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January 2023

LG vs CM of Delhi

Power tussle between LG and CM of Delhi What is the Governance Model of New Delhi? The status of Delhi being a Union Territory under Schedule 1 of the Constitution but christened the ‘National Capital Territory’ under Article 239AA. The 69th amendment to the Constitution of India inserted Article 239AA, which declared the Union Territory of Delhi to be administered by a L-G who works on a...

The Sun

Our Sun is a 4.5 billion-year-old star – a hot glowing ball of hydrogen and helium at the center of our solar system. The Sun is about 93 million miles (150 million kilometers) from Earth, and without its energy, life as we know it could not exist here on our home planet. The Sun is the largest object in our solar system. The Sun’s volume would need 1.3 million Earths to fill it. Its gra...

Rules for Foreign Universities

1. Expert in Panel M. Jagadesh Kumar, Chairman, University Grants Commission Harsh V. Pant, Professor, King’s College, London Amalendu Mishra, Dept. of Politics, Philosophy & Religion, Lancaster University, United Kingdom 2. Reason for being in the news The University Grants Commission (UGC) released the draft UGC (Setting up and Operation of Campuses of Foreign Highe...

India’s Resilient Economy

1. Experts in the panel Dhanendra Kumar, Former Executive Director, World Bank Anand Singh Bhal, Former Principal Economic Advisor, Govt. of India Subhomoy Bhattacharjee, Consulting Editor, Business Standard 2. Reason for being in news The World Bank has said that the Indian economy is expected to grow at the rate of 6.6 percent in the fiscal year 2023-24, though it proje...

‘India: The Voice of Global South’

Expert in Panel [1]. Don McLain Gill, Director for South & Southeast Asia, PMESA [2]. Rahul Kumar, Roving Editor, India Narrative [3]. Virendra Gupta, President, Antar Rashtriya Sahyog Parishad 2. Reason for being in news The Voice of Global South'. Respond, Recognise, Respect & Reform to re-energise the world…That’s the four-point mantra Prime Minister Narend...

Dalai Lama

Buddhism, Dalai Lama, and China 1. The Dalai Lama 1.1. The rôle of the Dalai Lama Potala PalacePotala Palace, the Dalai Lama's residence until 1959 The Dalai Lama is the head monk of Tibetan Buddhism and traditionally has been responsible for the governing of Tibet, until the Chinese government took control in 1959. Before 1959, his official residence was Potala Palace in Lhasa, the capi...

Forest Conservation Rules, 2022

1. Forest in India According to the India State of Forest Report, 2021, the Total Forest and Tree cover is now 7,13,789 square kilometres, 21.71% of the country’s geographical area, an increase from 21.67% in 2019. Forest Cover (Area-wise): Madhya Pradesh> Arunachal Pradesh> Chhattisgarh> Odisha> Maharashtra. 1.1. Category: 1.1.1. Reserved Forests: Reserve forests are the mos...

Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022

Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 1. Introduction Personal data is information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.  Businesses as well as government entities process personal data for delivery of goods and services.  Processing of personal data allows understanding preferences of individuals, which may be useful for customisation, targeted advertising, and ...

December 2022

Vaccines

1. Basics A vaccine is made from very small amounts of weak or dead germs that can cause diseases — for example, viruses, bacteria, or toxins. It prepares your body to fight the disease faster and more effectively so you won’t get sick. 1.1. What is the immune system? The immune system is a network of cells, tissues, and organs that work together to defend the body from harmful germs. Wh...

Ken-Betwa Interlinking Project

1. Expert in the panel Avinash Mishra, Advisor, WR, E&F, Climate Change, Tourism, NITI Aayog Abinash Mohanty, Sector Head, Climate Change & Sustainability, IPE Global C.K. Varshney, Environmentalist & Former Dean, School of Environmental Sciences, JNU 2. Reasons for being in News The Centre has approved the implementation Ken-Betwa river link project. 3. Disc...