Context A look at the legal provisions that bar corporal punishment, and who has the responsibilty to protect children against abuse. What is corporal punishment? By definition, corporal punishment means…
Context A new US-led partnership initiative of 11 nations aims to bolster critical mineral supply chains. India is not part of this arrangement called the Minerals Security Partnership (MSP) but…
Context Ghana announced the country’s first outbreak of Marburg virus disease after two people who were not related died. The people who contracted the virus were not related and they were in…
Context The Centre is reported to be considering granting “tribal” status to Hattis Tribe of the Trans-Giri region of Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur district. The demand to declare Trans-Giri a tribal area…
Context Iran and Belarus are likely to be the two newest additions to the China and Russia-backed Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) grouping. Key Details Expanding the group is among the…
Context Cervavac is India’s first quadrivalent human papillomavirus (qHPV) vaccine, and intended to protect women against cervical cancer. The Serum Institute of India (SII)’s vaccine Cervavac recently received the Drugs…
Context The use, display and hoisting of the National Flag in the country is guided by an overarching set of instructions called the ‘Flag Code of India 2002’. It brings…
Context Ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, the Lok Sabha secretariat has compiled a new booklet listing out words and expressions that will be considered unparliamentary in both Lok…
Context Prime Minister of India will participate in the first-ever I2U2 Summit along with the heads of state of Israel, the UAE, and the US. What does I2U2 stand for?…
Context The World Economic Forum recently, released the the Global Gender Gap Report 2022, which includes the Gender Gap Index. Key Findings The Global Gender Report 2022, which includes the…
