Kuril Islands Context: • A set of four islands situated between the Sea of Okhotsk and the Pacific Ocean near the north of Japan’s northernmost prefecture, Hokkaido are under dispute as both Moscow and Tokyo claim sovereignty over them. Background: • However, since the end […]
Uniform Civil Code Context: • Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur recently termed Uniform Civil Code a “good step”. • He stated that his government was examining the matter closely and was open to implementing it. What is Uniform Civil Code? • A Uniform Civil […]
India’s Military Spending Context: • World military spending continued to grow in 2021, reaching a record $2.1 trillion despite the economic fallout of the pandemic, according to new data on global military spending published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). What does the […]
Significane of Mariupol for Russia Context: • Mariupol, which is part of the industrial region in eastern Ukraine known as the Donbas, has been a key Russian objective since invasion began. Background: • Mariupol, which is part of the Donbas industrial region in eastern Ukraine, […]
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Arunachal-Assam border dispute Context: • Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu and his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma have decided to form district-level committees for settling their inter-state boundary disputes. History: • Around 1,200 sites along their 804-kilometer border, Arunachal Pradesh and Assam […]
An Overlook into the Jahangirpuri Incidents Context: • Recently, in the Southwest Delhi region named Jahangirpuri everyone witnessed the destruction of buildings, petty shops, and the entrance gate of a mosque by a fleet of bulldozers. Background: • The NDMC’s claim that the demolition […]
Anti-defection law Context: • Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu recently stated that there was a need to amend the anti-defection legislation in the country to plug existing loopholes. About: • Individual Members of Parliament (MPs)/MLAs who desert from one party to another are subject to […]