Current affairs
Introduction China projected to hand over the baton of the most populous country to India by mid-2023 General and pessimistic views over this change in demographic rank order Population control widely seen as a panacea to avoid a grim future Need to look deeper into the issue from an empirical and scientific perspective Population growth, […]
Introduction: The article discusses the recent finding of single-use plastic (SUP) products such as cups and spoons in the Delhi Assembly and vends in the city, despite the ban on these items. The Ban on Single-Use Plastic: The Delhi government has banned plastic products twice in the last year. 19 SUP items, including spoons and […]
Introduction: The northeastern region of India is undergoing dramatic changes towards economic development and overcoming security challenges. The region comprises of eight northeastern states, namely Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim. Political changes and linkages with neighboring Bangladesh and Japan’s emergence as a development partner are helpful. Vision and Opportunities: The […]
Introduction: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched two Singapore satellites, TeLEOS-2 and Lumelite-4, using its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C55) on April 17, 2021. The PSLV-C55 was a dedicated commercial mission of NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) for an international customer from Singapore. TeLEOS-2 carries a Synthetic Aperture Radar payload, while Lumelite-4 is a technology […]
Introduction: Union government intensifying crackdown against drugs Aim to make India “drug-free” by 2047 District Superintendent of Police to be held accountable for narcotics and banned substances in their area Over 89,000 football fields of poppy and cannabis destroyed in the past three years Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) reports 35,592 acres of poppy and 82,691 […]
Introduction: Article examines human microbiota on the slopes of Mount Everest. Microbial communities collected in sediment samples left by human climbers on the South Col of Mount Everest at 7,900 msl. The South Col is the ridge which separates Mt. Everest from Lhotse, the fourth highest mountain on earth. At 7,900 msl, the South Col […]
Introduction: The Philippines’ Foreign Secretary, Enrique Manalo, met with China’s Foreign Minister, Qin Gang, to express his concern over the escalating tensions in waters around Taiwan. The two countries have been working to deepen their economic ties while managing their dispute in the South China Sea. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said in a […]
Introduction: The Supreme Court has preserved women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues. This decision has been made after emergency requests from the Biden administration and New York-based Danco Laboratories, maker of the drug mifepristone. In this article, we will analyze the […]
Introduction: India’s budding private sector start-up space has drawn measured optimism from the Centre’s updated Space Policy-2023, which was cleared by the Union Cabinet on April 6, 2023, and was made public on Thursday. The policy is aimed at creating a flourishing commercial presence in space, augmenting space capabilities, using space as a driver of […]
Introduction: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit France in July 2023. Though the visit has not been publicly announced yet, it is anticipated that several important agreements related to trade, defence, climate change, and energy will be discussed during the visit. Trade and Defence: The two leaders are expected to discuss several agreements […]