Current Affairs
March 07,2024
Supreme Court Condemns Illegal Felling of Trees in Corbett Tiger Reserve - Supreme Court criticizes the illegal felling of over 6,000 trees in Jim Corbett National Park. - Describes the case as a "classic" example of the nexus between politicians andofficials for...
March 05 , 2024
Understanding India’s Nuclear Programme : Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) Milestone: Prime Minister Narendra Modi witnessed the initiation of core-loading for the indigenous PFBR, marking the start of stage II of India's nuclear power programme. PFBR...
March 04 , 2024
Shifts in Public Opinion on Governance Models: Insights from Pew Research Survey : High Support for Authoritarian Governance: In India, 85% of respondents expressed support for military rule or rule by an authoritarian leader, the highest among the 24 surveyed...
March 01 , 2024
International Waste Pickers Day and Informal Waste Pickers: - March 1 marks International Waste Pickers Day, commemorating murdered waste pickers in Colombia in 1992. - Informal waste pickers are crucial but marginalized workers in waste managementecosystems. - They...
February 07,2024
Reduced Financial transfers to states : Reduced Financial Transfers to States: - Despite recommendations from the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Finance Commissions to devolve 42% and 41% (excluding J&K and Ladakh) of Union tax revenues to States, the Union government...
February 06 , 2024
Bharat Ratna to Karpoori Thakur : Why in News? Recently, the President of India announced that the Bharat Ratna would be awarded to socialist leader and former Chief Minister of Bihar Karpoori Thakur, posthumously. This comes at a time when three-day...