Day: July 4, 2022

Examples to be used in Mains:   1. Social Justice: Need to make inclusive policies: DGCA declared Adam Harry “temporary unfit” on the grounds of gender dysphoria (unease due to mismatch between sex assigned at birth and a person’s gender identity), and because he is undergoing “cross-sex hormone therapy”. Being transgender has shattered Adam Harry’s …

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GS Paper-3 Syllabus: Science   Context: Researchers led by those from the National Centre of Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bengaluru (NCBS-TIFR), have found a new pathway that regulates nitrate absorption in plants. The new method: The gene transcription factor MADS27, which regulates nitrate absorption, root development and stress tolerance, is activated by …

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GS Paper-3 Syllabus: Environment Conservation Context: 2nd UNOC ended with Lisbon Declaration titled ‘Our Ocean, Our Future: call for action’. It was co-hosted by Kenya and Portugal in Lisbon 1st UNOC was in UN HQ (New York) in 2017 Lisbon Declaration Protecting at least 30% of national maritime zones by 2030 Achieving carbon neutrality by …

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GS Paper-2 Syllabus: Structure, Organization and function of the executive, laws affecting citizens etc   Context: The Union Home Ministry has amended certain rules related to the Foreign Contribution(Regulation) Act (FCRA), allowing Indians to receive up to ₹10 lakh in a year from relatives staying abroad without informing the authorities. The earlier limit was ₹1 …

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GS Paper-2 Syllabus: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies.   Context: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken over the probe into the killing of tailor Kanhaiyya Lal (48) in Rajasthan’s Udaipur over a social media post supporting suspended leader Nupur Sharma. Now, the Union Home Ministry has handed over to the agency the investigation …

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GS Paper-2 Syllabus: Issues related to the development of the social sector involving health, laws related to the social sector etc.   Context: Economic Advisory Council (EAC) to the Prime Minister has recommended the period within which patent applications are open to challenge by the public be restricted to a mere six months from the …

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GS Paper-2  Syllabus: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources   Context: An inter-ministerial committee has recommended that protein-rich food items e.g., Eggs be legally mandated in meals given through food safety programmes in schools and anganwadis under National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013.   Why the …

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GS Paper-1 Syllabus: Modern India   Context: PM Modi to launch the year-long celebrations on the 125th birth anniversary of Alluri Sitarama Raju, enabling a new generation to be aware of the heroics of Alluri and the sacrifices he made for the tribal community.   About Alluri Sitarama Raju (1897 – 1924) was an Indian …

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