Context: The Supreme Court asked the Centre and the Election Commission of India to respond to a plea that fresh elections should be conducted in constituencies where the highest number of votes polled are NOTA (None Of The Above).The petition said candidates ‘rejected’ by voters should not be fielded again in the fresh polls. During …
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Blue light exposure boosts attention through the day and suppresses the production of melatonin that helps you get to sleep at night. The lenses of these glasses filter out certain light waves emitted by the sun and digital devices like phones, laptops, and tablets. Even though it sounds like a perfect solution, recent studies have …
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Context: The President of India remembered Birsa Munda. Analysis Birsa Munda was an Indian freedom fighter, religious leader and folk hero. He spearheaded the Millenarian movement that arose in the Bengal Presidency (Present-day Jharkhand) In recognition of his impact on the national movement, the state of Jharkhand was created on his birth anniversary in 2000. …
Context: 20th anniversary of the destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas. Analysis In March 2001, the Taliban began blowing up two monumental Buddha statues in Afghanistan’s Bamiyan Valley. Once among the tallest statues in the world, the ancient Bamiyan Buddhas were lost to the world forever. The legacy of the Bamiyan Buddhas In their Roman draperies …
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Dandi March and The Civil Disobedience Movement —1930-31 : On the 91st anniversary of the historic salt march led by Mahatma Gandhi from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi in Gujarat, the Prime Minister of India flagged off a symbolic 386-kilometer ‘Dandi march’, following the same route. The PM also launched Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav to celebrate 75 …
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A confidence motion or a trust vote is a procedure for the government to prove its majority in the House. A trust vote can take place by way of a motion of confidence which is moved by the government or brought by the opposition. It is a motion normally proposed by the Prime Minister/Chief Minister …
Context: The No Confidence motion moved by the Congress against the Bharatiya Janata Party-Jannayak Janta Party coalition government in Haryana on Wednesday was defeated by 55 votes to 32. Analysis What is No Confidence motion? Article 75/164 of the Constitution: The council of ministers shall be collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha/State Assembly (not Parliament/State …
Context: Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development slams government for not raising pension amounts of National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP). The Centre must increase the “meagre” pensions provided for poor senior citizens, widows and disabled people, said the Parliamentary Standing Committee in its report submitted to the Lok Sabha. Analysis National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) …
DST womens Scientist fellowship 2021 Context: The Gender Advancement for Transforming Institutions (GATI) is an attempt to bring about gender balance in the institutions, the Consolidation of University Research for Innovation and Excellence in Women Universities (CURIE) targets to improve infrastructure in women-only universities and the Indo-U.S. Fellowship for Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine (WISTEMM) exposes women to some …
Tipraland Context: ‘Tipraland’ was a demand of the Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT), which is now in power in Tripura in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party. It was a political call for the creation of a separate state for indigenous groups. Analysis The concept of Greater Tipraland does not restrict simply to the …