NEWS Marital or other relationship between the perpetrator, victim cannot be a rape defence. A relationship between two individuals, including marriage, is built around love, respect, trust and consent. Within that civilised framework, a violent and exploitative act like rape …
CONTEXT The Atmanirbhar Bharat programme and the Budget 2021-22 have set the tone to bolster supply chains and achieve self-reliance. Realising this vision of a self-reliant India would entail localising an increasing share of value added along supply chains through …
About In 2013, at its 68th session, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) proclaimed 3 March – the day of signature of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in 1973 – as …
What is dumping? Dumping is the practice of selling a product in a foreign market at an unfairly low price (a price that is lower than the cost in the home market, or which is lower than the cost of …
NEWS After registering 5,130 ceasefire violations in 2020, along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), India and Pakistan have issued a joint statement for the first time in years, announcing that they would observe the 2003 …
CONTEXT The Supreme Court recently laid to rest the proceedings inquiring into a conspiracy to threaten the independence of the judiciary on the basis of sexual harassment allegations against the former Chief Justice of India (CJI), Ranjan Gogoi. After two …
NEWS Recently, the central government introduced Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 to regulate all types of digital platforms. IN THE GARB OF PROGRESSION Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, while launching ‘The …
About the Exercise The Exercise Desert Flag is an annual multi-national large force employment warfare exercise hosted by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force. The aim of the exercise is to provide operational exposure to the participating forces, while …
What is Swachh Survekshan? Launched in 2016, Swachh Survekshan is a ranking exercise taken up by the Government of India to assess rural and urban areas for their levels of cleanliness and active implementation of Swachh Bharat mission initiatives in …