CONTEXT Recently, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has framed the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The rules broadly deal with the regulation of social media and over-the-top (OTT) platforms and digital news. …
CONTEXT Recently, the Supreme Court has given its judgment in Patan Jamal Vali v. State of Andhra Pradesh, addressing the intersectionality of caste, gender and disability. In this case, the victim of sexual assault was a blind 22-year-old Dalit woman. …
NEWS Though the pandemic has amplified its contributing factors, policy and programmatic interventions can save children. CONTEXT The true extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on child labour is yet to be measured but all indications show that …
Why in News: India’s Eastern Army Command, Andaman-Nicobar Command get new chiefs What is a theatre command? A theatre command is an organisational structure that is responsible for commanding all military assets in a theatre of battle in order to …
Why in News? The Defence Ministry notified the second negative import list — now renamed as the ‘positive indigenisation list’— can now be only purchased from indigenous sources. What is a Negative Import List (positive indigenisation list) The negative list …
What are sacred groves? Sacred groves comprise patches of forests or natural vegetation – from a few trees to forests of several acres – that are usually dedicated to local folk deities (Example – Ayyanar and Amman) or tree spirits …
Chimonobambusa callosa Chimonobambusa callosa is a bamboo species which is found in Nagaland and adjacent areas. It is found at an altitude of 1200 above Mean Sea Level. It has the ability to grow to a height of five to …
About ICI The monthly Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) is a production volume index. The objective of the ICI is to provide an advance indication on production performance of industries of ‘core’ nature. These industries are likely to impact …
CONTEXT A Supreme Court Bench led by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud recently flagged indiscriminate use of the sedition law against critics, journalists, social media users, activists and citizens for airing their grievances about the governments COVID-19 management. The apex court opined …