GS Paper III – Achievements of Indians in Science and Technology, Indigenisation of Technology Why in the news? Recently, the second nuclear submarine in the Indian Navy, INS Arighat, has been commissioned. With the induction of INS Arighat, India hopes to fortify its nuclear triad, improve nuclear deterrence, contribute to regional peace and strategic balance, […]
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GS Paper II – Issues Related to Women, Government Budget Why in the news? The 2024–25 Budget has a strong emphasis on women-led development, with pro-women investment topping ₹3 lakh crore and Gender Budget Statement (GBS) allocations hitting 1% of GDP for the first time. Highlights of Gender Budget 2024-25: Increase in Funds Supporting Women:
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GS Paper III-Biotechnology Why in the news? The BioE3 policy promoting biotechnology for the economy, environment, and employment was just adopted by the Union Cabinet. The goal of this policy is to support India’s high-performance biomanufacturing sector. About BioE3 Policy : The production of bio-based products is facilitated by high-performance biomanufacturing, which integrates sophisticated biotechnological
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Why in the news? The government of Tamil Nadu has declared that the collected works of the late Chief Minister M Karunanidhi will be “Tamilnadu’s Nationalization” or openly available for anybody to copy, translate, and modify. What’s in the article? Important aspects of the 1957 Copyright Act Copyright laws and Nationalisation of copyright Regarding Ambedkar’s
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GS Paper 2: India and its neighbourhood relations, Regional groupings, and Important international institutions. Why in the news? Recently, Pakistan extended an invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the October meeting of the SCO’s Council of Heads of Government in Islamabad. About SCO : “Shanghai Cooperation Organization” is the acronym for SCO. Kazakhstan,
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GS Paper II – Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors Context: A bill approved by the Assembly aims to outlaw child marriage, curb polygamy, and eliminate the role that kazis play in the marriage registration process. Why in the news? The Compulsory Registration of Assam Muslim Marriage and Divorces Bill, 2024 was
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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). Context – A ‘High-Level Committee on One Nation, One Election,’ headed
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Why in the News? The Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) enters its tenth year in 2024. On August 28, 2014, PMJDY was introduced, marking a decade of operation. Over 3 crore accounts under the PMJDY are to be opened by the government during the current fiscal year 2024–2025. Achievements of Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana :
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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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