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Why in News? Recently, United Kingdom (UK) and India decided to launch a Young Professionals Exchange in 2023. UK will offer 3000 degree-holding Indians in the 18-30 year age group places to work for up to two years. The scheme will commence in early 2023 and be on a reciprocal basis. Why is the Indo-UK …
Read MoreWhy in News? The act of gaslighting isolates people from society and distorts their reality. Key Points Background: In 1938, playwright Patrick Hamilton wrote a thriller play called the Gas Light, which tells the story of a man who attempts to drive his wife insane in order to steal from her. He convinces her that …
Read MoreWhy in News? Recently, Madhya Pradesh’s Chief Minister stated that PESA Act will help curb conversions and marriages for tribal land. Issue: Many times by deception, trickery, marriages done by means of allurement to our tribal sisters’ daughters, land is given in their name and called tribal lands. Sometimes even the means of conversion is …
Read MoreWhy in News? Recently, it has been reported that projects launched to track small fishing vessels along India’s coast are making progress. The third edition of the ‘pan-India’ coastal defence Exercise Sea Vigil-22 is also scheduled to be held on 15th-16th November to test coastal security. What are Different Projects to Track Small Fishing Vessels? …
Read MoreWhy in News? The Jharkhand Assembly has cleared two Bills, but these changes will come into force only after the Centre carries out amendments to include these in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution. What are these Bills? Jharkhand Reservation of Vacancies in Posts and Services (Amendment) Bill, 2022: It raises reservations to 77%. …
Read MoreWhy in News? Recently, the Vice President of India attended the 19th ASEAN-India Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. What are the Highlights of the Meeting? Act East Policy: India hailed the deep cultural, economic and civilizational ties that have existed between India and South East Asia from time immemorial and stated that the India-ASEAN relationship …
Read MoreWhy in News? Recently the United Nations (UN) has decided to set up a satellite-based monitoring system “MARS: Methane Alert and Response System” for tracking methane emissions and alerting governments and corporations to respond. The MARS initiative is intended to strengthen the efforts to cut methane emissions. What is Methane Alert and Response System (MARS)? …
Read MoreWhy in News? An assessment report on groundwater by the Central ground water board and States/UTs was released recently. (Under Ministry of Jal Shakti) Key findings: India is the largest user of Groundwater (GW) ( accounting for 1/4th of total withdrawal) 87% of GW is used for Irrigation Status: GW extraction has declined and …
Read MoreWhy in News? Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the statue of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda installed at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru. Called the Statue of Prosperity, it weighs 220 tonnes and has a sword with a weight of 4 tonnes. The structure has been termed the “first and tallest bronze statue of a founder of …
Read MoreWhy in News? Recently, the Supreme Court said in a judgment that a Vice-Chancellor should have a minimum teaching experience of 10 years as a professor in a university and his or her name should be recommended by a search-cum-selection committee. The court referred to Section 10(3) of the University Act, 2019 which provided that …
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