India’s Proponents: The US, France, and the UK are India’s proponents in her quest for permanent membership in the UNSC.
Hurdles: China has been a hurdle, and the Uniting for Consensus group is opposed to the UNSC’s expansion.
Amending the UN Charter: For the amending of the UN Charter, two-thirds of the UN members need to vote in favor, which also should be done with the UNSC permanent members in consensus.
Karnataka Withdraws General Consent for CBI
CBI Consent: According to the DSPE Act, consent to investigation needs to be taken from the states. Karnataka is now the third state to withdraw such consent after West Bengal and Punjab.
Effects: The CBI now needs case-wise permission to Karnataka to investigate.
Exceptions: Cases ordered by the Supreme Court or the High Court are exempted from this move. Cases filed outside Karnataka are unaffected by this move.
India’s Contributions to CERN
Membership: India is an associate member of CERN. It has substantially contributed to some of the major experiments led by the LHC.
Major Discoveries: CERN discovered the Higgs Boson particle and also is studying antimatter.
Indian Collaboration: TIFR is collaborating with CERN on experimental research and developing new accelerators.
National Centre of Excellence for AVGC-XR
Sanction: The Cabinet sanctioned a National Centre of Excellence for Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics, and Extended Reality (AVGC-XR).
Future Prospects: India’s animation sector is growing at 25%, worth ₹46 billion.
Unemployment: The hub is going to create 5,00,000 jobs and develop the creative economy.
Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak
Disease Overview: MVD is a very contagious disease of hemorrhagic fever, for which no antiviral remedy or vaccine is available.
Route of Infection: It spreads through human contact and predominantly remains in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Symptoms and Death Tolls: This disease causes extreme symptoms and a high percentage of death tolls.
PMLA and Bail Guidelines by Supreme Court
Judgement: SC highlighted speed trials during the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and stringent bail conditions.
Bail Liberties: Strict bail conditions do not limit the Constitutional Court’s discretion to grant bail in case a prolonged detention violates fundamental rights.
Section 45: Bail can be granted if the accused has not committed the offense and would not commit it again.
Santhal Revolt (1855-56)
Historical Background: The Santhal Revolt was a rebellion by Sidho and Kanho Murmu against British colonial rule.
Reasons: Exploitation by Zamindars and forced evictions after the Permanent Settlement of 1793, which is what triggered the revolt.
Legacy: Hul Diwas is celebrated annually in Jharkhand on the day of the rebellion.
Paryatan Mitra & Paryatan Didi Initiative
Objective: This initiative trains locals as ambassadors and storytellers that will elevate tourism experiences.
Focus: It focuses on women and youth involvement in developing such products as food and craft tours.
Skill Development: It provides tourism-related training to improve employment and entrepreneurial opportunities.
Key Concepts & Policies
General Consent (CBI): Permission from the state government is needed for CBI to probe cases in one particular state.
CERN: European Organization for Nuclear Research, known for its discoveries in particle physics.
AVGC-XR: Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics, and Extended Reality.
Marburg Virus Disease: The disease is extremely rare, and extremely infectious; no cure.
PMLA: Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, is a piece of legislation to prevent money laundering.
Santhal Revolt: It was a tribal revolt in British India. They resisted exploitation at the hands of landlords and colonial authorities.
Paryatan Mitra: A government initiative to increase tourism by including local communities.
