“Extremely severe” cyclonic storm Mocha is making landfall over the Myanmar-Bangladesh coasts, the weather office said. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Northeastern states of Tripura, Mizoram, Nagaland, Manipur and the southern part of Assam were likely to…
Retail inflation eases in April: Basics Explained
India’s consumer price index (CPI) inflation eases sharply to 4.7% in April 2023, coming within the Reserve Bank of India’s upper tolerance limit of 6%. The easing in CPI comes due to a steep decline in food inflation. The consumer…
Supreme Court on Shiv Sena split: Basic Explained
Supreme Court, issues related to the split in Shiv Sena in June 2022 said the issue of disqualification ought to be decided as per established procedures in law and the Speaker is the appropriate authority for this under the Tenth…
Supreme Court on GNCTD vs LG
The 5-judge constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on May 11 ruled unanimously in favour of Delhi government on the issue of who controls the bureaucracy in the national capital. The Supreme Court ruled that the…
UN relevance; structural reforms: Basics Explained
READ: https://www.livemint.com/opinion/columns/the-un-s-irrelevance-in-a-world-of-conflicts-a-call-for-restructuring-and-alternative-platforms-for-global-governance-11683483119998.html The article talks about the fading relevance of United Nations(UN) in the international milieu-giving example of recent Sudan conflict-and suggests ways for pre-eminence of the body in international arena The article talks about the on going discussions on…
Nobel Prize laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s birth anniversary
07 May, every year, is celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of the great Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore. Referred to as ‘Gurudev’, ‘Kabiguru’, the Bard of Bengal, and ‘Biswakabi’, he was versatile- poet, writer, philosopher, social reformer. Nobel Laureate and…
Art 355 invoked in Manipur: Constitutional Provisions
The Centre invoked Article 355 in Manipur on Friday and taking over law and order as violence continued in many parts of the North-eastern state. LEARNING WITH TIMES/WITHOUT CLASS/BASICS …
World Bank New President: Basics Explained
The Executive Directors of the World Bank today selected Ajay Banga as President of the World Bank for a five-year term beginning June 2, 2023. Ajay Banga most recently served as Vice Chairman at General Atlantic. LEARNING FROM HOME/ WITHOUT…