'An under-construction tunnel on the Yamunotri National Highway in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district collapsed at dawn trapping 40 workers inside.' The proposed tunnel, which is part of the C Read More...
'In 2018, the SC declared IPC Section 497, which punished men, but not women, for adultery, as arbitrary and unconstitutional.' The Parliamentary Committee on Home Affairs has suggested that adulte Read More...
'The United States is hosting the annual APEC summit of world leaders this week for the first time since 2011.' Leaders from the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group will gather in San Read More...
'Recently, the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) said that it was probing 20 IAS coaching institutes for making misleading claims in their advertisements and for unfair trade practices.' Read More...
‘Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar’ (RVP), includes a bouquet of awards: Vigyan Shri, Vigyan Yuva-Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar, Vigyan Team, and Vigyan Ratna.' The government has expressed an inten Read More...
'The U.S. financial services division of Chinese bank ICBC was hit with a cyberattack that reportedly disrupted the trading of Treasurys.' Ransomware is a type of cyberattack. It involves hackers t Read More...
'Recently, Mount Etna in Sicily (Italy) has erupted. It spewed a plume of ash and lava as two fractures opened at the base of its crater (a bowl-shaped depression, or hollowed-out area, produced by th Read More...
'The Cyprus Confidential investigation reveals that entities with offshore residency were controlled from India, and instructions for financial transactions in these entities are given by individuals Read More...
'The electric battery has increased the penetration of motorisation and wirelessness in our lives.' Electric batteries hold and release electrical energy that they have acquired by converting other Read More...
'The forthcoming Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD) will be held in New Delhi from November 15 to 17, 2023, and it is an influential international conference organized by the Indian Navy.' IPR Read More...
