read More …