Source: Indian Express News: While speaking at the annual SCO summit in Uzbekistan Chinese President Xi Jinping appealed for cooperation between members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to prevent foreign powers from inciting “colour revolutions” and destabilising countries. About “colour revolutions”: Initially, “colour revolutions” used to...
Source: The Hindu News: In the recently concluded monsoon session of Parliament (July-August), the government sent two bills i.e. Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2022, and the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022 to the Standing Committee of Parliament for detailed examination. About Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committees(DRSCs): Parliament has 24 Department-Related...
Sources: Indian Express; Livemint; The Hindu News: India joined the IPEF declaration and agreed to three pillars out of four pillars of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity. About Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF): It is a U.S.-led economic grouping comprising India and 13 countries located...
Sources: The Hindu; Economic Times News: Accelerating price gains or high retail inflation remains the single biggest challenge to policymakers. Definition of Inflation from International Monetary fund: Inflation is the rate of increase in prices over a given period of time. Recent retail inflation data published by National...
Source: The Hindu; PIB News: Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) is a four-day forum hosted by Russia from September 5 to 8 helping entrepreneurs to invest in Russia’s Far East (RFE) Vladivostok. Recently, PM Narendra Modi also addressed the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum 2022. During...
Sources: The Hindu (Srikumar Chattopadhyay); Down to Earth (Mahesh Nathan) News: Climate change has exacerbated water scarcity leading to rural-urban water disputes. Reports showing growing water stress: UNESCO’s United Nations World Water Development Report of 2022 pointed toward impending water stress and water scarcity in different parts...
Source: Indian Express; Times of India News: Recently, a new “moonlighting” policy announced by Food delivery start-up Swiggy allowed its employees to take up gigs or projects outside their regular employment after working hours. Concept of moonlighting: Side jobs that are mostly at night time or on...
News: PM Modi unveiled the statue of Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate, along with inauguration of Kartavya Path( a renewed version of Rajpath). Early Life of Subhas Chandra Bose: Subhas Chandra Bose was born as the ninth child of Janakinath (a well-known lawyer) and Prabhavati...
News: Brent crude prices have fallen sharply over the last ten days,in a major relief to the Indian economy. This decline in Brent Crude prices has been very sharp as Brent Crude is now trading at $90 per barrel from $110 per barrel in July...
India has lost its way in the use of international law. GS-2: Important International Institutions, agencies and fora - their Structure, Mandate. India’s achievement in International law sphere: India’s Constitution makers in Article 51 provided that the state shall foster respect for international law. India organized the...
