CURRENT AFFAIRS

The Nagaland government repealed the Nagaland Municipal Act of 2001 which led to the cancellation of the State Election Commission’s March 9 notification for holding elections to Nagaland’s 39 urban local bodies (ULBs) with 33% of the seats reserved for women.

The Supreme Court judgment in the Media One case ( Madhyamam Broadcasting Ltd Media One Headquarters v. Union of India and Others) is a landmark judgment on the freedom of expression and a judicial fiat against sealed cover malpractice.

Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary force battled fiercely in the capital and other areas, dealing a new blow to hopes for a transition to democracy and raising fears of a wider conflict.

With climate change exacerbating local weather patterns, we are likely to see April-May temperatures reaching record highs every three years.

Recently researchers from Canada, the Netherlands, and the U.S. have reported that coastal lifeforms have colonised plastic items in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

Recently, Prime Minister inaugurated an International Big Cat Alliance conference in Mysuru where he also revealed that India had a minimum of 3,167 tigers as per the latest count (2022).

Recently the Supreme Court of India expressed its “serious concern” over the active role being played by Governors in State politics and an important step in ensuring independence of the Election Commission of India, will have direct bearing on the concept of the independence of various constitutional authorities in India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently launched the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) that endeavours to protect and conserve big cats.

Recently, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) issued a string of notices naming entities involved in ‘dabba trading’.

Recently,  The Election Commission of India (ECI) accorded  the status of a national party to the Aam Aadmi Party. while withdrawing the same for the Trinamool Congress, Communist Party of India, and the Nationalist Congress Party.