GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Biotechnology related issues. Context: Data from human trials of India’s first homegrown mRNA COVID-19 vaccine are likely to be presented to authorities for evaluation by the end of the month, and company officials are aiming to roll out the product before April. The mRNA vaccine being developed by Pune-based …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Agriculture and farm subsidies. Context: The Congress manifesto for the UP polls promises waiver of farm loans within 10 days of coming to power and a subquota for the most backward classes (MBCs) within the other backward classes (OBC) quota to ensure maximum benefits, if voted to office Uttar …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. Context: Delivering its judgement, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has awarded the DRC $225 million for damage to persons, which includes loss of life, rape, recruitment of child soldiers and displacement of civilians. Now, Uganda must pay the Democratic …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. Context: UN peacekeepers and troops of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have increased patrols near the site of last week’s deadly raid on internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northeast Ituri province. What’s the issue? The UN …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Separation of powers between various organs dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions. Context: The Supreme Court has made the following suggestions on the applicability and imposition of death Penalty in its recent judgment. The judgement came in the rape and murder of a seven-year-old. The court commuted the death penalty …
GS Paper 2: Topics covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Context: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) recently informed the Rajya Sabha that it does not maintain a centralised data on the total number of detention centres in the country, as …
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GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Functioning of the Parliament. Context: Congress Whip Jairam Ramesh has raised the issue of Cabinet ministers not responding to questions in the Rajya Sabha claiming it to be first such incident in 70 years. MPs’ right to question: In both Houses, elected members enjoy the right to seek …
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