Section 498A of the IPC
- Citing the misuse of Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) the Supreme Court requested the Parliament to bring necessary changes in the corresponding sections of Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), 2023.
- Court also observed that the Sections 85 and 86 of the BNS is a verbatim reproduction of the Section 498A.
- BNS 2023 is to come into force w.e.f. July 01, 2024.
- About Section 498A
- Introduced in 1983 to address domestic violence and harassment faced by married women in India by their husband or his relatives.
- Punishment includes a jail term of up to 3 years or fine.
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- Section 498A
- Domestic Violence
- IPC
FWD-200B
- Bengaluru-based company unveiled FWD-200B, India’s first indigenous bomber unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
- About FWD-200B
- It is a medium-altitude, long-endurance UAV.
- It can carry a maximum take-off weight of 498 kg and has an operational altitude of 9,000 ft above mean sea level.
- It comes with optical surveillance payloads and is integrated with missile-like weapons for precision air strikes.
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- FWD-200B
- First Indigenous Bomber UAV
Government Securities
- Government of India has announced the buyback of Government Securities worth Rs 40,000 crore.
- Buyback of securities entails the government opting to retire a portion of its outstanding debt before its scheduled maturity date.
- Buybacks release liquidity into the banking system.
- About Government Securities (G-Secs)
- It is a tradeable instrument issued by the central government or the state governments.
- It acknowledges the Government’s debt obligation.
- Such securities are short term (usually called treasury bills) or long term (usually called government bonds).
- G-Secs carry practically no risk of default.
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- Treasury bills
- Government Securities
- government bonds
Areca Nut
- An Areca Research Centre in Karnataka has declared Thirthahalli Areca as the best quality Areca in the state.
- About Areca Nut:
- Tropical horticultural and commercial crop
- Ideal temperature: 14-36 degree Celsius
- Rainfall: 750-4500 mm
- Ideal altitude: 1000 M above mean sea level
- Ideal soil type: Laterite, loamy, clayey, alluvial.
- Karnataka produces around 80% of the country’s produce followed by Kerala and Assam.
- India imports arecanut from Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Indonesia.
- The Centre has levied a Minimum Import price on it to curb illegal imports.