UPSC GK Capsule: From SC's Verdict on Adoption by Queer Couples to Namo Bharat Train, Top Events of This Week
UPSC GK Capsule: From SC's Verdict on Adoption by Queer Couples to Namo Bharat Train, Top Events of This Week
UPSC GK Capsule: Here is a compilation of important highlights from this week that you must be aware of to prepare for any forthcoming competitive exams

Every month, recruitment exams are held across the country for candidates seeking jobs in government sectors. It is important to note that to pass the majority of employment exams, candidates must have a basic comprehension of general knowledge and current events. So, whether you’re preparing for the UPSC, SBI bank PO, or another competitive exam, current events are important. It will be difficult to pass such significant exams without appropriate preparation.

We have made a list of this week’s top news to assist candidates in preparing for their upcoming recruitment exams.

Supreme Court’s 3:2 Verdict on Adoption by Queer Couples

On October 17, the Supreme Court maintained the Central Adoption Resource Authority’s (CARA) restrictions prohibiting same-sex couples from adopting children. The majority of the bench, which included Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, S. Ravindra Bhat, PS. Narasimha, and Hima Kohli, ruled 3:2 against permitting adoption by single and homosexual couples. Meanwhile, Judges S Ravindra Bhat, PS Narasimha, and Hima Kohli disagreed, despite CJI Chandrachud and Justice Kaul acknowledging adoption as a legal right for LGBT couples.

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan Flags-in First Ever Ship Into Vizhinjam Port

On October 15, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan flagged the first ship ever at the deepwater international Vizhinjam port, which is worth Rs 7,700 crore. Along with Congressman Shashi Tharoor, the Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan, and a number of state ministers, Vijayan waved a green flag to tell the tugboats to move the massive Chinese ship, Zhen Hua 15, from the wharf to the docking yard. The ship, carrying massive ship-to-shore and yard cranes, received a salute from the tugboats pushing it. Firecrackers went off, and balloons were let out as the ship landed on the pier.

BMC Announces A Slew of Anti-Pollution Measures

The city’s poisonous air has been choking Mumbai residents for the past several days; thus, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) issued guidelines on October 20 for industries, automobiles, and construction sites. BMC commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal gave high-level stakeholders an order at the meeting to make sure that the nearly 6,000 construction sites that produce pollution dust are closely monitored and that corrective action is taken promptly. Furthermore, violations of this order will result in the issuance of “stop work” notices at the construction site in question.

Operation Chakra 2

In an alleged fraud involving a suspected Chinese national, Indian residents were lured in with promises of jobs, loans, and investments, and their deposits were syphoned off through over 137 shell companies. Currently, the investigation into the scam has been taken up by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The bureau stated that they are closely examining the involvement of a payout merchant situated in Bengaluru, who played a key part in the fraud and was connected to the suspected Chinese person.

PM Modi Flags Off ‘Namo Bharat’ train in Sahibabad, Uttar Pradesh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off a RAPIDX, or “Namo Bharat,” train on October 20, marking the opening of the first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) line in Sahibabad, Uttar Pradesh. It was also at the Sahibabad RAPIDX station that the priority part of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor was inaugurated. In a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the prime minister announced the beginning of RRTS in India by cutting the ribbon on a RAPIDX train that connected Sahibabad and Duhai Depot.

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