Current Affairs

Significance for Prelims: NITI Aayog Significance for Mains: Co-operative Federalism; Federalism; Way forward for Cooperative federalism.  News: National Democratic Alliance Government (NDA) replaced the Planning Commission of India with National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) to promote cooperative federalism.  India’s move towards co-operative federalism:…

• by:-sharad
• November 17, 2022

Significance for Prelims: Key provisions of the POCSO Act Significance for Mains: Issues associated with POCSO law; Justice J.S. Verma Committee on Amendments to Criminal Law; Way forward News: Karnataka High Court dismissed a case filed under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act,…

• by:-sharad
• November 16, 2022

Significance for Prelims: Mission ‘Prarambh’; Vikram-S; Polar Satellites Launch Vehicles(PSLV); Small satellite launch vehicles Significance for Mains: Importance of private players in Indian space sectors.  News: Mission ‘Prarambh’ of Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace will carry Indian as well as foreign payloads on India’s first privately developed…

• by:-sharad
• November 15, 2022

Significance for Prelims: Concept of Greenwashing Significance for Mains: Concepts and reasons for Greenwashing; Possible solutions to regulate Greenwashing News: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned private corporations to desist from ‘greenwashing’.He said that there will be zero tolerance for greenwashing at the ongoing climate meeting…

• by:-sharad
• November 14, 2022

Significance for Prelims: Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) tribunal  Significance for Mains: Factors that led to the emergence of Popular Front of India (PFI); Procedure for declaring “unlawful association”; Impact on association after it declared as unlawful News: Recently the central government declared the Popular…

• by:-sharad
• November 12, 2022

Significance for Prelims: Onset and Withdrawal of Monsoon; ‘triple dip’ La Nina Significance for Mains: Monsoon and its Characteristics; Shifting monsoon patterns and its impact.  News: India has witnessed a 7% monsoon rainfall surplus this year. Rainfall increased substantially in central and southern India. Rainfall…

• by:-sharad
• November 11, 2022

Significance for Prelims: Collegium System; Article 124; Article 217; Judges Cases Significance for Mains: Evolution of the collegium system of appointments; Criticism of the Collegium system: News: Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju’s s statement that the collegium system of appointments to the…

• by:-sharad
• November 10, 2022

Significance for Prelims: National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Significance for Mains: Myopia of high placement packages from institutions of national importance.  News: The release of the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2022 raises serious questions regarding engineering education in the country.  About National Institutional Ranking…

• by:-sharad
• November 10, 2022

Significance for Prelims: Professors of Practice Significance for Mains: Role of Professors for Practice; Objectives behind Professors for Practice. News: University Grants Commission (UGC) issued new guidelines where higher education institutes can hire experts from various sectors without having formal academic qualifications such as a…

• by:-sharad
• November 9, 2022

Significance for Prelims: Armed Forces (Special) Powers Act (AFSPA) Significance for Mains: Imposition of AFSPA and controversies surrounding AFSA; Impact of AFSPA on the federal structure. News: Government retained the Armed Forces (Special) Powers Act (AFSPA) in some parts of Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, and Arunachal…

• by:-sharad
• November 9, 2022