GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Infrastructure. Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Nordic companies to invest in the Blue Economy sector, including the Sagarmala project and asked the sovereign wealth funds of the Nordic countries to invest in India. As a part of Sagarmala Programme, more than 800 projects at an estimated cost …
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GS Paper 3: The ‘Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Rights Act)’: Context: Ignoring the law that stresses that original inhabitants, traditional forest dwellers and Adivasis must not be evicted from Tiger Reserves, the MoEFCC, has recently simply stated that they will be rehabilitated so that they do not lose their …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Conservation related issues. Context: Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Larsen & Toubro (L&T), and ReNew Power (ReNew) have signed a binding term sheet to set up a Joint Venture (JV) company to develop the green hydrogen sector in India. The Joint Venture will aim to supply green hydrogen at an …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Conservation related issues. What is the IPCC, and why are its Assessment Reports important? Context: The third part of the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report was released recently. The first part of the report was released in August last year. That one was centred around the scientific basis of climate …
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GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Issues related to Health. Context: The WHO has suspended Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin’s supply through UN agencies, after an inspection flagged issues relating to manufacturing. When was it approved? Covaxin had got emergency use listing (EUL) from the WHO in November 2021 as it met the standards set by …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges therein. Context: The Haryana Assembly has passed a resolution seeking completion of the SYL Canal. The canal, once completed, will enable …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Welfare schemes for the Vulnerable Sections of the society. Context: A standing committee of Parliament, in its report, has criticised the functioning of the development programme for de-notified, nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes. Who are de-notified, nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes? They are communities that were ‘notified’ as being ‘born …
