Mains Paper 2: International Relations Prelims level: NATO Mains level: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India Context: • India’s National Security Advisor (Ajit Kumar Doval) visited Kabul for 2 days. This was the first visit by a…
Mains Paper 2: International relation Prelims level: Global Britain, Global Broker report Mains level: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests Context: • UK-based policy institute also known as the Royal Institute of International…
• National Informatics Centre (NIC), along with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is jointly launching CollabCAD Software. What is CollabCAD Software? • CollabCAD is a collaborative network enabled and desktop CAD (Computer -Aided Design) software system. • It…
• India has expressed serious concern over the security situation in the Sahel and Lake Chad region in West Africa. India also condemned terrorist attacks by Boko Haram in Nigeria and Lake Chad region and by Islamic State in West…
• Seaweed is the common name for countless species of marine plants and algae that grow in the ocean as well as in rivers, lakes, and other water bodies. • Seaweeds, found mostly in the intertidal region, in shallow and…
• Great Green Wall (GGW) is an African-led initiative, which aims to restore the degraded landscapes of the Sahel – one of the world’s most impoverished regions- snaking all the way from Senegal in the West to Djibouti in the…
• Recently, the Allahabad High Court (HC) has ruled that couples seeking to solemnise their marriage under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 can choose not to publish the mandatory 30-day notice of their intention to marry. Before that, in a…
• Actor Anuskha Sharma and her husband, Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli, became parents to a girl on January 11. While the Indian team is on a tour to Australia, Kohli came back to India after the first Test, on…
• Pakistan has issued special permits to Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, the crown prince and five other members of their family to hunt Houbara bustard during the 2020-21 hunting season. • The Arab royals hunt the bird…
• The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways and MSME launched an innovative new paint named Khadi Prakritik Paint. • It is developed by Khadi and Village Industries Commission. About: • The “Khadi Prakritik Paint” is a first-of-its-kind eco-friendly…
Mains Paper 2: Polity Prelims level: Anti-cow slaughter Mains level: Issues related to economics of animal-rearing. Context: • In rushing through an anti-cow slaughter ordinance without a debate, the Karnataka government undoes more than a century of nuanced debate on…
Mains Paper 3: Economy Prelims level: Farm laws Mains level: Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices; Public Distribution System-objectives, functioning, Context: • The Supreme Court passed an interim order in the on-going contestation between…