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GS2, Polity
SC sets aside release of 11 life convicts in Bilkis case
- en masse remission
- Gang rape of Bilkis Bano and murder of her family, including a twomonthold infant, during the 2002 riots
GS3, S&T
Bengaluru space startup Bellatrix Aerospace reports success of its payloads launched on ISRO’s POEM3
- These engines offer superior fuel efficiency and more precise control, paving the way for longerlasting and more manoeuvrable satellites
GS2, Polity
Unlawful remission
- SC ruling a searing indictment of Gujarat for aiding convicts’ release
- ‘Bilkis Bano case’ was shifted from the Gujarat police to the Central Bureau of Investigation and the trial transferred to Mumbai.
- Gujarat did not have any jurisdiction to decide on granting remission to convicts sentenced in Maharashtra
- State government to grant remission of the remainder of his life term based on a defunct 1992 policy
GS4, Ethics
An ambitious push for values, ethics in higher education
- Mulya Pravah 2.0
- It seeks to inculcate human values and professional ethics in higher education institutions.
- The stated intention is to build value-based institutions by orienting individuals and institutions towards developing a deep respect for fundamental duties and constitutional values and bonding with the country.
GS2,Polity
Curb the disillusionment with the traditional rule of law
- In the modern secular context, we are told to respect the fundamental norm, the Constitution of India.
- Even the father of the nation, M.K. Gandhi, considered the normative raison d’etre sacrosanct.
- For him, a duly enacted law needed to be respected. But he also said that it was the moral duty of a citizen to oppose an unjust law by all democratic means
- Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provision) Act, 2023 was passed to bring about changes in 42 central Acts of varied genre, ranging from the Indian Post Office Act, 1898, the Railways Act, 1989, and the Cinematograph Act, 1952.
GS3, Environment
Understanding the EU’s carbon border tax
- European Union (EU)’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).
- The policy, which intends to tax carbon intensive products coming into the EU from 2026,
- India has just started working on its own carbon trading mechanism.
- In December 2022, it amended the Energy Conservation Act, 2001, to introduce the Carbon Credit Trading System (CCTS).
- Market based mechanism called the Green Credit Programme Rules, notified by the Ministry of Environment in 2023.
GS1, Culture
Exploring India’s diverse cultural heritage through GI tags
- Over 500 products across all the States have been given GI tags so far
GS2, Polity
PM suggests rollout of three new criminal laws in U.T.s by year end
- A cybersecurity session delved into the need to protect critical infrastructure from organised cyberattacks
GS3, S & T
DRDO counter drone system ready, handed over to private firms
- The DRDO is now focusing on high endurance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) while the capability for smaller drones exists with the industry.
GS2, Polity
‘Viksit Bharat Yatra aims to help schemes reach all beneficiaries’
- The Prime Minister says that over 12 lakh new applications received for Ujjwala scheme since the start of the yatra,
- Adding that health checkup of two crore people has been carried out;
- He says that ‘Modi Ki Guarantee’ has become a buzz word
GS3, Economy
Onions, tomatoes, pulses bump up veggie plate prices by 12% in Dec
- Crisil Market Intelligence and Analytics’ monthly report on food plate costs indicates consumer food price inflation may have risen beyond November’s 8.7% pace;
- National Statistical Office to release December retail inflation numbers this Friday
