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The Governor of Jharkhand was recently appointed as the Governor of Maharashtra. The Governor left the Raj Bhavan in Ranchi without disclosing the Election Commission’s opinion on whether the current Chief Minister of Jharkhand should be disqualified for allegedly allocating a mining lease to himself when he was the mining and forest minister of Jharkhand.Read more

The recently-held Munich security conference, a major concern of the members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was the reluctance of the Global South to align itself with the G-7 on the war in Ukraine. Active Non-Alignment (ANA): It originated in 2019 and was developed in 2020 in response to the U.S.-China struggle for primacy, in which LatinRead more

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky recently said he had declared February 16, which U.S. officials had said could be the date of a Russian attack, as a day of “national unity”. However, Russia has clarified that it has no plans to invade Ukraine. What is the Current Status of the War? The West has recently announcedRead more

Days before the first anniversary of the beginning of the war in Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin announced in an address to his nation that Russia is suspending its participation in the New START, the last remaining major military agreement with the United States. In 1985, the two countries entered into arms control negotiations on threeRead more

Recently, Kerala government announced that the state government will grant menstrual leave for female students in all state universities under the Department of Higher Education. Menstrual leave refers to a specific form of time off for those who experience period pains. It recommends that workers be given leave from work while menstruating, just as theyRead more

Findings – Enrolment and attendance: Findings- Learning levels: Foundational skills in reading and arithmetic Nationally, children’s basic reading ability has dropped to pre-2012 levels, reversing the slow improvement achieved in the intervening years. Drops are visible in both government and private schools in most states, and for both boys and girls. Nationally, children’s basic arithmeticRead more

The Supreme Court and occasionally lesser courts use the practice of requesting or accepting information from government organisations in sealed envelopes that are only accessible by judges. If the Chief Justice or a court decides that the information should be kept confidential or under seal, no party will be permitted access to its contents. ItRead more

Land subsidence: It is the sinking of the ground because of underground material movement. Subsidence can be caused by gradual settling or sudden sinking of the Earth’s surface Land subsidence incidents in hilly urban India are becoming increasingly common. About 12.6% of India’s land area is estimated to be prone to landslides, especially in Sikkim,Read more

Sexual harassment is unwelcome sexual behaviour that’s offensive, humiliating or intimidating. It can be written, verbal or physical, and can happen in person or online. The recent case of allegations of sexual harassment that some of India’s sportswomen (wrestling) are said to have faced have shocked the India. What are the reasons behind sexual harassmentRead more

If you were ever confused by the question, “What are India’s aspirations?”  Help is at hand. Think of India as a Vishwaguru. Vishwagurus aspire to be teachers to the world. They point to the true spring of LIFE. In 1999, one of the leaders of, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), wrote “people have to forego andRead more