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1) Two-finger test: The two-finger test, carried out by a medical practitioner, involves the examination of her vagina to check if she is habituated to sexual intercourse. The practice is unscientific and does not provide any definite information In May 2013, the apex court had held that the two-finger test violates a woman’s right toRead more

CANSO(the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation): Goa is hosting the three day Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) Conference 2022. It is the global voice of the air traffic management (ATM) industry and is shaping our future skies. Its members support over 90% of the world’s air traffic and include air navigation service providers, airspaceRead more

1) Tulu and Kodava: speakers have opposed the draft of the Kannada Language Comprehensive Development Bill, 2022 to ensure the “extensive use” of Kannada. Both are Dravidian languages. The native speakers of Tulu are referred to as Tuluva or Tulu people and the geographical area is unofficially called Tulu Nadu. Separated early from Proto-South Dravidian,Read more

1) Machchhu River: Machchhu River originates from Madla hills (Jasdan) and meets in little Rann of Kuchchh. It is a North flowing river of Saurashtra in Gujarat state. There are 2 dams located on river Machchhu River – Machchhu-I & Machchhu-II. The newly-restored colonial-era suspension bridge, Morbi Bridge, Locally known as the Julto Pool, overRead more

1) United Nations Security Council Counter- Terrorism Committee: The UNSC’s counter-terrorism meeting will be hosted in Mumbai and Delhi. This will be the first such meeting of the UNSC-CTC in India since its establishment in 2001. Theme: ‘countering the use of new and emerging technologies for terrorist purposes’. The CTC was established by Security CouncilRead more

1) GM mustard: GEAC recently approved commercial cultivation of genetically modified mustard variety DMH (Dhara Mustard Hybrid)-11 which is the only the second approved transgenic crop in India after Bt cotton, and the first such food crop that can be commercially cultivated by farmers. The GEAC approval is valid for the next four years. HybridisationRead more

PPP grievance Redressal Forum:As part of the Special Campaign for Disposal of Pending Matters (SCDPM) 2.0 all Major Ports under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways organized workshops with their PPP stakeholders to resolve pending grievances.  As a part of Special Campaign 2.0, ports also implemented several ‘Best Practices’ which includes not only cleaningRead more

IMT TRILAT Exercise: The first edition of India-Mozambique-Tanzania Trilateral Exercise (IMT TRILAT), a joint maritime exercise among the Indian, Mozambique and Tanzanian navies commenced at Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. Indian Navy is represented by the guided missile frigate, INS Tarkash, a Chetak helicopter and MARCOS (Special Forces).   Goa Maritime Symposium: The fourth edition ofRead more

Exercise Garuda: Indian Air Force (IAF) and French Air and Space Force (FASF) are participating in a bilateral exercise, named ‘Garuda VIl’,  at Air Force Station Jodhpur. This is the seventh edition of the bilateral exercise. The first, third and fifth editions were conducted in India in 2003, 2006 and 2014.The second, fourth and sixthRead more

Border Roads Organisation(BRO): BRO was conceived and raised in 1960 by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru for coordinating the speedy development of a network of roads in the North and the North Eastern border regions of the country. It works under the administrative control of the Ministry of Defence. It has diversified into a large spectrum ofRead more