Supreme Court rules that the governor's pardon power takes precedence over 433A: Context: The Supreme Court ruled that a state's governor can pardon inmates, including those on death row, even if they have not completed a minimum of 14 years in prison. In fact, a Bench of...
Context: People from the Halam sub-tribe, who fled to Assam after confrontations with Bru refugees in north Tripura, have returned to their hamlet Damcherra in Tripura's North district. The Brus arrived in Tripura in 1997 to flee an ethnic conflict in Mizoram, where they set up camp...
Context: A recent study by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) discovered that ozone levels in Delhi-NCR surpass the permissible threshold even during the winter, making the smog more "hazardous." Despite the epidemic and lockdowns, ozone spells were higher and lasted longer on more days and...
Context: The Indian government plans to establish e-RUPI, a digital payment system based on electronic vouchers. Many countries, including the United States, Colombia, Chile, Sweden, Hong Kong, and others, are already implementing the voucher system. e-RUPI: It is a cashless and contactless digital payment mechanism. It is a...
Privileges and immunity no shield for criminal acts in House, says Supreme Court Context: The Supreme Court has held that the right to free speech of lawmakers on the Parliament or Assembly floors cannot use as a shield against criminal acts in house. About: Observations of the Court • Freedom...
Government launches the "Secured Logistics Document Exchange" to boost Ease of Doing Business in the country Context To improve ease of doing business, government launched the "Secured Logistics Document Exchange”. The Digital initiative is now set to improve logistics efficiency, reduce logistics cost, and promote multi-modality...
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill 2021 Context: The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill, 2021, was passed in Parliament. The bill is amendment over the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 About: Background: The National Commission for Protection For Child Rights, audit of Child Care Institutions (CCIs)...
Lithium exploration Context Geological Survey of India, an attached office of Ministry of Mines, takes up different stages of mineral exploration following the guidelines of United Nations Framework Classification (UNFC) and Mineral Evidence and Mineral Content Rules (MEMC-2015) for augmenting mineral resource for various mineral commodities...
Deposit Insurance Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) Bill Context: Cabinet approves amendment to Deposit Insurance Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) Bill to provide account holders access to up to Rs 5 lakh funds within 90 days of bank failure. The government had last year raised insurance cover on...
Dholavira became the UNESCO heritage site Context Dholavira, the archaeological site of a Harappan-era city, received the UNESCO world heritage site tag on Tuesday. While Dholavira became the fourth site from Gujarat and 40th from India to make the list, it is the first site of...
