CONTEXT The Central government has sought more time to file its reply to petitions in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the law on sedition. Several petitions have been filed challenging the colonial law. Last year, the Chief Justice …
What’s in the news? As part of the celebrations of 75 years of Independence, the Union Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry has asked states to speed up implementation of the Unique Disability ID (UDID) scheme for persons with disabilities (PwD) …
IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (ipcc) has so far published two installments of its Sixth Assessment Report (AR6). The first report, “The Physical Science Basis” released in September 2021, unequivocally attributed extreme weather events to …
An Overview From establishing a science policy panel for chemicals and waste management to agreeing to restore ecosystems, the world passed 14 resolutions at the resumed session of the fifth United Nations Environment Assembly (unea) held in Nairobi, Kenya, between …
Why in the news? Recent Data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) shows that India’s labour force participation rate (LFPR) has fallen to just 40% from an already low 47% in 2016. This suggests not only that more …
Purchasing Managers’ Index is an economic indicator which indicates the business activity & economic health of both the manufacturing and service sectors. PMI of India is published by Japanese firm Nikkei but compiled and constructed by IHS Markit, a London–based …
Evolution of Pastoralism By the end of the Pleistocene Epoch, which began 2.6 million years ago and lasted until 11,700 years ago, both settled agriculture and pastoralism had begun. The latter, an expansive grazing system for livestock production, evolved as …
Background Addressing the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India will reach carbon neutrality by 2070. He also announced a five-point action plan that included reducing emissions to 50% by 2030. Net-zero, which …