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Why in News ? India  has recently launched ‘Operation Indravati’ to evacuate its nationals from Haiti-where streets have been taken over by criminal gangs- to Dominican Republic. More than 60 Indian have been evacuated so far. Hundreds of thousands have been displaced within Haitiand thousands killed amid widespread reports of rape, arson and ransom kidnappings, while food prices soar […]

 Why in News ? Barely two weeks after Cyclone Hidaya struck the East African coastline, Cyclone Laly  has recntly wreaked havoc in the region killing two people in Kenya and impacting dozens in Somalia. Cyclone Laly, which intensified from a tropical storm, unleashed strong winds, heavy rain and high waves across the West Indian Ocean […]

Why in News ?  The Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge was adopted at the Diplomatic Conference held under the aegis of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) at its headquarters in Geneva, between May 13 and May 24, 2024. This is the 27th treaty under WIPO and the first in […]

India’s top 1 per cent income and wealth shares have reached historical highs and are among the very highest in the world. What report suggests? It suggests raising phenomenally large tax revenues while leaving 99.96 per cent of the adults unaffected by the tax. Outlining a baseline scenario, the report said, a 2 per cent […]

Why in News ?  The Allahabad High Court has acquitted and quashed the conviction and sentence of a husband in a case under Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act (DP Act) and IPC Sections 498A, 307, 323 and 34  IPC based on lack of credibility in the testimony of wife. The Court also held […]

Personality rights in India are not a codified legal right but are recognized and protected through various existing legal principles and judicial pronouncements. These rights grant individuals control over aspects of their identity and how they are presented to the world. The closest statute to protect personality rights is Article 21 of the Constitution of India […]

Why in news? Indian-origin astronomer Professor Srinivas R Kulkarni will be honored with the prestigious Shaw Prize by America. Professor Kulkarni has discovered millisecond pulsars, gamma ray bursts, supernovae and other celestial bodies. He will be awarded the Shaw Prize in Astronomy for these unprecedented discoveries. Srinivas R Kulkarni is Professor in the Department of […]

Why in News ? According to the United Nations Convention on Combating Desertification (UNCCD) , about half of the world’s rangelands are degraded and need policy interventions, and communities depending on them need focused support. Key points of the report: Nearly 50% of the world’s rangelands can be considered “degraded” and are facing a “silent […]

Why in News ?  Norway, Ireland and Spain have recently said that they would recognise a Palestinian state. What are the criteria ? The most widely accepted criteria for statehood under international law come from the Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States, adopted in 1933. While not a formal treaty, it has […]

Why in News ?  Norway, Ireland and Spain have recently said that they would recognise a Palestinian state. What are the criteria ? The most widely accepted criteria for statehood under international law come from the Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States, adopted in 1933. While not a formal treaty, it has […]