• The New Development Bank (NDB), headquartered in Shanghai, has approved a US$500 million loan fund for the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project to further improve the public transport system and ease the national capital area. Crowding took…
• The Delhi government on November 18 told the Delhi High Court that a personal vehicle on a public road cannot be said to be a private zone — rather, it is a public space. About: • The argument was…
• Under the challenge, all states/UTs pledged to make sewer-cleaning mechanised by April 2021, promote citizen awareness and prevent Flazardous Cleaning of Sewers and Septic Tanks. About: • 243 cities will be awarded under three sub-categories based on population: up…
• Karnataka state government has been arguing that classification was done without taking into account needs of the people and is impacting farmers and also barred large tracts from mining. • Reports by expert committees constituted by Karnataka government, after…
• Green hydrogen is a clean burning fuel that eliminates emissions by using renewable energy (such as wind, solar or hydro) to electrolyse water, separating the hydrogen atom within it from oxygen. • Hydrogen derived using fossil fuels is called…
• Malaria is caused by parasites that are transmitted to people through infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. There are 5 parasite species that cause malaria in humans. • 2 species- Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax- pose the greatest threat. About: •…
• International Fund Agriculture Development report is an international financial institution and a specialised agency of United Nations dedicated to eradicating poverty and hunger in rural areas of developing countries. Key Findings: • Small-scale farmers operating on less than 5…
Mains Paper 2: International Relations Prelims level: East Asia Summit Mains level: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests Context: • The East Asia Summit (EAS) is the main summit in the Indo-Pacific region,…
Mains Paper 2: Polity Prelims level: Fundamental rights Mains level: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability Context: • For judicial barbarism is what we have witnessed over the years, with tragic consequences for India’s citizens, its institutions and the…
Mains Paper 2: Health Prelims level: Covid-19 pandemic Mains level: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health Context: • Hit by an alarming rise in COVID infections over the past three weeks, Delhi once again…
Mains Paper 3: Economy Prelims level: Free trade agreements Mains level: Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth Context: • India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar recently disapproved of free trade…
Mains Paper 3: Economy Prelims level: Lakshmi Vilas Bank Mains level: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment Context: • RBI decided to recommend the imposition of a one-month moratorium on Lakshmi Vilas…
