UPSC Must Read News Articles-July 16th 2019

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A test of law and justice

The challenges made to the 103rd constitutional amendment present a more difficult judicial examination than usual

Supreme Court admits petition to decriminalise abortion

The Supreme Court admitted a writ petition seeking to decriminalise abortion and allowing women the right to exercise their reproductive choice.

No intent to exclude India from Afghan diplomacy: China

China sought to reassure India that it does not intend to “exclude” New Delhi from international diplomacy on Afghanistan

UPSC Must Read News Articles – June 27th, 2019

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Buddhist relic unearthed in AP village

A Buddhist relic has been unearthed by a group of indologists on the right bank of the Gundlakamma river at Anamanaluru village, near Korisapadu, in Prakasam district.

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54 nations back India for UNSC non-permanent seat

India has won the unanimous support of all countries in the 55-member Asia-Pacific Group at the United Nations in support of its bid for a non-permanent seat at the UN Security Council (UNSC) for a two-year term in 2021-22.

India and USA resolve to work through their trade differences

India and the U.S. resolved to “work through” their differences which have led to an impasse on trade issues as External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar hosted U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Delhi

UPSC Must Read News Articles – May 28th, 2019

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BIMSTEC heads invited to PM’s swearing-in

India has invited several heads of state, including those from the Bay of Bengal community (BIMSTEC) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony on May 30.

India among countries where women face most violence by partner

Global estimates published by the World Health Organization (WHO) indicate that about 1 in 3 (35%) women worldwide have experienced either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime

In joint family, brother-in-law has liability to pay maintenance to domestic violence victim: SC

The Supreme Court has held that even the brother-in-law has a liability to pay maintenance to a victim under the Domestic Violence Act if they had lived together under the same roof in a shared household as part of a joint family at any point of time.

Athena and LISA missions

Overview: 

Researchers have proposed to combine the observing power of two future ESA missions, Athena and LISA, to study the effects when two supermassive black holes collide. Currently in the study phase, both missions are scheduled for launch in the early 2030s.

 History:

Supermassive black holes, with masses ranging from millions to billions of Suns, sit at the core of most massive galaxies across the Universe. We don’t know exactly how these huge, enormously dense objects took shape, nor what triggers a fraction of them to start devouring the surrounding matter at extremely intense rates, radiating copiously across the electromagnetic spectrum and turning their host galaxies into ‘active galactic nuclei’.