Poor testing of pashmina shawls still poses a problem #GS01 #GS03 Context: The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCCI), a Valley-based traders’ body, has raised the issue of confiscation and poor testing of pashmina shawls with the Union Minister for Forest, Environment and Climate […]
No idols, no arms: the Pattanam mystery #GS01 Context: In the serene village of Pattanam in central Kerala lies the only multicultural archaeological site on the southwestern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Often referred to as the ‘first emporium’ of the Indian Ocean, Muziris — […]
Can countries be sued over climate change? #GS03 Context: On March 29, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution that asked the International Court of Justice at The Hague to provide an opinion on what kind of obligations countries have towards climate change reduction, […]
U.K. to join trans-Pacific partnership trade treaty #GS02 Context: The U.K. on Friday acceded to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak describing the outcome as an example of “post-Brexit freedoms”. The agreement will now need to be […]
Australia Seeks a Diversified Market for Lithium Export #GS01 Context: Australia would rather have a diversified market for its lithium exports — and this includes India — than they all be cornered by the U.S., Don Farrell, Australia’s Minister for Trade and Tourism said in […]
CERT-in may be exempted from giving information under RTI Act, says the Centre #GS02 Context: The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-in) may soon be exempt from responding to queries under the Right to Information Act, the government informed Parliament on Friday. The Department of […]
Government vows swifter nod for exporters #GS03 Context: New foreign trade policy aims at tripling goods and services exports by 2030; apart from a one-time amnesty, no major schemes announced Points to ponder: The Government of India revealed a new Foreign Policy that shifts away […]
ISRO releases images of Earth captured by its EOS-06 satellite #GS3 Points to Ponder: Images of Earth taken by the EOS-06 satellite have been published by the Indian Space Research Organisation. According to the space agency, the pictures are mosaics created by the ISRO’s National […]
Back to school: 22.7 lakh adults gained literacy and numeracy skills this year #GS1 Context: Ambitious plan: The New India Literacy Programme has targeted literacy for up to one crore adults in the year 2023-24 Points to ponder: 22.7 lakh adults from 10 Indian states […]
Drugs for rare diseases get customs duty relief #GS3 Context: The center issues a waiver to offer substantial cost savings for those in need of such treatments; pembrolizumab (Keytruda) used in the treatment of various cancers also gets the same concession. Points to ponder: The […]