Context
The brief focuses on the significance, challenges, and geopolitical implications of the BRICS forum's expansion and its role in global politics, primarily driven by China's and Russia's interests.
BRICS Expansion and Challenges:
Geopolitical Motivations of China and Russia:
BRICS as a Geopolitical Tool:
Context:
The recent disqualification of Rahul Gandhi, based on his conviction and imprisonment in a defamation case, has brought attention to the legal complexities and implications associated with the disqualification of sitting legislators in India. The focus is on the Supreme Court's decision to strike down Section 8(4) of the Representation of People Act 1951.
Disqualification and Legal Framework:
Legal Implications and Challenges:
Context
The Himachal Pradesh landslides highlight Himalayan ecosystem vulnerabilities. This crisis calls for a collaboration among the Himalayan states for disaster management and sustainable development.
Challenges of the Himalayan Ecosystem:
Resilience Measures and Early Warning:
Integrated Approach for Sustainable Development:
India’s road and car safety just received mass acceleration as the government launched the much-awaited Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (Bharat NCAP), India’s homegrown vehicle safety rating system.
What is Bharat NCAP?
Global NCAP
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How will it work?
A series of tests
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The need
Significance
The recent case of "Re: Cleanliness of Umiam Lake versus State of Meghalaya (2023)" heard by the Meghalaya High Court raises concerns about the environmental impact of construction and tourism on the entire northeast’s biodiversity.
Biodiversity of the Northeast
How climate change is threatening the North-East?
Climate refugees A large fraction of settlements on forest reserve areas and grazing lands are communities that have been previously displaced by riverbank erosion. These communities fall within the category of climate refugees, a term coined to describe the increasing number of people displaced due to environmental disruptions. |
Major threats to the environment
Environmental Laws
What measures can be adopted to protect the north-east?
India is eagerly anticipating the successful soft landing of Chandrayaan-3's spacecraft on the Moon's south pole, aiming to become the first country to achieve this feat. The recent crash of Russia's Luna-25 highlights the challenges of safe lunar landings, with only a few nations, including the United States, Soviet Union, and China, having successfully soft-landed on the Moon.
What is soft landing?
The South Pole
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Why is landing on Moon challenging?
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Japan is gearing up to release the treated radioactive water from the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean, despite opposition.
Key-highlights
Where is the plant?
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How safe is the water?
China's economy has now entered a period of deflation.
What is deflation?
How does this scenario impact India?
Core inflation refers to the price changes of goods and services excluding the volatile food and energy sectors. |
India and the ASEAN countries reached an agreement to review their free trade pact for goods and set a 2025 goalpost for concluding the review aimed at addressing the “asymmetry” in bilateral trade.
About AITIGA
The Ninth Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region Conference, concluded recently.
What is CPA?
After two years, the unique Kashmir stag, vernacularly known as Hangul, has again shown a marginal increase in its population.
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