Category: 13 Jan 2023

GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Cooperative Societies – Agricultural Finance Source: PIB, The Hindu   Context: The Union Cabinet approved the setting up of three new cooperative bodies — national multi-state cooperative export society, national multi-state cooperative organic society and national multi-state cooperative seed society — under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies (MSCS) Act, 2002. Will help …

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GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Disaster management Source: WEF Context: World Economic Forum (WEF) has released Global Risk Report 2023    Key findings: Major global risks (see below image) In the next 2 years: Cost of living; Natural disasters and extreme weather events; Geoeconomic confrontation In the next 10 years: Failure to mitigate climate change; Biodiversity …

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GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection of vulnerable sections   Source: IE    Direction: The article discusses the need to frame new guidelines for the Preliminary Assessment of children (between 16-18) in conflict with the law as adults under the JJ Act.   Context: The NCPCR has come up …

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GS Papers 2 Syllabus: Indian Judiciary Source: Indian Express, Indian Express Context: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar criticised the Supreme Court for using the Basic Structure Doctrine to strike down constitutional amendments by Parliament, such as the NJAC Act. Previously, the VP had called the striking down of the NJAC Act a “severe compromise” of parliamentary …

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GS Paper 1 Syllabus: Ancient India Source: TOI   Context: Excavations at one of the biggest necropolises at Juna Khatiya village (Kutch, Gujarat) show rows of graves with valuable items such as Ceramic pots, beaded jewellery, animal bones etc. They date back to 3200BCE to 2600BCE (predating several other Harappan sites) Dholavira ( a UNESCO …

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