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Why in news?A delegation of Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs recently met President Ram Nath Kovind and sought the removal of Tushar Mehta as the Solicitor General of India, on the grounds of “criminal misconduct” and “gross impropriety” follo

Why in news?Supreme Court has recently delivered its judgment on PM CARES funds.What’s the issue?The petition was filed by an NGO named Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) had sought a direction to the Centre to transfer the funds of PM Cares Fund to the NDRF.Hi

Why in news?Recently, the Digital Quality of Life (DQL) Index 2020 has been released by Surf Shark, an online privacy solutions provider.According to it, India ranks among the lowest in the world in terms of Internet quality.Parameters:The study

Why in News?GI tag was given to the black rice variety of Manipur and terracotta of Gorakhpur in April 2020.In-Detail:The Geographical Indication tag had been given to Chak-Hao, a black rice variety of Manipur and Gorakhpur terracotta&nb

Why in News?  After confirmation of Avian Influenza positive samples in two poultry farms of Panchkula district, Haryana, State has deployed 9 Rapid Response team.Samples of crow/wild birds have been confirmed for AvianInfluenza (H5) from Surat distri

Why in News?The LiDAR survey for Delhi-Varanasi High Speed Rail Corridor started today from Greater NOIDA .National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited is adopting Light Detection and Ranging Survey (LiDAR) technology which provides all the ground details and data in 3

Why in News?In a historic agreement, announced in Paris under the aegis of OECD, 130 countries (out of the 139 involved in talks), including India, have endorsed the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework Tax Deal.It would be the most sweeping change in the international taxation in

संयुक्त राष्ट्र शांति अभियान(UN Peacekeeping)G.S. Paper-II संदर्भ:अभी तक, संयुक्त राष्ट्र के 193 सदस्य देशों में, 1 जुलाई से शुर�

Gender Self-IdentificationWhy in News? Recently, the Spanish government has approved the first draft of a bill that would allow anyone over the age of 14 to legally change gender without a medical diagnosis or hormone therapy.What is Gender Self-Identification or ‘

संसदीय विशेषाधिकार( Parliamentary Privileges )G.S. Paper - IIसंदर्भ:विज्ञान और प्रौद्योगिकी पर संसदीय स्थायी समिति के अध्यक