GS Paper III – Environmental Pollution and Degradation GS Paper II – Government Policies and Interventions Context: Destruction of the hills has led to loss of vegetation and soil cover, upsetting the area’s biodiversity. ABOUT ARAVALLIS : Covers around 670 km and passes through Delhi, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, and Mount Abu. The natural history of […]
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GS Paper I – Salient features of Indian Society, Population and associated issues Context: A write-up has appeared discussing various aspects of migration and its impacts. Migration: What is it? About: According to the definition provided by the International Organization for Migration, a migrant is a person who is moving or has moved out of
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GS Paper III – Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices. Why in the news? Recently, on the 78th anniversary of Independence, farmers organized protests around the country to put pressure on the central government to accede to their demands, which included a legal guarantee on MSP. WHAT IS MSP?
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CONTEXT: The Prime Minister, speaking from Red Fort on Independence Day, calls for a “Secular Civil code.” What is a Uniform Civil Code? A uniform civil code is a single set of laws that apply to all religious organizations nationwide for their private affairs, including marriage, divorce, inheritance, adoption, and other problems. It is meant
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Context: A discussion on the status of the Right to Education in India. Indian Polity & Governance GS2: Issues relating to the development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, and Human Resources. “Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.” – Kofi
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GS Paper II – Health Highlights : Mitigating mosquito-borne illnesses using evidence-based therapies has great promise for relieving pressure on our healthcare systems and boosting productivity. To tackle the Aedes-borne triple epidemic of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika, we need to revive and support creative vector control programs throughout India. Dengue, a well-known threat in India,
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GS Paper II – Role of Civil Services in a Democracy Why in the news? Recently, the Central Government directed the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to withdraw the advertisement seeking lateral recruitment for senior basic posts. Why Centre Drops Lateral Entry Plan The opposition criticized the policy because it did not provide for
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GS Paper II – Government Policies and Interventions GS Paper III- Cropping Patterns PM KISAN URJA SURAKSHA UTTHAAN MAHABHIYAN Why in the news? States have started experimenting with various approaches to encourage uptake, while the ₹34,000-crore PM-KUSUM program, which aims to expand solar energy infrastructure in agriculture, is beset by delays. The Pradhan Mantri-Kisan Urja
Prelims – Global Biofuels Alliance, Biofuels, Different Categories of Biofuels, Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana 2019, National Policy on Biofuels, 2018, Ethanol Blending. Mains – GS-III (Technology, Economic Development, Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster Management). “The launch of the Global Biofuels Alliance marks a watershed moment in our quest towards sustainability and clean energy.” On September
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GS Paper II- India and its Neighborhood relations. The lead editorial emphasizes India’s strained neighborhood relations following the recent overthrow of the government in Bangladesh and points out the “important lessons” that India needs to learn. In recent years, South Asian has witnessed considerable political turmoil, which has influenced its stability and international relations. Countries
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