Anonymity or Fame

 GS Paper 4 Syllabus: Foundational Values of Civil Servants   Civil Services: The post is paramount, not the person; work prevailed over publicity; they are supposed to remain faceless.   Recently civil servants have been in the news for all sorts of reasons not related to their work.   E. g 1) One couple, was …

Forest landscape restoration

 GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Environmental Conservation   Context: Ministry Of Environment, Forest And Climate Change To Organize Hariyali Mahotsav. The article is important from Mains perspective. Hariyali Mahotsav: The Mahotsav is being organized to create awareness about the importance of trees and green cover to protect our environment against air pollution and global warming. Van …

Union Minister for Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports launches revised schemes of Cash Awards, National Welfare and Pension to sportspersons

 GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of society, mechanism, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these schemes etc   Context: Union Minister for Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, launched revised schemes of Cash Awards, National Welfare and Pension to sportspersons, Web Portal for Schemes of Department …

Meghalaya tribal council to revisit Instrument of Accession

 GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Separation of powers between various organs; dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions, tribal Councils, 5th schedule, 6th schedule etc   Context: A tribal council in Meghalaya has called for a meeting of traditional heads to revisit the Instrument of Accession that made the Khasi domain a part of the Indian Union more …

India gets elected to the Intergovernmental Committee of UNESCO’s 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

 GS Paper 1 Syllabus: Indian Culture – Salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times.   Context: India has been elected as a member of the Intergovernmental Committee of UNESCO’s 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage for the 2022-2026 cycle. Background: India has previously served as …