Bureau of Indian Standards
Focus: GS II- Governance, Facts for prelims Why in News? On the occasion World Standards Day, Bureau of Indian Standards, Mumbai organized a Standards Conclave –“Manak Mahotsav” based on the theme ‘Standards for Sustainable Development Goals – A Shared Vision for a Better World’. About BIS The Bureau of Indian Standards is the national Standards […]
Current Affairs Quiz 15 October 2022
Current Affairs 15 October 2022
CONTENTS Global Hunger Index 2022 Eco-sensitive zones Right to Information (RTI) Act Rythu Bharosa Kendras Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) Kamikaze drones Global Hunger Index 2022 Context: India ranks 107 out of 121 countries on the Global Hunger Index in which it fares worse than all countries in South Asia […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 15 October 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 15 October 2022 Contents The Governing structure behind online speech The split verdict on Karnataka hijab ban The Governing Structure Behind Online Speech Context The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) has proposed two proposals for online speech governance: grievance appellate committees (GACs) and an industry self-regulatory body (SRB). According […]
PIB Summaries 15 October 2022
CONTENTS Bureau of Indian Standards United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress Bureau of Indian Standards Focus: GS II- Governance, Facts for prelims Why in News? On the occasion World Standards Day, Bureau of Indian Standards, Mumbai organized a Standards Conclave –“Manak Mahotsav” based on the theme ‘Standards for Sustainable Development Goals – A Shared Vision […]
Static Quiz 15 October 2022 (Polity)
The IMF’s Economic Report
Context The International Monetary Fund’s most recent World Economic Outlook report reduced India’s economic growth forecast for 2022 to 6.8%. This is a significant decrease from its previous forecast of 7.4% issued in July 2022. Relevance GS Paper 2: Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate. Mains Question What are the main criticisms of […]
The Problem With The Court’s Collegium
Context The Chief Justice of India, U.U. Lalit, set in motion the procedure for the collegium of the Supreme Court to appoint new judges to the Supreme Court, despite his brief tenure. Relevance GS Paper 2: Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary; Ministries and Departments of the Government; pressure groups and formal/informal […]
Bijoe Emmanuel Case
Context: The Supreme Court delivered a split verdict in the Karnataka hijab ban case, directing the matter to be placed before the Chief Justice of India for appropriate directions. While Justice Hemant Gupta dismissed the appeals challenging the Karnataka High Court order, Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia allowed them. In his judgment, Justice Dhulia referred to the […]
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
Context: In a first providing empirical evidence, a study conducted on the impact of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) during the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that the wages earned under the Act helped people compensate between 20% and 80% of the income loss incurred because of the lockdown. The report also […]