Mains > Society > Features of Indian Society > Fundamental rights
IN NEWS: A five-judge Bench of the Supreme Court agreed to significantly ease the procedure for passive euthanasia in the country by altering the existing guidelines for ‘living wills’, as laid down in ...
Mains > Environment & Ecology > Degradation & Deforestation > Soil pollution
IN NEWS: An IAS officer of Odisha cadre and his driver were attacked by sand mining mafia in Balasore district during inspection. Coal India Ltd (CIL) plans to set up five plants for processing fragmented rock (...
Mains > International relations > India and Global Regions > India-China
IN NEWS: Recent studies consider India and Vietnam as attractive alternatives for China plus one strategy. CHINA PLUS ONE STRATEGY: Coined back in 2013, it is a global business strategy in which companie...
Mains > Environment & Ecology > Pollution > Protected Area
IN NEWS: Recently, the district administration of Ladakh designated six hamlets within the Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary a “dark sky reserve”, an area whose skies were free of light pollution. As the ...
Mains > Science and Technology > Energy > Renewable energy
IN NEWS: India’s financial sector is highly exposed to the risks of the economy transitioning from being largely dependent on fossil fuel to clean energy, says a study in the Global Environmental Change journ...
Mains > Economic Development > Indian Economy and issues > Information technology
IN NEWS: Several technology companies, including giants like Google-parent Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft, and Facebook-owner Meta, laid off more than 1,50,000 employees in 2022 and over 40,000 in January of this year...
Mains > Constitution > Indian Constitution > Features of constitution
IN NEWS: As India marks the completion of 74 years of constitutional functioning, constitutional morality has phenomenally shaped the trajectory of Indian democracy. WHAT IS CONSTITUTIONAL MORALITY? Cons...
Mains > Economic Development > Indian Economy and issues > Agri productivity
IN NEWS: In a recently published news article, Bibek Debroy, chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, has argued for taxing farmers’ income. HISTORY: During the colonial p...
Mains > Science and Technology > Digital Technology > Industry 4.0
WHY IN NEWS? The World Economic Forum (WEF) recently chose Hyderabad as the location for its Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR), which will focus on healthcare and life sciences. ...
Mains > International relations > India and Global Regions > Non cooperation movement
IN NEWS: India and Egypt decided to elevate their ties to the level of strategic partnership with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi vowing to expand ties in areas of ...