Alimony guidelines
Context: PIL in SC seeks uniform grounds of maintenance and alimony for all citizens Relevance: GS Paper 2: Historical underpinnings & evolution; Features, amendments, significant provisions, basic structure; Comparison of Indian constitutional scheme with other countries’ Mains questions Maintenance and alimony is the only source of livelihood hence discrimination on the basis of religion, race, […]
Why did cyclones give October a miss?
Context: October to December period is among the favourable months for the development of cyclones in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. This year, however, October passed without witnessing a cyclonic storm. Relevance: GS Paper 1: Salient Features of World Physical Geography; Important Geophysical phenomena (earthquakes, tsunami, volcanoes, cyclones); Geographical features and location; […]
7th November – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents Why did cyclones give October a miss? Alimony guidelines Why did cyclones give October a miss? Context: October to December period is among the favourable months for the development of cyclones in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. This year, however, October passed without witnessing a cyclonic storm. Relevance: GS Paper 1: […]
7th November Current Affairs
Contents SC: Maradu Builders to provide a “concrete plan” Covid-19 Insurance for “green soldiers” SC: MARADU BUILDERS TO PROVIDE A “CONCRETE PLAN” Focus: GS-III Environment and Ecology Why in news? The Supreme Court asked the Maradu Towers builders’ lawyers to file their written submissions for a detailed hearing. Background In 2006 Maradu Panchayat granted permission […]
6th November – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents The forgotten fact of China-Occupied Kashmir A normalisation of WFH is unlikely to raise women’s participation in the labour force The forgotten fact of China-Occupied Kashmir Context: On November 1, observed every year in Gilgit-Baltistan as “Independence Day”, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan announced that his government would give the region “provisional provincial status”. […]
6th November Current Affairs
Contents ‘Differential licensing will hurt telcos’ Pakistan’s decision on Kartarpur Sahib gurudwara All insults not offence under SC/ST Act: SC Radio bursts detected in Milky Way for the first time ‘DIFFERENTIAL LICENSING WILL HURT TELCOS’ Focus: GS-III Industry and Infrastructure Why in news? Recently, various telecom operators have collectively opposed the move to introduce differential […]
Nov 6th Current Affairs Quiz
LA NINA IS BACK
Focus: GS-I Geography Why in news? The La Niña weather phenomenon is back in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean after nearly a decade’s absence, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in its latest Global Seasonal update released in October 2020. The Current La Niña La Niña will result in sea surface temperatures between […]
GILGIT-BALTISTAN TO BE A FULL PROVINCE: PAKISTAN PM
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? Prime Minister Imran Khan has angered India after declaring that part of the contested Kashmir region will provisionally become a full province of Pakistan. Any change in status would require a constitutional amendment. If finalised, it would make Gilgit-Baltistan Pakistan’s fifth province. Pakistan has administered the area now […]
GOVERNMENT DEFENDS NEW J&K LAND LAWS
Focus: GS-II Polity and Governance Why in news? In the face of growing anxiety and protests in regions of Jammu and Kashmir, the J&K administration said the recently introduced land laws “will afford protection to over 90% of the land in the Union Territory (UT)” as the previous laws were “anti-people”. Explanation given to justify […]