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The Supreme Court has directed the Supervisory Committee to take an immediate and firm decision on the maximum water level that can be maintained at Mullaperiyar dam, amid torrential rain in Kerala.Background:The SC constituted a permanent Supervisory Committ

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has moved Mauritius out of its grey list.Why is Mauritius no longer subject to FATF’s increased monitoring process?Mauritius has strengthened the effectiveness of its anti-money laundering and terror financing process, an

The Assam Government has overshot a 45-day deadline set by the Gauhati High Court for the completion of a standalone detention centre for declared foreigners.What’s the issue?The court had on August 11 asked the State Government to complete the construction of the deten

The Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry has recently recommended that the National Fund to Control Drug Abuse be used to carry out de-addiction programmes, rather than just policing activities.About the National Fund to Control Drug Abuse:It was created in a

The day came into being with the adoption of the Bishkek Declaration by 12 countries on the conservation of snow leopards.About Snow Leopard:Scientific name: Panthera uncia.Habitat: Snow leopards live in the mountains of Central Asia.Numbers: Th

The chief of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority has accused the U.S. of sabotaging the multi-billion dollar project, the economic lifeline of Pakistan.Background:Pakistan is the seventh largest recipient of Chinese overseas development financing with 7

The Netherlands has said that it is interested in posting a Liaison Officer (LO) at the Navy Information Fusion Centre for Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR)for Maritime Domain Awareness and information sharing.About IFC-IOR:The IFC-IOR was set up in 2018 t

The United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) latest Production Gap Report has revealed that 15 of the top fossil fuel producing countries, including India, are not prepared to meet the requirements of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement.Paris Agree

Recently, after the killings of non-locals in Jammu and Kashmir around 700 people have been detained in the union territory, a few under the stringent Public Safety Act(PSA).Powers of government under the Public Safety Act:Also called the Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act

The 26th meeting of the United Nations’ Conference of Parties (CoP) will begin on November 1 in Glasgow.Ahead of this meet, the focus on making the meet a success is to have all nations commit to a 'net zero', or a year by when a country’s fossil