Day: May 25, 2022

GS Paper 3 Syllabus: conservation of Environment, environmental pollution and degradation.   Context: Consumer goods companies and makers of electronics goods have to ensure at least 60% of their electronic waste is collected and recycled by 2023 with targets to increase them to 70% and 80% in 2024 and 2025, respectively, according to a draft …

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GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Agriculture( major Crops and supply chain management)   Context: In a bid to cool inflation inedible oils, the Centre allowed duty free import of 20 lakh tonnes each of crude soybean oil and crude sunflower oil for this year as well as 2023-24.   Inflation: Inflation is defined as a situation …

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GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Infrastructure(energy, ports, roads, airports, railways etc)   Context: The PM is set to lay the foundation stone for include the Rs 1,400 crore multi-modal logistics park in Chennai, the Rs 5,850 crore 21-km four-lane double-decker elevated road connecting Chennai Port to Maduravoyal (NH-4), and the Rs 14,870 crore Chennai-Bengaluru Expressway project. …

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GS Paper 2 and GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Government policies and interventions, Environmental pollution and degradation   Context: Delhi Chief Minister flags off 150 electric buses.   Electric Vehicles (EVs) An EV operates on an electric motor instead of an internal combustion engine and has a battery instead of a fuel tank. EVs have low …

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GS Paper 2:  Syllabus: International organizations(WEF), local industries   Context: Indian industry should strengthen domestic supply chains by sourcing supplies locally. We should not excessively depend on international supply chains and ask businesses to procure goods locally “whenever there’s an opportunity”. World Economic Forum(WEF) It is a Swiss nonprofit foundation established in 1971, based in …

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GS Paper 2:  Syllabus: Regional forums, international organizations.   Context: At the fourth Quad summit — the second since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, there were divergences among the leaders of Australia, India, Japan and US on the war in Europe. There was unanimity in their response to China’s belligerence as they strongly opposed “any …

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GS Paper 1 Syllabus: Salient aspects of Art forms, literature and architecture.                           Context: The Qutub Minar complex is not a place of worship and its character cannot be changed now, the Archaeological Survey of India submitted in a Delhi court recently, while opposing a plea challenging the dismissal of a civil suit …

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