Explainer: How Are AIS Officers Selected? How is Their Cadre Strength Fixed?
The Constitution of India provides for the creation of All India Services (AIS) common to the Union and the States.…
An AI-generated video is falsely shared as real footage of a lion entering a store in South Africa
A video (here, here, and here) showing a lion casually walking into a supermarket and feeding on meat is going…
Stories
Data: Central Government revenue through excise duty on Diesel increased by more than 5 times since 2014-15
The global crude oil prices coupled with steep tax rates continue to drive the increase…
Data: Progress made in the last two decades in combating HIV threatens to be disrupted by COVID-19
In the last two decades, significant progress has been made around the world in combating…
Data: Food Security affected 30% of the World Population in 2020
The ‘2021 State of Food Security & Nutrition in the World’ report’ estimates that around…
Data: More than 120 countries reported some level of disruption in ‘Routine Immunization’ due to COVID-19
A recently released ‘Lancet’ study notes that around 126 countries reported some level of disruption…
Review: SC to implement ‘FASTER’ system for transmission of authenticated copies of the Judgments & orders to concerned Courts and Tribunals.
In this roundup of court judgements, we look at Constitutional Courts’ remarks & directions on delay…
Data: UDISE+ report highlights the stark differences in Digital Infrastructure between Urban/Rural and Government/Private schools
The recently released 2019-20 UDISE+ report highlights the stark differences between the Urban & Rural…
