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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Prelims – India Poland Alliance 70th Anniversary, Five-year action plan, Strategic Partnership. GS-II: International Relations (Bilateral Grouping, Regional and Global Grouping, Agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests). Context: On August 21–22, 2024, Prime Minister of the Republic of India, Shri Narendra Modi, visited Poland on official business at the invitation of H.E. Mr. Donald
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GS Paper III- Conservation, Environmental Pollution, degradation Why in the news? In a recent study, scientists from Bhuj evaluated whether parts of Banni are suitable for sustainable grassland restoration, with the main criterion being ecological value. Highlights of the study: Objective: KSKV Kachchh University researchers studied the potential of various Banni locations for sustainable grassland
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GS Paper II – Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interest. Why in the news? Recently, Chinese and Philippine coast guard ships collided near the Spratly Islands. Significance of the South China Sea : Strategic Location: The Indo-Chinese peninsula, which includes Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore, borders the South
GS Paper III – Inclusive growth and issues arising from it. Context: A study argues that income inequality breeds corruption. According to the UN, The state of not being equal, especially in status, rights and opportunities. What is India’s current state of wealth and income inequality? 1) Inequality of income: According to the research, the
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GS Paper II – Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution Political System. Structure, Organisation and Functioning of the executive and judiciary. News: Recently, a case has been filed by 2 judicial officers from Himachal Pradesh. What is the Indian judiciary’s collegium system? The Supreme Court and High Court use the Collegium system for the appointment
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