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Why in news  ? It was recently exploded outside  CRPF camp in  Delhi. What is a crude bomb ? it is an improvised explosive device (IED), typically made using readily available materials, with minimal technical expertise. These devices are often homemade, making them unreliable and highly dangerous. They are used in illegal activities like terrorism, […]

 Why in New? Bahadurgarh, a city in National Capital Region, recorded the worst air quality in the country with AQI 314. Delhi remained the fourth most polluted city in India with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 292 as of 10 am on 18 oct ,2024. The air pollution is likely to worsen and reach […]

Why in News? This initiative of Meta, being launched in collaboration of key ministries Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) and the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), aims to combat the growing menace of scams and cyber frauds, aligning with the […]

The National Board for Wildlife deferred its nod to Cairn Oil and Gas’s proposal for oil exploration in Assam’s Hollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary until a site visit is carried out. The standing committee of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL), the country’s apex body on wildlife conservation, has deferred its nod to a Vedanta subsidiary’s proposal […]

Interest rate cut at this stage will be ‘very premature, very risky’: RBI Governor Das Earlier this month, the RBI’s newly reconstituted Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) left the repo rate – the key policy rate – steady at 6.5 per cent for 20 consecutive months as inflation continues to remain a sore point. At a […]

Why in News?: Supreme Court has unveiled a new statue of “Lady Justice”, reimagining the image — typically a blindfolded woman holding a set of scales in one hand and a sword in the other — that is synonymous with legal practice around the world. The new, six-foot-tall statue in the judges’ library is of […]

The Green War Room and Green Delhi Application are initiatives launched by the Delhi Government to combat environmental issues, primarily aimed at addressing air pollution and improving environmental governance in the city. 1. Green War Room Purpose: The Green War Room, established by the Delhi Government, serves as a centralized command center for monitoring and […]

Weighted Average Lending Rate (WALR):   The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has barred Asirvad Micro Finance Ltd, Arohan Financial Services Ltd, DMI Finance and Navi Finserv from sanctioning and disbursing loans for violation of multiple rules, including excessive pricing of loans. The ban on these non-bank finance companies (NBFCs) will come into effect from […]

Need to legalize Marital Sex: The omission of MRE is violative of constitutional guarantees of equality to women and India’s obligations under the Convention on Elimination of All forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) states that the definition of violence against women shall include marital rape. The non-recognition of marital rape […]

Doctors’ strike reveals how apathy to health pushes people into poverty: West Bengal’s healthcare expenditure is 1% of its gross state domestic product, and 68% of healthcare expenses in the State come from the pockets of patients, the second worst figure in India after Uttar Pradesh. The State also spends less than 3% of GDP […]