by Team Spectrum Books | Jul 15, 2021 | Current Affairs
A United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) committee, recommended that the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) should be added to a list of ‘in danger’ World Heritage Sites, after observing the detrimental impact of climate change. This evoked...
by Team Spectrum Books | Jul 5, 2021 | Current Affairs
On June 16, 2021, the Union Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cleared the corporatisation of India’s main producer of weapons and military equipment, the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), to boost its efficiency and competitiveness. This long-awaited reform...
by Team Spectrum Books | Jun 17, 2021 | Current Affairs
On May 17, 2021, Singapore authorities have provisionally approved a COVID-19 breathalyser test, BreFence Go COVID, developed by a start-up Breathonix, National University of Singapore (NUS), that aims to show whether someone is infected with the coronavirus within a...
by Team Spectrum Books | Apr 1, 2021 | Current Affairs
Introduction Recently the ‘contempt of courts’ issue has drawn widespread attention, debate, and discussion in the media, and among different politically conscious circles. But the matter is not a new one; earlier incidents involving the issue of contempt of courts...
by Spectrum | Mar 15, 2021 | Current Affairs
On the occasion of 72nd Republic Day, January 26, 2021 the Prison Department of Maharashtra launched its jail tourism initiative at the Yerawada Central Jail, which is 150 years old, situated in Pune. Under this initiative educational establishments as well as...
by Team Spectrum Books | Mar 4, 2021 | Current Affairs
The government on January 11, 2021 announced a single window clearance portal for commercial coal mining. This would enable successful bidders to get all mandatory clearances from a single portal. There will be no requirement to seek sanction from multiple...
