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What is ‘General Consent’ for the CBI Meghalaya has withdrawn consent to the CBI to investigate cases in the state, becoming the ninth state in the country to have taken this step. The CBI is governed by The Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act, 1946, and it must mandatorily obtain the consent of the stateRead more

Russia-Ukraine War Impact, Beyond Oil The current Russian invasion of Ukraine — unlike previous wars in Iraq and Libya or sanctions against Iran — is having an impact not just on energy prices.The effects of shipping disruptions through the Black and Azov Seas, plus Russian banks being cut off from the international payments system, areRead more

Why Ukraine Gave up its Nuclear Arsenal? Key Points: Ukraine has totally de-nuclearized between 1996 and 2001. Ukraine’s decision to give up nuclear weapons came after consultations with the United States and Russia, as well as substantial security assurances from the three founding members of the Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) — the United States, Russia, andRead more

How Dependent is India on Russia’s Weapons? New Delhi has been trying to walk a fine line, negotiating its relationships with the United States and other Western nations on one side, and the historically deep and strategic ties with Russia on the other, even as its stand is becoming incrementally critical to Russia as itsRead more

Reading New Climate Report Recently, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), released the second part of its sixth assessment report. This second part of the report is about climate change impacts, risks and vulnerabilities, and adaptation options. The report: •The first part of this report, on the physical science of climate change in 2021.Read more

1. Curbs on Press The Centre has issued a new policy on the accreditation of journalists, introducing an entire section about reasons that can result in the suspension of the accreditation. Central Media Accreditation Guidelines-2022. It is prepared by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) and issued by the Press Information Bureau Applications forRead more

1. India’s Return to Central Asia The inaugural India-Central Asia Summit, the India-Central Asia Dialogue, and the Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan in New Delhi — all held over the past four months — collectively indicate a renewed enthusiasm in New Delhi to engage the Central Asian region. Why a renewed interest? The decline ofRead more

1. Chandrayan-III The Chandrayaan-3 is the successor to the Chandrayaan-2 mission and it is an attempt for another soft-landing on the lunar surface. It will be almost a repetition of the July 2019 Chandrayaan-2 mission in the configuration of spacecraft, the landing spot on the moon and the experiments to be conducted on the lunarRead more

Unpacking Growth 2022-23 budget is heralded as growth supportive budget which will primarily be driven by public sector. Issues: The need of the hour is not just to focus on growth but also employment which is not provided adequately by public or private sector. The bulk of employment is created by SME’s which have beenRead more

1. India-UK Free Trade Agreement India and the UK have launched the formal Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations, that both countries envisage concluding by the end of 2022. Aim to double bilateral trade by 2030 which is currently at 23billion. The UK is one of the largest investors in India, among the G20 countries. IndiaRead more