Context: Challenges Faced by Denotified, Nomadic, and Semi-Nomadic Tribes. Analysis The ‘Denotified Tribes’ (DNTs) are a heterogenous group engaged in various occupations such as transport, key-making, salt trading, entertaining — acrobats, dancers, snake charmers, jugglers — and pastoralists.  These communities were branded ‘born criminals’ under the colonial-era Criminal Tribes Act, 1871. They were ‘denotified’ in […]

Millets Cultivation in India: The United Nations has declared 2023 as the International Year of Millets. India, Nigeria and China are the largest producers of millets in the world, accounting for more than 55% of the global production. In India, pearl millet (bajra) is the fourth-most widely cultivated food crop after rice, wheat and maize.

Context: E-Way Bill System under GST regime has achieved a new milestone of generation of 7.12 Crores E-way Bills in the month of March 2021. This is the highest number of e-way bills generated in any month during last three years’ journey of E-Way Bill system. Analysis E-Way Bill system, short form for electronic way

 Context: In a video message, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha promised to implement Article 244 (A) of the Indian Constitution to safeguard the interests of the people in Assam’s tribal-majority districts. Analysis How did the demand arise? In the 1950s, a demand for a separate hill state arose around certain sections of

Context: The Supreme Court flagged its concern that political parties could misuse crores of rupees received as donations through electoral bonds to bankroll violent protests or even terror. The court asked the government whether there was any “control” over how these donations were used by the political parties. Analysis What are electoral bonds? Electoral bonds

VVPAT EVM Context on VVPAT EVM’s  With the VVPAT EVM,  the CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, in a letter to Chief Election Commissioner, has urged the panel to carry out a 100% tally of all EVM machines with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) for the coming Assembly elections. Earlier, in 2019, the Supreme Court

Context: Sankaradeva was born in Nagaon district’s Batadrava, also spelt Bordowa, in September 1449. He lived for 119 years and died at Bheladonga, now in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar district. Analysis The saint-reformer founded a new Vaishnavite order within Hinduism. He was the greatest spiritual leader of Assam, who simplified the modes of religious practices

Context: The Attorney General told the Supreme Court that the 102 amendment to the Constitution does not deprive state legislatures to enact law determining the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) and conferring benefits on them. The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court was hearing the challenge against Maratha Quota on a writ petition challenging

Context: To avoid communication blackouts that led to 20 fishermen going missing in the aftermath of Cyclone Okchi in 2017, a slew of government departments, research agencies and private companies have developed GEMINI Satellite, a portable receiver linked to ISRO-satellite ‘s, that is “fail-proof” and warn fishermen of danger. GEMINI Satellite The Indian National Centre