Rare Earth Metals
Context: Recently, Swedish state-owned mining company, LKAB, announced that it has discovered more than one million tonnes of rare earth oxides in the northern area of the country. This is the largest known deposit in Europe, the company added. Relevance: GS I: Geography Dimensions of the Article: What are rare earths? What are rare earths […]
PM Street Vendor’s Atmanitbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi)
Context: More than nine thousand street food vendors have been onboard on food delivery platforms like Swiggy and Zomato as part of the Prime Minister Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) scheme. Relevance: GS II- Government policies and interventions Dimensions of the Article: PM Street Vendor’s Atmanitbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) The eligible vendors are identified […]
What is 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 of the Constitution– Freedom […]
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 […]