The visit to India this week by Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, the fifth monarch of Bhutan, was both substantive and subtextual. The joint statement, which was released following discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu, described collaboration in several sectors. India has committed to provide extra standby lines of credit and assist …
Cyber security GS Paper II Context: The Ministry of Defence’s Signal Intelligence Directorate has been buying technology from Cognyte, a spyware manufacturer frequently promoted as a Pegasus substitute. The company in question is Cognyte Software Ltd, and investors have filed a class action lawsuit against it in the United States. Without their knowledge, Cognyte routinely …
The United Nations had its first freshwater meeting in over 50 years during the World Water Conference, which took place from March 22–24, 2023. It took place against a backdrop of grave environmental problems, including drought, flooding, the severity of climate change, and an impending food crisis. A midterm review of the Water Action Decade …
Humane Policing GS Paper II Context: The most recent incidence of IPS officer being subjected to human rights violations in Ambasamudram emphasises the necessity for compassionate policing in India. The history of police violence across the world, especially in the US, shows that the policing system has to be changed. Police excesses need to be …
Over 735 trillion web pages, 41 million books and texts, 14.7 million audio recordings, 8.4 million videos, 4.4 million images, and 890,000 software programmes have been archived by the IA. The IA has quickly developed into a genuinely worldwide digital library for information access, especially for people with impairments. A substantial number of the books …
Names for some places in Arunachal Pradesh GS Paper II Context: The names of 11 locations in Arunachal Pradesh will be “standardised,” according to the Chinese authorities. MEA clarification: The Chinese “innovation” has been rejected by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to MEA, Arunachal Pradesh has always been and will always be a crucial …
Carbon Pricing GS Paper I Context: Due to the lack of a price for natural resources like air and forests, GDP expansion in every nation has resulted in environmental damage. The G-20’s largest economies must come to an understanding on the value of nature in order to prevent this, particularly through pricing carbon effluents. India …
Every nation’s formula for enhancing GDP growth has included environmental damage because there is no cost associated with using natural resources like air and forests. Yet, this strategy has resulted in a persistent carbon output that has driven climate change out of control. It’s time to come to an agreement on the value of nature, …
The focus of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s March 2023 visit to India, during which he spoke with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on international and bilateral matters, was on G7 and G20 cooperation ( Japan and India hold their presidencies, respectively). Together with this, Mr. Kishida also discussed ways to strengthen the “JapanIndia Special …
Bastille Day GS Paper I Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been asked by France to attend the annual Bastille Day parade in Paris in July as a guest. Every year on July 14, France celebrates Bastille Day, its national holiday. The day is commemorated with fireworks and a parade under the name La Fete …
