Current affairs

Introduction: The United Nations (UN) reported on Friday that the world’s glaciers melted at dramatic speed last year. Climate change indicators have once again hit record highs. Melting glaciers: The UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) launched its annual climate overview report and stated that the melting of some European glaciers was “off the charts.” The […]

Introduction: Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajeev Chandrasekhar announced changes in the data localization provision in the latest version of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill. The changes aim to provide multiple choices to innovators and startups for accessing the best technology and pricing on storage. Changes […]

Introduction: The article discusses the state of the Indian economy, which RBI officials say remains resilient despite uncertain global conditions. The officials cite several factors supporting the economy, including a rebound in contact-intensive services, a projected bumper rabi harvest, fiscal support for infrastructure, and corporate investment in select sectors. Resilience of Aggregate Demand: RBI officials […]

Background: In September 2022, the Collegium recommended Justice S. Muralidhar as the next Chief Justice of the Madras High Court to succeed Justice M.N. Bhandari, who retired as head of the Madras High Court. However, the Union government did not act on the recommendation for eight months, resulting in Justice T. Raja, the senior-most judge […]

Introduction: Tamil Nadu government’s recent decision to establish Chengalpattu Botanical Garden is a welcome piece of news. Plants form the basis of civilization and humanity has had a long association with gardens. Gardens capture a part of earth’s biodiversity for our enjoyment; modern academic gardens often have hundreds and thousands of dried plant specimens for […]

Context: Recent terror attack in the Rajouri-Poonch Sector, J&K, resulted in the death of 5 soldiers and raised questions about the management of patrols in sensitive locations. The attack has reignited memories of the 2019 Pulwama attack and highlights the continued threat of cross-border terrorism from Pakistan. Current Kashmir Strategy: India’s strategy in Kashmir includes […]

Introduction Satinder Lambah’s book reveals information about India-Pakistan dialogue process. It talks about the agreement on the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, which was almost signed by the two nations. Contours of the Agreement The agreement sought “not to redraw borders, but make borders irrelevant”. The settlement includes a free flow of trade, ending […]

Why in News? Qualcomm India Private Limited (Qualcomm India), part of the Qualcomm group of companies (NASDAQ: QCOM), plans to initiate and conduct the Qualcomm® Semiconductor Mentorship Program (‘QSMP’) 2022. About Initiative of ➔ Qualcomm India in collaboration with C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing). Objective ➔ To support selected semiconductor startups by providing […]