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Kerala HC Expands Liability Under Anti-Trafficking Law

The Kerala High Court has ruled that a customer found in a brothel can be charged under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956. The significant judgment widens the...

January 4, 2024

Opposition Seek ECI Appointment for VVPAT Discussion

A key Indian opposition bloc recently sought 100% verification of paper trail slips from electronic voting machines, reigniting debate on balancing transparency and pragmatism. What is VVPAT? The...

January 4, 2024

Tur Dal Procurement Portal

Furthering Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of an Atmanirbhar Bharat, Union Home Minister Amit Shah unveiled a multilingual portal enabling direct procurement of tur dal from registered farmers...

January 4, 2024

Study Spotlights India’s Alarming Cancer Burden

India ranks second only to China in Asia’s cancer burden with over 1.2 million new cases and 930,000 deaths recorded in 2019, according to a Lancet study highlighting...

January 4, 2024

Green Cover Index for National Highways

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has signed a 3-year agreement with the Indian Space Research Organization’s National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) to create a unified ‘Green...

January 4, 2024

Daily Current Affairs Quiz: January 4, 2024

41. Which organization recently issued the standard operating procedure (SOP) for summoning government officials in judicial proceedings? [A] Law Commission of India[B] Supreme Court of India[C] High Court...

January 4, 2024

UPSC Current Affairs – January 4, 2024

Thanjavur Doll Craftsmanship GS-1-Indian Culture Facts for Pre & Mains:  Thanjavur’s traditional bobble-head and roly-poly dolls face competition from modern toys, impacting local artisans. Artisans like S. Bhoopathy,...

January 4, 2024

Red Sea Crisis

The Red Sea has long served as a vital artery for global maritime trade between Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Located between the Horn of Africa and...

January 4, 2024

Pakistan: Proposed Acquisition of J-31 Chinese Stealth Fighters

As per media reports, Pakistan is in talks with China to acquire the J-31 stealth fighter aircraft, which bears similarities to American-made F-35 and F-22 jets. If acquired,...

January 4, 2024

CCRAS and NCISM Launch ‘SMART 2.0’ to Mainstream Ayurveda Research

The Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) along with the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) has initiated the ‘SMART 2.0’ program on January...

January 4, 2024

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