India launched 'Operation Kaveri' to return its people from Sudan, which has been witnessing fierce fighting as a result of a power struggle between the regular army and a paramilitary team.
The name game
Kaveri river
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Major evacuation operations
Bangladesh has decided to work with all stakeholders for peacekeeping, peace-building and counter-terrorism initiatives in the region.
Key-highlights
Why does Bangladesh assume significance?
What is the message behind it?
What is Indo-Pacific Strategy?
How do different countries map the region?
Major policy frameworks
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The Supreme Court observed that bills sent to the governor for assent must be returned "as soon as possible" and not sit over them, making state Legislative Assemblies wait indefinitely.
Key-highlights
Article 200 of the Constitution of India
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Centre’s ambitious Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP) which aims to develop infrastructure and open up villages to tourists along the China border will be integrated with the Prime Minister Gati Shakti mega project.
What is the ‘Vibrant Villages Programme’?
PM Gati Shakti:
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Why Kibithu is significant?
India’s Response to China
Claim game
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April 24th marks the 50th anniversary of the Kesavananda Bharati judgment which expounded the basic structure doctrine. It is the most celebrated constitutional case of the country.
Who was Kesvananda Bharti?
The Edneer Mutt is believed to have been established by Totakacharya, one of four original disciples of Adi Shankaracharya (credited to have synthesised the non-dualistic philosophy of Advaita Vedanta.) |
What does the Basic Structure mean?
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Evolution of Kesvananda Bharti case:
Article 13 (2) provides for the protection of the fundamental rights of the citizen.
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What does the case exactly say?
Polity & Governance Malaria is all set to become a notifiable disease |
Malaria is all set to become a notifiable disease across India, with Bihar, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Meghalaya too in the process of putting this vector-borne disease in the category.
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Polity & Governance India's First Water Metro |
India's first water metro has been unveiled in Kochi, Kerala.
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Science & Technology UAE’s Hope probe uncovers secrets of Deimos |
The UAE’s Hope probe has revealed striking details of Mars’s tiny moon Deimos, helping to indicate that the celestial body may not actually be a captured asteroid as previously thought. Key-highlights of the finding
What is Hope?
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Context:
Last week, the Supreme Court started hearing petitions from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) petitioners seeking same-sex marriage equality.
Why same sex marriages should be recognised
Benefits of recognizing same sex marriage
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