CONTEXT The Centre has informed the Supreme Court that it has decided to re-examine and re-consider the provisions of Section 124A that deal with the offence and urged it to defer hearing on petitions challenging the Constitutional validity of the …
Why in News: DNA samples collected from two human skeletons unearthed at a necropolis of a Harappan-era city site of Rakhigarhi in Haryana have been sent for scientific examination, the outcome of which might tell about the ancestry and food …
What’s the news? According to CPCB, Technologies such as smog towers are interventions that are still being tested and are not a final solution to the problem of pollution. The ultimate solution to pollution would be controlling it at source. …
Background In 2020, the Union Cabinet approved the National Education Policy 2020. The new policy aims to pave way for transformational reforms in school and higher education systems in the country. This policy will replace the 34 year old National …
About G20 Founded in 1999, the Group of Twenty (G20) is the premier forum for its members’ international economic cooperation and decision-making. The G20 comprises Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, …
About UNSC The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) was established in 1946 as one of the six principal organs of the UN. It is generally viewed as the apex of the UN system. It is responsible for the maintenance of …
Context The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is expected to issue a draft regulation for labels on front of food packets that will inform consumers if a product is high in salt, sugar and fat. It is …
Why in News: A team of lawyers and opposing legal parties led by a court-appointed advocate commissioner conducted a videographic survey of the Maa Shringar Gauri site located at the back of the western wall of the Gyanvapi Mosque in …
Why in News: A Boeing 737-800 aircraft of SpiceJet experienced severe turbulence What is it? Turbulence is an irregular motion of the air resulting from eddies and vertical currents. Eddy is nothing but a fluid current which has a different …