Blue Carbon refers to the carbon stored in the oceans and coastal ecosystems like mangroves, salt marshes, and seagrasses. These ecosystems are highly efficient in absorbing and storing carbon dioxide…
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Mission Shakti Theme: Government policies and Interventions Source: The Hindu Why in news: The Supreme Court has sought more information from the Government about ‘Mission Shakti’, as it is concerned…
Theme: Important Geophysical Phenomena Source: The Hindu Why in news: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned that the maximum temperatures over northwest, west, and central India would be 3-5° C…
Theme: Protection of vulnerable sections of the society; Government Policies and Interventions; Source: The Hindu Why in news: The Supreme Court has directed the government to place on record within…
Neutral citation system Theme: Judiciary Source: The Indian Express Why in news? Chief Justice of India (CJI) announced that the Supreme Court will adopt a “neutral citation system” for its judgments. The Delhi, Kerala, and Madras HCs have already introduced neutral citation. What is a “citation”? Acase citation is essentially an identification tag for a Typically,it would contain a reference number, the year of the judgment,…
Russia-Ukraine war Theme: International Relation Source: The Hindu & The Indian Express Why in news? February 24 marks one year since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. Despite counter-advances by…
In December 2022, the Indian Navy received the fifth diesel-electric Kalvari-class submarine, also known as Sand Shark, which was commissioned as Vagir. This class of submarines includes six vessels developed…
The elusive Noble’s Helen (Papilio noblei) butterfly, previously unseen in India and known to be absent from its usual territories stretching from Myanmar to Vietnam, has been discovered in three…
Khelo India Youth Games is an annual national event organised by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, with the objective of promoting sports and identifying young…
The Padma awards are a set of civilian awards presented by the Government of India to recognize distinguished contributions in various fields such as art, literature, science and technology, social…