Current Affairs Quiz 14 January 2023
Current Affairs 14 January 2023
CONTENTS Hate Speech Context: Recently, The Supreme Court said the “buck ultimately stops with the government” to clamp down on hate speech and hate crimes, as they are offences committed on society. Relevance: GS II- Polity and Governance Dimensions of the Article: What is “Hate Speech”? Laws related to hate speech in India Article 19 […]
PIB Summaries 14 January 2023
CONTENTS India-US Trade Policy Forum Focus: GS II: International Relations Why in News? Recently, the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry of India and the US Trade Representative Ambassador co-chaired the 13th Ministerial-level meeting of India – US Trade Policy Forum (TPF) in Washington D.C. India-US Trade Policy Forum (TPF) Highlights of the Meeting New TPF Working Group on Resilient […]
Static Quiz 14 January 2023 (Polity)
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 13 January 2023
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 13 January 2023 Contents Tribal Scheduling Criteria: An ‘Obsolete’ in Modern Times Context A Right to Information Act request revealed that the Office of the Registrar-General of India (RGI) is adhering to the set of criteria established by the Lokur Committee nearly 60 years ago to define any new community as […]
About Neelakurinji
Context: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF) has listed Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana) under Schedule III of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 including it on the list of protected plants. Relevance: Facts for Prelims Dimensions of the Article: About Neelakurinji Threats -Source: The Hindu
About BIMSTEC
Context: While the efficacy of multilateral cooperation is often questioned amidst the compelling the politics of force and global power politics, the world simply does not yet have any other alternative to structured cooperation. Much like the progress and relevance of multilateral cooperation, the fate of BIMSTEC too needs to contextualized in a world order […]
161st Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda
Context: January 12 this year marks the 161st birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, observed as National Youth Day. Relevance: GS I: History Dimensions of the Article: About Swami Vivekananda Vedantic Humanism His teachings Divinity within ourselves Karma Yoga Bhakti Yoga Raja Yoga Faith in oneself Source: Indian Express
About Curative Petition
Context: Recently, Supreme Court told the Central Government that it cannot decide its curative plea seeking an additional Rs 7,844 crore from the successor firms of Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) for giving compensation to the victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy as a lawsuit. Relevance: GS II: Polity and Governance Dimensions of the Article: […]
National Commission for Scheduled Castes
Context: The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) issued notice to the district authorities of Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand after it took cognisance of reports that a Dalit youth was beaten up for entering a temple. The youth was allegedly beaten up with a burning piece of wood all night for entering the temple premises. Relevance: […]