Why in the News? Recently, The Himachal Pradesh Assembly passed the Prohibition of Child Marriage (Himachal Pradesh Amendment) Bill, 2024. To amend the Prohibition of Child Marriage (PCM) Act, which was passed by Parliament in 2006, the bill proposed to raise the minimum age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years. The Himachal […]
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GS Paper 2– India and its Neighbourhood Relations Why in the news? Protests, uprisings, and violence in Balochistan have persisted, which highlights ongoing issues of governance and ethnic tensions in Pakistan. Recent Protests were called by – the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC). The purpose of the protests was to draw attention to problems such as
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Mains: GS Paper – 2: Government Policies and Interventions GS Paper – 3: IT and Computers Why in the News? The Unified Lending Interface (ULI) is a lending program introduced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The aim is to transform the lending sector in India. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das highlighted that ULI is
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Prelims – Indo-Pacific region, ASEAN, United Nations Charter, Veer Guardian, Dharma Guardian, JIMEX, Unmanned ground vehicles, 26/11 Mumbai attack, Buddhism Mains – GS-II International Relations (Bilateral Grouping, Regional and Global Grouping, Agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests). Context: On August 20, 2024, the third India-Japan 2+2 Foreign and Defense Ministerial Meeting was held in
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GS Paper 3: Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, EIA CONTEXT: Three more Ramsar sites in India have been added to the list. What is a WETLAND? It is an area of land that is either saturated or covered with water. It is a transition zone between aquatic ecosystem and terrestrial ecosystem with water depth not
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GS Paper 2: Government Policies, Schemes, Governance. Why in the news? The Unified Pension Scheme (UPS), which would guarantee government employees’ pensions upon retirement, was approved by the Union Cabinet on Saturday, August 24. As per the government’s declaration, the policy would come into force on April 1, 2025. The Unified Pension Scheme of India
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GS Paper 3 – Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Renewable Energy, Agricultural Produce Why in the News? India is on track to meet its goal of 2025–2026 of blending 20% ethanol with gasoline. However, questions about how fuel-efficient current cars are and the fuel vs. food argument continue to cast a shadow over the ethanol
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GS Paper 3: Disaster and Disaster Management, Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, Planning, Employment, Infrastructure GS Paper 2 : Government Policies and Interventions Why in the news? A blast at a pharma company’s plant in a SEZ in Andhra Pradesh has claimed the lives of seventeen workers & many have been seriously injured. What are
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GS Paper I – Geographical features and their location- changes in critical geographical features (including water bodies and ice caps) GS Paper 3 – Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Disaster and Disaster Management Why in the news? A list of 189 “high-risk” glacial lakes has been finalized by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in order
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CONTEXT: Hillary Clinton shares her hope for Kamala Harris to shatter the “glass ceiling” at the DNC. GS Paper 2: Social Issues, Women What is a Glass Ceiling? The metaphorical “glass ceiling” refers to the invisible obstacle that women and other minority groups must overcome to advance in their careers. Overview: Metaphor – ‘unseen, yet
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