Author: POINT IAS

The Importance of Corfu Channel Case

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland v. Albania - This dispute gave rise to three Judgments by the Court. It arose out of the explosions of mines by which some British warships suffered damage while passing through the Corfu Channel in 1946, in a part of the Albanian waters which had been previously … Continue reading The Importance of Corfu Channel Case

Coarse Grains – Advantages and Prospects

This is a 'Quick Revision' post on the advantages of Millet farming in India. All millets, Maize and Barely are known as Coarse grains. Total of 1162886 (11.62 LMT) coarse grains have been procured during year 2020-21. Important Points: The UN General Assembly declared year 2023 as “International Year of Millets”. Production of coarse grains … Continue reading Coarse Grains – Advantages and Prospects

Steps Involved for Concluding an International Treaty

Under international law, the law and practices pertaining to treaties is governed by the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, 1969. Although India is not a Part to the Convention, it follows its provisions in practice. According to the Indian Constitutional scheme, making of international treaties is an executive act. A Treaty is concluded … Continue reading Steps Involved for Concluding an International Treaty

‘Project O2 for India’ of the Office of Principal Scientific Adviser

‘Project O2 for India’ of the Office of Principal Scientific Adviser, Government of India, is to enable stakeholders working to augment the country’s ability to meet this rise in demand for medical oxygen. Under Project O2 for India, a National Consortium of Oxygen is enabling the national level supply of critical raw materials such as … Continue reading ‘Project O2 for India’ of the Office of Principal Scientific Adviser

Anti-Defection Law and the Associated Challenges

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw0M_IHS87A Recently, Karnataka Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar disqualified 17 MLAs for the entire term of the ongoing 15th Assembly. These include 14 from the Congress and three from JDS till the end of the current term, ie. till 2023. The speaker said his action was based on the petitions moved by the Congress … Continue reading Anti-Defection Law and the Associated Challenges

National Policy for Rare Diseases, 2021

The field of rare diseases is very complex and heterogeneous and prevention, treatment and management of rare diseases has multiple challenges.   Early diagnosis of rare diseases is a major challenge owing to a variety of factors that include lack of awareness among primary care physicians, lack of adequate screening and diagnostic facilities etc. There are … Continue reading National Policy for Rare Diseases, 2021

IMPORTANT DEFENCE REFORMS

Chief of Defence Staff & Department of Military Affairs The appointment of India’s first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and creation of Department of Military Affairs (DMA) were among the major decisions taken by the Government. The post of CDS was created to increase efficiency & coordination among the Armed Forces and reduce duplication, while … Continue reading IMPORTANT DEFENCE REFORMS

Performance Grading Index

The Ministry of Education has  approved the release of Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2019-20 for States and Union Territories of India. The Government has introduced the Performance Grading Index with a set of 70 parameters to catalyse transformational change in the field of school education. The PGI for States and Union Territories was first published in … Continue reading Performance Grading Index

SDG India Index 2020–21

NITI Aayog recently released the third edition of the SDG India Index and Dashboard 2020–21. Since its inaugural launch in 2018, the index has been comprehensively documenting and ranking the progress made by States and Union Territories towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Now in its third year, the index has become the primary tool … Continue reading SDG India Index 2020–21