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22 Jul, 2022
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Paper | Topics | Subject |
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GS-II | 15th PRESIDENT OF INDIA | Indian Polity |
TELE LAW SERVICE | Governance | |
GS-III | SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY | S&T |
TARANGA HILL-AMBAJI-ABU ROAD | Economic Issues |
Droupadi Murmu won the 2022 Presidential election after defeating the joint Opposition nominee Yashwant Sinha. She will take oath as the 15th President of India on July 25.
She is the first Adivasi and second woman to become the nation’s First Citizen and the Supreme Commander of India’s Armed Forces.
About Droupadi Murmur
Governor of Jharkhand
Murmu was sworn in as the first woman Governor of Jharkhand in 2015.
How is the President elected in India?
The procedure of the election
Article related to the President
Value of vote and vote calculation
What is required to secure a victory?
Who does not take part in the Presidential election?
What is the qualification of the President’s office?
Can the Indian president be impeached?
During the process, the President of India has the right to defend himself through authorized counsel. He can choose to defend himself or appoint any person or the lawyer or any Attorney General of India to do so.
Source: The Hindu
Was launched in 2017, the Tele-Law program of the Department of Justice is an effective and reliable e-interface and pre-litigation mechanism which aims to connect needy and marginalized persons, in need of legal advice, through Para Legal Volunteers (PLVs) with Panel Lawyers via video conferencing or telephonic facilities available at Common Service Centres situated at the Panchayat level.
The Union Minister of Law and Justice announced that from this year, Tele-law service was being made free of cost for the citizens in the country.
Feature of tele law service:
Significance of tele service:
Legal matters in which advice can be taken through Tele-Law service are:
Common service center It is an initiative of the Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY).
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Source: PIB
As per a study by the United States of America, due to climate change, one-third of all animal and plant species on the planet could face extinction by 2070.
Environmentalists consider synthetic biology or ‘synbio’ as a potential tool to preserve biodiversity and restore the natural ecosystem.
In the case of India, a draft foresight paper on synthetic biology released by the Department of Biotechnology has stressed the need for a national policy that can consolidate India’s stand on the issue.
What is synthetic biology?
More broadly in this sense, the term has been used with reference to efforts to redesign life.
What is the difference between synthetic biology and gene editing?
What is the use of synthetic biology?
What is the use of synthetic biology?
This synthetic biology technology would help us resolve some of society’s most imperative problems from infectious disease to drug development to the sustainability
Concerns related to the synthetic biology
Economic concerns:
Environmental concerns:
Ethical Concerns:
Way forward
To achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals, there is a need to think innovatively and synthetic biology could full fill the SDG target. The need of the hour is to ecological balance and cut down pollution and plastic waste from our industrial processes and day-to-day activities.
Source: The Indian Express
TARANGA HILL-AMBAJI-ABU ROAD
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the construction of the Taranga Hill-Ambaji- Abu Road new rail line which is to be constructed by the Ministry of Railways at an estimated cost of Rs 2798.16 crore. The total length of the new rail line will be 116.65 km and is expected to be completed by 2026-27
The route will go via Rajasthan's Sirohi district, as well as Gujarat's Banaskantha and Mahesana districts.
Significance of the project
Important pilgrim site
Source: PIB
MISSION BUNIYAD The Government of Delhi has said that under Mission Buniyaad, held between April and June, students of government and Municipal Corporation of Delhi schools have shown 20%-30% improvement in literacy and numeracy skills. The government is also planning to expand the schem
ASIATIC BLACK BEAR Scientists from the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, and the Himachal Pradesh Forest department have calculated the density and the population of Asiatic black bears in two Protected Areas of Himachal Pradesh. About black bears Scientists have calculated the
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INDIA INNOVATION INDEX 2021 It was the third edition of the Innovation Index Report by the Niti Aayog. Karnataka has topped again in the ‘Major States’ category, Manipur is leading the ‘North East and Hill States’ category, and Chandigarh is the top performer in the
BURKAPAL MAOIST CASE National Investigating Agency court in Dantewada on July 15 has acquitted 121 tribals, including a woman who was arrested in connection with a suspected 2017 Maoist attack that claimed the lives of 25 security personnel in Chhattisgarh Sukuma district. All the arres
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BHIL TRIBES Bhil tribes in Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh set an example through ‘Jeevan Shala’ which is established and has been running several schools in central India’s tribal areas for 30 years, despite the government opposition. About Bhil Tribe Th
NATIONAL EMBLEM A first glimpse of the national emblem at the top of new parliament housing coming under up as part of the Central Vista project has been unveiled by the Prime Minister. About national emblem The State emblem of India is the National Emblem of the Republic of India a
RASHTRIYA GOKUL MISSION Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) aims at upliftment of dairy farmers making dairying more remunerative. About RGM Rashtriya Gokul Mission comprises two components namely: 1: the national program for bovine breeding 2: the national mission for bovine pr
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