Month: January 2023

Context According to the Annual Death Penalty Report 2022, the Supreme Court has called for reform in death penalty sentencing. About the report: Released by: ‘Project 39A’, a criminal reforms advocacy group…

Short seller Hindenburg Research, disclosed short positions in Adani Group, alleging stock manipulation and accounting fraud. Buy low, sell high is the traditional investment strategy in which one buys a…

Manipur’s traditional theatre form of Shumang Leela has continued to inform and entertain down the ages. Shumang Leela, translates to “courtyard performance”, is a traditional form of theatre in Manipur.…

What is the issue? In reforms to the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, an administrative and fiscal efficacy-alone focus would be a flaw. What is MGNREGA? In financial year 2018-19…

Why in news? The iconic Mughal Gardens at the Rashtrapati Bhavan (President’s House) in Delhi have been renamed as Amrit Udyan. The cluster of about 15 gardens will collectively be…

Why in news? President of the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Csaba Korosi is on a three-day visit to India. This is his first bilateral visit to any…

Why in News? Mohe, China’s northernmost city, recorded a temperature of minus 53oC this week. That was the coldest in its recorded history. Scientists say Asia’s extreme cold is largely…

Why in News? Recently, the Union Ministry of Education released the All-India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2020-21 report. What’s in today’s article? About All India Survey on Higher Education…

Why in news? The government has decided to put its Press Information Bureau (PIB) fact-check plan on hold. The decision comes in the wake of protests by the Editors Guild…

Scientists at NASA have recently detected the first gamma-ray eclipses from a “spider” star system. About Spider Star System: It is a binary star system in which a superdense star (pulsar) spins quickly,…

An international team of scientists recently made a breakthrough in retaining the quantum coherence of quantum dot spin qubits. About Quantum coherence: It deals with the idea that all objects have…

Recently, the scientific community has named a new genus of wasp after the Soliga community. About Soliga ecarinata: The Soliga ecarinata is a new wasp that belongs to the subfamily Metopiinae of…

Prime Minister urged the citizens of the country to read about the lives and stories of people who have been conferred with the prestigious ‘Padma’ Awards during his first ‘Mann…

Recently a partial albino dhole (Cuon alpinus) has been photo-documented in Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary. About Albinism: Albinism is the result of cells that can’t produce melanin, the pigment needed to colour…

The first International Financial Architecture Working Group meeting of G-20 under the chairmanship of India will be held in Chandigarh on 30-31 January 2023. About International Financial Architecture Working Group…

The campus of Mangalore University is home to three species that are listed as near-threatened on the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, according to a…

Ministry of Education recently released All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2020-2021 About All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE): It is conducted by the Ministry of Education since 2011.…

The black-necked stork was recorded for the second consecutive year in Porbandar’s Bardasagar reservoir. About Black-necked stork: The black-necked stork is a tall long-necked wading bird in the stork family.  Scientific name: Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus Distribution: It is…

During the recent Asian Water Bird Census (AWC) 2023, more than 340 birds of various species, were counted in the water bodies within the core area of the Kawal Tiger…