Key Points to Ponder: What’s the ongoing story- Assam crackdown on child marriages: 3,041 people, including 93 women, have been arrested since police action began on February 3. In the 4,074 cases registered, more than 8,000 were named as accused in FIRs. What are POSCO and PCMA Acts? POCSO Act of 2012: It is a comprehensive law which crim... .Read more
Updated on 17 February, 2023 GS1
Context Over the years, there has been a raging debate over the need for children to have their mother tongue as the medium of instruction in schools. While educationists have emphasised the importance of learning in the mother tongue to enhance a child’s learning and overcome glaring inequities, there has been an equally steady demand fo... .Read more
Updated on 9 September, 2022 GS1
Context In the year of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, the nation pays tribute to Subhas Bose on September 8 as his statue rises tall next to India Gate. The essence The transfer of power to India took place on August 15, 1947. If Bose and his Indian National Army (INA) had succeeded, India would have attained freedom, not inherited it throug... .Read more
Updated on 8 September, 2022 GS1
Context: The National Medical Commission (NMC), the highest regulatory body of medical experts in India, wrote to all State Medical Councils, outlawing conversion therapy and calling it “professional misconduct”. As per the letter, NMC followed a Madras High Court declaration to give an official report detailing conversion therapy ... .Read more
Updated on 6 September, 2022 GS1
What is Liquid Nano Urea? Liquid Nano urea is indigenous type of Urea. This urea is in the form of nanoparticle. It is a liquid nutrient to provide nitrogen to plant which act as alternative to conventional type of urea. Urea is chemical nitrogen fertilizer, which is white in colour and provides nitrogen to plant in artificial manner, as nitrogen... .Read more
Updated on 5 September, 2022 GS1