Context: A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has upheld the Union Government’s 2016 decision to demonetise currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 by a 4:1 majority. Supreme Court Verdict on Demonetisation Background Why was Demonetisation Challenged? Section 26(2) of Reserve Bank of India Act allows central govt. to declare any series of …
Context: Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has released Draft amendments to the IT (Intermediary Guidelines & Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 in relation to Online Gaming. Online Gaming News Articles Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) is the nodal ministry for online gaming related concerns. According to Department of legal affairs, gambling and …
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UPSC Prelims News of 3 January 2023 Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) Context: India and Saudi Arabia are in discussion to sign a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) to obtain formal assistance from each other in investigations related to criminal cases. More on the News: So far, India has signed MLATs with 45 countries, and …
Anglo Mysore War Anglo Mysore Wars is a series of four military Wars between the British and the rulers of Mysore in India engaged known as the Anglo Mysore Wars. 1767 was the start of the first Anglo-Mysore War, which lasted until 1799. The East India Company repeatedly attempted to topple the Mysore Empire in …
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The Hindu Newspaper Analysis for UPSC The Hindu Newspaper Analysis 2 January 2023 The Hindu Editorial Today A majority of four judges on a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Monday found no flaw in the Union government’s process to demonetise ₹500 and ₹1,000 banknotes through a Gazette notification issued on November 8, …
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Context: The Maharashtra Government has asked the district administration to submit a proposal to Renaming of Ahmednagar as ‘Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Nagar’, after the 18th century Malwa queen, Ahilyabai Holkar. Renaming of Ahmednagar Background In August 2022, the Maharashtra Assembly unanimously passed two separate resolutions to rename Aurangabad as Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar and rename Osmanabad as …
डेली करंट अफेयर्स फॉर UPSC 2023 in Hindi प्रश्न प्रसिद्ध मराठा मालवा रानी ‘अहिल्याबाई’ निम्नलिखित में से किस कुल से संबंधित थी? सिंधिया होल्कर गायकवाड़ पेशवा डेली करंट अफेयर्स for UPSC – 31 December 2022 व्याख्या: विकल्प (2) सही है: महाराष्ट्र सरकार ने जिला प्रशासन से अहमदनगर का नाम बदलकर 18वीं सदी की मालवा रानी, …
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Context: National Commission for Women (NCW) has issued an advisory to the Chief Secretaries of all the States and Union Territories to ensure the safety of women in coaching or educational institutions. More on the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act 2013 National Commission for Women has directed the Chief Secretaries of all the …
Energy Resources The traditional definition of energy is the capacity of a system to perform labour, but as energy can take many different forms, it is challenging to come up with a single, all-encompassing definition. It is an attribute of an item that can be changed or transferred from one object to another, but it …
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Context: Indian Rupee Depreciated by around 10 per cent against the US dollar in 2022. Read the article to know more about the Indian Ruppe Depreciation Against Dollar Indian Rupee Depreciation Against Dollar Indian Rupee fell to a lifetime low of 83.2 against the dollar. Indian Rupee was the worst-performing Asian currency in 2022, witnessing a …
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