A Grave mistake in Great Nicobar #GS03 #ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES #BIO DIVERSITY Context: The union Ministry of Environmental, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has cleared the decks for a mega project at the cost of about 70000 crores at the southern tip of the Andaman and […]
An objective look at china led framework #INTERNATIONALRELATIONS #INTERNATIONALINSTITUTIONS #REGIONALGROUPINGS #AGREEMENTS Context: At the Lanting Forum in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang emphasized the newly released Global Security Initiative (GSI) Concept Paper on February 21. According to its description, the GSI is a framework […]
Reliability of Nuclear Power for Energy Security Context: • After the incident of fire breakout near the Zaphorizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine, there have been concerns raised about the safety of nuclear plants. • Even earlier there were similar incidents which have taken place and […]
Introduction: Afghanistan’s dramatic events have sparked new geostrategic and geoeconomic worries for the region. The changing environment has posed new problems for India’s regional and bilateral relations with Central Asia and the Caucasus, forcing the country to rethink its rules of engagement in the region. […]
Context: After a four-hour debate, the Rajya Sabha approved the Dam Safety Bill, 2019, which allows for the monitoring, inspection, operation, and maintenance of all defined dams across the country and has been contested for decades. The Lok Sabha passed the Bill in August of […]
Context: Women’s legal marriage age will be raised from 18 to 21 years old, according to the Cabinet. This judgment was made following the advice of a panel led by Jaya Jaitly. About the Working Group: Last year, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman recommended a panel […]
About Electoral Bonds: Electoral Bonds are a type of financial instrument that can be used to make payments to political parties. The bonds are available in denominations of Rs. 1,000, Rs. 10,000, Rs. 1 lakh, Rs. 10 lakh, and Rs. 1 crore, with no upper […]