What laws govern tapping a phone; what are the checks in place?
Context A lady IPS officer is facing an FIR in Mumbai for allegedly tapping the phones of a Rajya Sabha MP in Maharashtra. Relevance GS-II: Important Aspects of Governance, Transparency and Accountability, E-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; Citizens Charters, Transparency & Accountability and institutional and other measures. Dimensions of the Article How are phones tapped […]
India Can Be the Fulcrum of the New Global Order
Context As Mahatma Gandhi’s nation, India must be a committed and relentless apostle of peace and non-violence, both at home and in the world. Relevance GS-II: Effect of Policies and Politics of Developed and Developing Countries on India’s interests, Indian Diaspora. Dimensions of the Article How the Russia-Ukraine conflict is reshaping the world order Trade […]
Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA)
Context: A committee constituted by the Union Home Ministry in December to study the withdrawal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, or AFSPA, from Nagaland, slated to submit a report within 45 days as claimed by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, is yet to conclude its findings. The panel was formed in the wake of […]
Static Quiz 23 April 2022 (Geography)
Integrated Command and Control Centres
Context: During a two-day Smart Cities Conference in Surat, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister that 80 Integrated Command and Control Centres (ICCCs), an integral component of the Smart Cities Mission, have already been set up, while the remaining 20 would be completed by August 15 this year. Relevance: GS II- Government Policies and Interventions Dimensions […]
Health Star Rating System of FSSAI for Packaged Food
Context: Recently, 40 global health experts claimed that the “health star rating” system that the Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) plans to adopt to help consumers reduce their intake of unhealthy foods is “not evidence-based” and has failed to alter buyer behavior. Relevance: GS III- Food Processing & Related Industries In India Dimensions of the Article: What is the Health Star Rating […]
Niti Aayog’s Draft Battery Swapping Policy
Context: Government think-tank Niti Aayog has prepared a draft battery swapping policy, under which it has proposed offering incentives to electric vehicles (EVs) with swappable batteries, subsidies to companies manufacturing swappable batteries, a new battery-as-a-service business model, and standards for interoperable batteries, among other measures. Relevance: GS II- Government policies and Interventions Dimensions of the Article: […]
Russia’s New Nuclear Missile Sarmat
Context: Amidst stiff resistance from Ukraine in the ongoing war and harsh sanctions imposed by the West, Russia went ahead and tested its new Inter Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Sarmat. Relevance: GS III- Science and Technology Dimensions of the Article: About Samrat Who is it named after? About Samrat: This was the first test launch of the ICMB Sarmat […]
Jupiter’s moon Europa
Context: In their new research, a team of researchers from Stanford University have said that on one of Jupiter’s moons Europa, a prime candidate for life in the solar system, there might be an abundance of water pockets beneath formations called double ridges. Relevance: GS III- Science and Technology Dimensions of the Article: About Europa Implications of […]
Current Affairs Quiz 22 April 2022
