GS Paper 2: Syllabus: Important International Institutions. Context: India has hit out at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) after it condemned the derogatory comments made by two BJP leaders on Prophet Muhammed and Islam. India’s strong response came while several countries, including India’s crucial Gulf partner, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and security …
GS Paper 2: Syllabus: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies. Context: The National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd. (NARCL), set up to take over large bad loans of more than ₹500 crore from banks, will pick up the first set of such non-performing assets (NPAs) in July. What is NARCL? Setting up of NARCL, …
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GS Paper 2: Syllabus: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies. Context: The Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) will take up the Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir-cum-Drinking Water Project of the Karnataka government for discussion at its upcoming meeting. The “acceptance” of the CWMA would be a “prerequisite” for consideration of the detailed project report by the …
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GS Paper 2: Syllabus: Government Policies and issues arising out of their implementation. Context: Petitioners in the Delhi High Court questioned why marital status, age, or gender were the criteria for being allowed to commission or not commission surrogacy in India. What’s the issue? Under the provisions of the Surrogacy Act, a petitioner, …
GS Paper 1: Syllabus: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. Context: President Ram Nath Kovind recently inaugurated the Sant Kabir Academy and Research Centre under Swadesh Darshan Yojana at Maghar (Uttar Pradesh). About Kabir: Sant Kabir Das was a very renowned …
