Author: Aritra Pramanik

Why is this in the news? With China’s footprint in the Indian Ocean region expanding, the AIP aboard Indian submarines is urgently required. Also, France’s Naval Group recently refused the offer for the P-75I Project, citing the fact that it does not yet use AIP (Air-Independent Propulsion) Technology. What exactly is AIP? Air independent propulsion is referred to as AIP.It’s standard non-nuclear submarine technology.Any maritime propulsion system that enables a non-nuclear submarine to operate without the need of oxygen from the atmosphere. Why is it necessary? “In operations and during conflict, this will be even more so when the submarines…

According to the UNHCR, more than 5.5 million people have fled Ukraine since the war began.  The information is mostly gathered by officials at official border crossing sites.  Civilians and infrastructure have been killed as a result of the war.  People require protection as well as humanitarian support.  What are the plans for the refugees? Many citizens have taken sanctuary in Poland, which is only across the border.  According to the United Nations Refugee Agency, refugees are primarily heading to the following countries:  2,968,716 refugees have been taken in by Poland. Refugees going to Romania are  801,453,Russia -641,752,Hungary- 507,849,Moldova- 439,290,Slovakia-…

Why in the news?   Administrative service in IndiaIAS officer Shah Faesal, who resigned from the Indian bureaucracy in protest on January 9, 2019, citing “unabated killings” in Kashmir, among other things, has been reinstated by the central government. Thus, the rules of resignation for IAS officers are currently in question. Who is Shah Faesal?   Shah Faesal is a former Indian politician and an Indian Administrative Service officer from Jammu and Kashmir. In 2010, he became the first Kashmiri to top the Indian Civil Services Examination. He resigned from the service in 2019. He protested against “unabated killings.”  In 2019,…

Who is Satya Pal Malik?  Satya Pal Malik  is an Indian politician who is the current Governor of Meghalaya. He is  the former Governor of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.  Why in the news ?  The CBI last week had registered two cases on the claim of  former governor Satya Pal Malik’s claims that he was offered bribes in 2 cases. CBI has conducted searches at 14 locations. Satyapal Malik claims that he was offered rupees 300 crore. One of the cases is against Reliance and the other is with respect to the kiru hydle case.On Friday the…

What was proposed by the EU? In December 2020, the EU Commission (antitrust) proposed an act. The act works alongside the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) . It is defined as a “set of common rules on intermediaries’ obligations and accountability across the single market”. Why EU in the news? On Saturday the European Parliament and European Union (EU) Member States announced that they had reached a political agreement on the Digital Services Act. DSA DSA stands for Digital Services Act. It has the potential to protect consumers from misinformation and it can force large companies like Facebook to handle…

Bajrang Puniya’s silver medal raises many questions at organizations for not providing personal doctors and physios during recovery. Rehab mismanagement is a big issue and needs to be tackled as it impacts a wrestler’s preparation Bajrang’s performance  Bajrang received a silver medal in the Asian Championship .He lacked speed and was conservative in Saturday’s match . He looked hesitant to  attack, perhaps still not confident about the recovery of his knee. He seemed lacking a strategy. Last year in the Tokyo Olympics he settled for a bronze defeating Kazakhstan’s Daulet Niyazbekov with a wide 8-0 margin. But for the gold…

Firing In Uttar Pradesh: On Wednesday six people including a toddler were injured in a celebratory firing at a wedding in Uttar Pradesh’s Greater Noida.  What do the police have to say?   This incident took place in the Badarpur police station area. A relative opened fire. The police said that during the celebrations, although the gun pointed towards the ground, and the bullet hit the ground, its splinters bounced. And hit some of the people that were standing close by. An FIR has been lodged and the police will arrest the accused.  Celebratory firing during a wedding in Uttar…

HDFC Bank , on Thursday (April 21), announced that it would open 150 new branches throughout Uttar Pradesh .It would create greater than 1,000 direct jobs. What Akhilesh Kumar Roy has to say: HDFC Bank Akhilesh Kumar Roy is branch banking head of UP, HDFC Bank. Some of the highlights of Roy’s announcements  were : 1.We give special impetus to women entrepreneurs and businesses run by women. We also focus on providing financial literacy to them and link them with various digital platforms to expand their business 2.We’re dedicated to supporting the state’s economic system by opening recent financial institution…

The Uttar Pradesh health and family welfare department data reveals that there has been a rise in the number of condom users in the state over the past few years. Background Historically Uttar Pradesh had very high levels of fertility rates .It is the most populous state in the country. The major reasons behind the historical high fertility rate were child marriage, low female schooling and lack of family planning. The situation now( Number increased) The data revealed by the health and family welfare department shows that the number of condom users have significantly increased and hence a substantial drop…

 Friendship with China has proved fatal for countries like Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Pakistan. China’s debt trap policy and has put all these countries in a debt trap. Relations between Myanmar and China Myanmar is bordered on the north and northeast by China and is China’s closest neighbor faced a coup in 1998 and world sanctions followed. China was only the country that supported Myanmar. It signed a major trade agreement with China. In 2007 Myanmar faced strong western sanctions and China became its only trade partner of Myanmar. It also occupies the largest share in both the imports and…