Mains Paper 2: International Relations Prelims level: UN Security Council Mains level: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. Context: • External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar made his speech to the UN Security Council…
• Recently, the Union Cabinet approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Scientific and Technical Cooperation between the Ministry of Earth Sciences and the National Centre of Meteorology of the UAE. Key highlights of MoUs: • Cooperation to support the…
• A study finds only 30% of Indian executives in the survey knew about 3D printing, compared to 77% of American executives. About: • 3D printing or additive manufacturing uses computer-aided designing to make prototypes or working models of objects…
• Public and Private Health Facilities were felicitated with Kayakalp award for high standards of Sanitation and Hygiene. The government had launched a National Initiative ‘Kayakalp’ on 15th May 2015 to ensure hygiene, sanitation and cleanliness in Public Health Facilities…
Mains Paper 2: International Relations Prelims level: Mao Zedong Mains level: India and its neighbourhood- relations Context: • Chinese strategists often invent past military triumphs against India. They forget that the age of teaching anyone a lesson is over. •…
Mains Paper 3: Security Prelims level: WhatsApp Mains level: Social Media related issues Context: • WhatsApp in its new privacy policy brought differentiation between “messages with friends or family” and “messages with a business”. • In some conditions, business messages…
Mains Paper 1: History Prelims level: Swami Vivekananda Mains level: Important Personalities Context: • Swami Vivekananda’s birthday is celebrated as National Youth Day in India every year on 12 January. • He is the inspiration behind National Youth Day. In…
Mains Paper 2: Polity Prelims level: USA politics Mains level: Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme with that of other countries Context: • A balance has to be struck between police autonomy and political executive in USA and India. •…
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 ongoing contestation between…
Mains Paper 2: International relations Prelims level: SAARC Mains level: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. Context: • The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), appears to be all but dead in…
• Union government indicated that it is looking for an early implementation of the four labour codes, and rules to this effect will be ready by the end of January. • Centre is holding a tripartite consultation (involving its officials,…
• Crop insurance scheme The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) successfully completes 5 Years of operations on 13th January 2021. Key achievements: • Average sum insured per hectare has increased from Rs. 15,100 during pre-PMFBY Schemes to Rs. 40,700…
