Fishing in Uncertain Waters For Prelims What is Trawling? Trawling is one of the most common methods of fishing. Trawl nets are designed to be towed by a boat through the water column (midwater trawl) or along the sea floor (bottom trawl). Minimum Legal Size […]
Monkeypox: Kerala on high alert For Prelims. Monkeypox: It is caused by monkeypox virus. It is a zoonotic disease (transmitted from animals to humans). First detected in the African nation of ‘Democratic Republic of Congo.’ Fatality rate is very high (approximately 10%). No vaccine has […]
Front Page: IIT-M ranked country’s top higher education institute Gotabaya quits, Ranil sworn in as Acting President of Sri Lanka Editorial: The Ukraine war and the return to Euro-centrism Stamp out this hate speech manufacturing network News: Dalai Lama’s month-long visit to Ladakh begins Bangladesh […]
The Jerusalem Declaration Context: The U.S. and Israel signed a new security pact on Thursday reinforcing their common front against Iran, as President Joe Biden pledged to use “all” American power to stop the Islamic republic from acquiring nuclear weapons. Background: In 2018, Donald Trump, […]
Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESA) Context: The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) had issued a draft notification which demarcated large parts of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Maharashtra and as eco-sensitive areas. About ESA: A report from the Kasturirangan committee from 2013 recommended classifying […]
Current Account Deficit (CAD) Context: The Finance Ministry has asserted that the current account deficit (CAD) deteriorate this year mainly due to rising trade deficits. What is CAD? A current account deficit occurs when the total value of goods and services a country imports exceeds the […]
National Policy For Persons With Disabilities Context: The Department of Empowerment of Person with Disabilities (DoEPwD) recently released the draft of the national policy for persons with disabilities. The necessity for a new policy which replaces the 2006 policy was felt because of multiple factors […]
Forest Conservation Rules Context: The political parties have sparred earlier this week on the latest version of the Forest Conservation Rules. Congress spokesperson, Jairam Ramesh, alleged that the latest version of the rules, updated last month, allowed forest land to be diverted to industry without […]