Recently, Aurangabad has rechristened Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar in view to break the Mughal Legacy and promote the Kings from India highlighting their brave deeds.
History of Aurangabad:
The Location:
Highlights of the City:
Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj:
Aurangzeb and links to the city:
Bibi ka maqbara:
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Members of a house are bound by the ‘whip’ and must follow the whip as observed by the Supreme Court.
What is a Whip?
Role of a whip:
Limitations of the whip:
Violations of whips:
India has called upon G20 countries to adopt multilateral action for faster extradition of ‘fugitive economic offenders’.
Who are ‘fugitive economic offenders’ (FEO)?
Fugitive economic offenders act, 2018
About G20:
In view to conserve India’s forest cover, the agencies are trying to record detailed data for forests.
The data collection:
The Forest Survey of India (FSI) has been mapping India's forest cover since the early 1980s, though it only began publishing its biennial Status of Forest reports in 1987. |
Types of Forests in India:
The Forest Survey of India (FSI) classifies forest cover into 4 classes:
Indian Forest Act of 1878 classifies Forests into Reserved, Protected, and Village Forests:
As per the Conference of Parties (CoP) 9-Kyoto Protocol, the forest can be defined by any country depending upon the capacities and capabilities of the country. The three criteria based on which the forests are defined comprise, crown cover percentage, the minimum area of the stand, and the minimum height of trees.
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Key highlights of the survey:
Technology used:
Amidst the conflict between the new Forest Conservation Rules (2022) diluting the old Forest Rights Act, of 2006, the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) has now secured FRA implementation reports of all States and Union Territories by invoking its Constitutional powers to directly approach the Supreme Court of India.
What does Section 338A say?
According to Article 338 A, there shall be a Commission (National Commission for the Scheduled Tribes) for the Scheduled Tribes to be known as the National Commission for the Scheduled Tribes. It shall be the duty of the Commission to:
The Forest Conservation Rules, 2022:
How will the new rules affect tribal rights?
Polity and Governance Most internet shutdowns |
India has had the most internet shutdowns for five years in a row now, recording almost half of all shutdowns globally in 2022, found a report by a non-profit looking into digital civil rights. Details of the report:
Findings for India:
Laws in India:
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Polity and Governance Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) |
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has suspended the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) registration of the Centre for Policy Research (CPR), a Delhi-based think tank, for 180 days. Role of FCRA:
Centre for Policy research (CPR):
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Environment India’s first air-cooled condenser |
NTPC has commissioned India’s first air-cooled condenser at North Karanpura super critical thermal plant in Jharkhand. What is an Air cool condenser:
About:
National Thermal Power corporation (NTPC):
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Context:
Abnormal temperatures:
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