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Last week, the Supreme Court ruled that the decisions taken by the GST Council are merely recommendations with “persuasive value” and are not binding. GST as an advisory body: The court has rejected the Centre’s contention that the entire structure of GST would crumble if the Council’s decisions were not treated as enforceable. In some ways, theRead more

Recently, a statement by the United States President suggested that any attempt by China to invade Taiwan would attract American military intervention. Historical background: Taiwan, earlier known as Formosa, a tiny island off the east coast of China. It is where Chinese republicans of the Kuomintang government retreated after the 1949 victory of the communistsRead more

India is negotiating and signing several free trade agreements (FTAs) with countries like Australia, the UK, Israel, and the EU. While the economic benefits of these FTAs have been studied, there is very little discussion on the lack of parliamentary scrutiny of these treaties. Provisions in the Constitution In the Constitution, entry 14 of theRead more

AI chips are built with specific architecture and have integrated AI acceleration to support deep learning-based applications. AI chips help turn data into information and then into knowledge. The Worldwide AI chip industry accounted for $8.02 billion in 2020 Difference from Traditional Chips: When traditional chips, containing processor cores and memory, perform computational tasks, theyRead more

Recently, over eight dust storms have hit Iraq, turning the skies orange and disrupting lives. The storms are usually driven by Shamal or northwesterly winds. The winds lift dust from the Tigris-Euphrates basin of Syria and Iraq and transport it to the Persian Gulf and Arabian Peninsula. Iraq, which sits at the top of the Persian Gulf,Read more

One of the most influential social and religious reformers of the 19th century, Ram Mohan Roy, born on May 22, 1772, in what was then Bengal Presidency’s Radhanagar in Hooghly district, would have turned 250 years today. Born into a prosperous upper-caste Brahmin family, Roy grew up within the framework of orthodox caste practices ofRead more

The Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Bhupesh Baghel, recently announced that the State government are ready for peace talks with the Maoists provided they laid down arms and expressed their faith in the Constitution of India. Concerns raised by Maoist: Demand to create a conducive atmosphere in which to hold peace talks. The Maoist criticized theRead more

The recent, Drought in Numbers report by United Nations (UN) has revealed that many parts of India fall under the regions that are vulnerable to drought It also states that India’s GDP reduced by 2 to 5% between 1998 and 2017 due to severe droughts in the country. Drought is a temporary reduction in waterRead more

Several Child rights groups have opposed the union government’s decision to raise the marriage age of women. Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill 2021: The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021 seeks to increase the minimum age of marriage for females to 21 years. Under the 2006 Act, a person married below the minimumRead more

The Supreme Court has said its technical committee had so far received and tested 29 mobile devices suspected to be infected by Pegasus malware. Pegasus: Pegasus is a spyware developed by NSO Group, an Israeli surveillance firm that helps spies hack into phones. It was alleged that the government used the Israel-based spyware to snoopRead more