GS Paper 3: Indian Economy, Government Policies, Investment models For Prelims: Indian Railways, National Rail Plan, Dedicated Freight Corridors, Bharat Gaurav trains, Kavach. For Mains: Importance of Railways for India, Key Issues Facing Indian Railways. This editorial is inspired by the article “Roadblocks to Indian Railways’ ‘Mission 3,000 MT” published in Economics and Political Weekly […]
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GS Paper I: Physical Geography GS Paper II: India and its neighborhood relations, Grouping and agreements involving India and affecting its interests. Why in the News? India has issued a new formal notice to Pakistan requesting the “review and modification” of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), following a similar request made in January 2023. This
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GS Paper I: Modern Indian History Context: Eminent social reformer and rationalist Periyar Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy was commemorated on his 146th birth anniversary on September 17. About Periyar Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy Erode Venkata Ramasamy, born on September 17, 1879, hailed from a Kannada-speaking family in Erode. V. Ramasamy married at the age of 19. His
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GS Paper 2: Issues Related to women, government policies and interventions, Issues arising out of design and implementation, Judiciary, and Social Empowerment. Context: The Surrogacy (Regulation) Act and the Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) (Regulation) Act, enacted in 2021, established a framework for regulating surrogacy and other reproductive technologies in India. The Supreme Court of India
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GS Paper 2: Polity and Governance Today’s Article Overview: Introduction: Context of the Article Key Details What is Delimitation? Constitutional Changes Post-2019: Governance Structure, Legislative Powers, Comparison with Delhi Assembly, Role of LG, etc. Introduction: The first phase of polling for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly is scheduled to start on September 18, 2024.
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GS Paper I: Social Empowerment GS Paper II: Government Policies Why in the News? The Prime Minister recently launched the ‘Subhadra Yojana‘ Scheme in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Context : The Prime Minister recently inaugurated the ‘SUBHADRA’ Scheme in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, as part of a new initiative by the state government to mark his 74th birthday. The
GS Paper 3: Agriculture, Science and Technology – developments, Achievements of Indians in Science and Technology Why It’s News: The Central Government is set to allocate ₹6,000 crore to advance precision farming. As part of this initiative, the Union Ministry of Agriculture will introduce a Smart Precision Horticulture Programme under the Mission for Integrated Development
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GS Paper 2: Government Policies and Interventions for development in various sectors and regions Why in the News? The Centre has doubled the budget allocation for the Road Connectivity Project for Left Wing Extremism Affected Areas (RCPLWEA) for the financial year 2024-25. This follows Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s declaration that Left Wing Extremism (LWE)
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Prelims – High-Level Committee on Simultaneous elections, One Nation One Election, Article 356, Article 324A, Article 325, Article 82A Model Code of Conduct (MCC), Law Commission, Federalism, Electronic voting machines (EVMs), VVPAT, No confidence motion, RPA 1951 Mains – GS-II (Constitution, Polity and Elections). What’s in today’s article? Why in the News? Simultaneous elections in
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GS Paper I: Important geophysical phenomena such as cyclones etc. Why Typhoon Yagi in the news? Recently, Typhoon Yagi formed in the South China Sea. It has become the second most powerful tropical cyclone globally this year, following Typhoon Beryl. Yagi originated from a low-pressure system near Palau It was named by the Japan Meteorological
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