Mains Paper 1: Society Prelims level: Special Marriage Act Mains level: Salient features of Indian Society CONTEXT: • The Special Marriage Act (SMA), 1954, is seen as a progressive law enacted to help inter¬faith couples. But recently, Uttar Pradesh and…
Mains Paper 3: Environment Prelims level: El Nino and La Nina Mains level: Environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment CONTEXT: • A recent report by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water found that 75% of districts in India,…
Mains Paper 2: International Relations Prelims level: India’s Foreign Policy Mains level: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora CONTEXT: • The gravity of the COVID-19 situation, which has not yet reduced;…
Mains Paper 2: International Relations Prelims level: India-Nepal relations Mains level: India and its neighborhood- relations CONTEXT: • China is prepared to intervene in Nepal’s politics as it is facing controversial decision to dissolve Parliament and call for elections. •…
Mains Paper 3: Economy Prelims level: Not much Mains level: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development CONTEXT: • The sheer scale of the suffering from COVID-19, the injustices and dangers the pandemic has revealed,…
Mains Paper 2: Polity Prelims level: Shakti Act Mains level: Laws, Institutions and Bodies Constituted for The Vulnerable Sections CONTEXT: • Maharashtra government will announce a bill proposing stern actions, including death sentence and life imprisonment, to curb crime against…
Mains Paper 3: Economy Prelims level: World Trade Organisation Mains level: Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies CONTEXT: • There are two main issues about the agriculture sector problem. Successive governments used the exchequer to provide farm subsidies.…
Mains Paper 3: Economy Prelims level: Supply Chain Resilience Mains level: Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth CONTEXT: • COVID-19 pandemic highlights the importance of creating resilient supply chains that…
Mains Paper 3: Environment Prelims level: New global climate policy Mains level: Issues related to conservation CONTEXT: • India, which is one the ‘major economies’, will meet its Paris Agreement target for 2030. Its per capita emissions are one-third of…
Mains Paper 3: Environment Prelims level: UNESCO world heritage sites Mains level: Issue related to conservation CONTEXT: • There are many laws and acts in India for conservation and to protect forest dwellers. However, in many areas, forest dwellers are…
Mains Paper 2: Polity Prelims level: Central Information Commission Mains level: Statutory bodies CONTEXT: • The Central Information Commission (CIC), statutory body for the implementation for the Right to Information Act (RTI), ruled that the disclosure of identity of Electoral…
Mains Paper 2: International Relations Prelims level: Not much Mains level: India and its neighborhood- relations. CONTEXT: • A politically-guided doctrine and comprehensive military capability are needed to deal with the China-Pakistan threat. INDIA’S STRATEGY: • Historically, China has never…