Context The recent glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) in Sikkim wreaked havoc along the Teesta river, bringing into focus the magnifying risk of climate change-induced GLOF across the Indian Himalayan Region(IHR). The article discusses the causes and impacts of glacial …
Background Last year, the Parliament passed the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022. Key Features of the Act The Act repeals The Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920. The over 100-year-old Act’s scope was limited to capturing of finger impression, foot-print impressions …
About FSSAI The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is an autonomous statutory body established under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare is the administrative Ministry of FSSAI. FSSAI is …
What’s in the news? S&P Global Market Intelligence, a leading provider of financial and industry data, has predicted that India’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to rise to USD 7.3 trillion by 2030 and it will surpass Japan to …
Context As Telangana gears up for Assembly polls next month, its stringent preventive detention law is under the spotlight. In at least three separate instances, the Supreme Court has red-flagged the Telangana government’s use of the law. What is preventive …