• The Border Security Force (BSF) is celebrating its 56th Raising Day on 1 December 2020. Border Security Force (BSF) is “India’s first line of defence”. Border Security Force was raised in accordance with an Act of the Parliament on…
Mains Paper 2: Polity Prelims level: Electoral democracy in India Mains level: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability Context: • Elections are about winning or losing. There are few drawn matches in this game. But, over and above the…
Mains Paper 2: Health Prelims level: SARS Cov-2 Mains level: Issues relating to development and management of social sector relating to health, education Context: • Covid 19, a pandemic, cause a different problem for society. Current situation about pandemic: •…
• This is the first time that summit-level meeting was held under India’s chairmanship since it gained full membership of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in 2017. • Council of Heads of Government is SCO’s second-highest body that deals with the…
• In the November 29 episode of Mann Ki Baat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that an ancient idol of the goddess Annapurna, stolen from India about a century ago, is being brought back from Canada. About: • This idol…
• The finance ministry has proposed giving the ‘development finance institution’ (DFI) tag to India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL). • The move is aimed to support long-term financial needs of infrastructure projects at a time when Rs 111 trillion…
• Election Commission told Ministry of Law and Justice that it is technically and administratively ready to extend the Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System (ETPBS) to NRI voters for elections next year in Assam, West Bengal, Kerala etc. About: •…
Mains Paper 2: Polity Prelims level: RTI Act Mains level: Indian Constitution: historical underpinnings, evolution, features Context: • Recently, in a case involving activist Saket Gokhale, the Bombay high court ordered the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to remove Mr…
Mains Paper 3: Economy Prelims level: The Farm Acts Mains level: Issues Related to Farm Subsidies and MSP Context: • The Farm Acts were legislative misadventures, while much more is needed to address the genuine fears of farmers. • The…
Mains Paper 2: International Relations Prelims level: Treaty of Peace and Friendship Mains level: India and its neighborhood- relations Context: • When Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla arrived in Kathmandu on November 26 and spoke in fluent Nepali to the…
• Apex Committee for Implementation of Paris Agreement (AIPA) is a 17-member inter-ministerial committee constituted to ensure coordinated response on climate change matters that protects country’s interests. • India is on track towards meeting its climate change obligations under Paris…
Mains Paper 2: International Relations Prelims level: Not much Mains level: Geopolitics in west Asia Context: • The brazen murder of a top Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh highlights the Islamic Republic of Iran’s growing strategic vulnerabilities. • It also…
