Mains Paper 2: Health Prelims level: National AIDS Control Organization Mains level: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health Context: • There is a reduction in new HIV infections among children and in AIDS-related deaths…
Mains Paper 2: Education Prelims level: NEET exams Mains level: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Education Context: • The conduct of two rounds of NEET, attendance at the test and the publication of results,…
Mains Paper 2: Health Prelims level: Mathematics modelling of COVID-19 Mains level: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health Context: • A committee of well-regarded mathematicians and infectious disease experts — appointed by the Dept.…
Mains Paper 2: Governance Prelims level: Dalit atrocities Mains level: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability Context: • Dalit politics in Bihar has mainly been a politics of negotiation for a “good deal” from mainstream political parties. • The…
Mains Paper 2: Governance Prelims level: Section 377 Mains level: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability Context: • Two years ago, the Supreme Court struck down a colonial-era law that had made homosexuality a criminal offence in India —…
Mains Paper 2: International Prelims level: Cyber Security Mains level: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests Context: • A report recently revealed how a Shenzhen-based big data firm, with links to the Chinese…
Mains Paper 2: International Prelims level: World Economic Outlook Mains level: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate Context: • The IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook sums up the challenges ahead in the report’s title: ‘A long and…
Mains Paper 2: International Relations Prelims level: United Nations Organisation Mains level: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate Context: • The United Nations turned 75 this year. • In normal times, September would have seen a grand…
Mains Paper 1: Geography Prelims level: Flood causes Mains level: Urbanization problems and their remedies Context: • A deep monsoon depression over the west central Bay of Bengal, which weakened as it moved over Telangana, resulted in downpours over several…
Mains Paper 2: International Relations Prelims level: Global Geopolitical 2020 Mains level: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests Context: • It is a paradox that precisely at a time when the salience of…
Mains Paper 2: Social Justice Prelims level: zero hunger Mains level: Issues relating to poverty and hunger Context: • Food is the essence of life and the bedrock of our cultures and communities. • It can be a powerful means…
Mains Paper 3: Economy Prelims level: Inflation Mains level: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment Context: • There is nothing like a crisis to concentrate the mind. • The salience of this…
