• India condemned Pakistan’s decision to transfer the management of the Kartarpur Sahib gurudwara from a Sikh body to a separate trust, saying it runs against the religious sentiments of the Sikh community. While China strongly condemned India’s move to…
• NASA has reported that it observed a mix of X-ray and radio signals never observed before in the Milky Way. • Significantly, the flare-up it observed included the first fast radio burst (FRB) seen within the galaxy. Key highlights:…
• Supreme Court was hearing a case where abuses were hurled by a person of upper caste at aperson belonging to Scheduled Caste due to a property dispute between them and man was booked under SC/ST Act. SC ruled that:…
• Vertical farming is the practice of producing food in vertically stacked layers and vertically inclined surfaces. • Crops are grown indoors, under artificial conditions of light and temperature. It uses soil-less methods such as hydroponics, aquaponics and aeroponics. Advantages…
• A Virtual Bilateral Summit between Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Italy Prof. Giuseppe Conte was held on 6th November, 2020. About: • Prime Minister Modi recalled the 2018 visit of Prof. Giuseppe Conte to India…
• The Haryana Assembly passed a bill to give 75% reservation in the private sector to job seekers from the state, amid strong objections by Congress and Jannayak Janata Party MLAs. Key highlights: • The Haryana State Employment of Local…
• The Reserve Bank came out with a Co-Lending Model (CLM) scheme under which banks can provide loans along with NBFCs to priority sector borrowers based on a prior agreement. Key highlights: • Primary focus of CLM scheme is to…
Mains Paper 3: Economy Prelims level: Multi-tired system Mains level: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment Context: • On October 27, the Supreme Court of India heard brief arguments on the constitutional…
Mains Paper 2: Governance Prelims level: Hindu Marriage Act 1955 Mains level: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability Context: • In India, though more girls are going to school now, for many, the inevitable reality seems marriage before completion…
Mains Paper 2: National Prelims level: Low labour force participation Mains level: Salient aspects of Indian Society; Gender gaps Context: • Is the COVID-19 pandemic unwittingly turning the tide on the sticky issue of the low labour force participation (LFP)…
Mains Paper 2: Health Prelims level: Cancer disease Mains level: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health Context: • Ever since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, dealing with cancer has got much harder. •…
