Conference of Parties (COP27) Context: The 27th round of the Conference of Parties, or COP27 is scheduled to be held from November 6th The annual summit comes at a crucial juncture against the backdrop of global inflation, energy, food and supply chain crises, fuelled by […]
Doctrine of Pleasure Context: Arif Mohammed Khan, the governor of Kerala, and the state government disagree strongly on a number of subjects. The most recent scandal started when he asked numerous vice chancellors to quit after the Supreme Court invalidated the nomination of the vice […]
Front Page: ‘Amended IT rules are meant to make Web safer for all’ Ahead of poll, Gujarat announces panel to study Uniform Civil Code Kalanamak rice is now small, strong News: Terrorists using technology to harm society: Jaishankar ‘China continues work to upgrade roads opposite […]
Front Page: UAPA gave an impetus to fight against terror: Modi Editorial: The death penalty and humanising criminal justice At COP27, move the needle on climate action News: Sustained efforts needed to fight terror: Jaishankar Modi a great patriot, says Russian President ‘One nation, one […]
Gandhian Principles Pretext: Gandhiji has given the world a new philosophy of winning political battles without bloodshed and weapons. Though Gandhi did not propound any ‘ism’, he had followed definite principles in his life which paved way for Gandhism at a later date. The Principles […]
Turkey’s New Disinformation Law Context: Turkey’s parliament adopted the much-critiqued ‘disinformation law’ that accords jail terms of up to three years to social media users and journalists for spreading ‘disinformation’. About the law: The “disinformation law” is a collection of roughly 40 articles that would […]
India-Sri Lanka Fishermen Issue Context: Seven fishermen from Thangachimadam village near Rameswaram were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy at Neduntheevu on charges, including poaching. Background: Fishermen from Sri Lanka and India have coexisted peacefully in each other’s waters for many years. The situation was […]