GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Issues related to Health. Context: One of the three persons diagnosed with Lassa fever in the UK has died on February 11. The cases have been linked to travel to west African countries. What is Lassa? The Lassa virus is named after a town in Nigeria where the …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Context: For the first time in history, we can see the planet Venus in Color, thanks to NASA Parker Solar Probe. The Wide-field Imager for Parker Solar Probe (WISPR) by the American space agency has managed to take pictures of the surface of Venus revealing stunning …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Pollution related issues. Context: The National Green Tribunal has decided to club eight ongoing cases on fly ash mismanagement and accidents filed between 2013 and 2020. This is a significant acknowledgement of the country’s fly ash crisis and could usher in better regulations to govern such infrastructure. …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Food security related issues. Context: India signed an agreement with the United Nation’s World Food Programme (WFP) for the distribution of 50,000 MT of wheat that it has committed to sending Afghanistan as part of a humanitarian assistance. According to the MoU, the wheat will be taken through Pakistan …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. Context: Underlining that the purchase of S-400 defence system is in New Delhi’s security interest, newly appointed Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov said threats of US sanctions against India will not affect the …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Issues related to Health. Context: The National Health Authority has announced the integration of its flagship Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission with the Aarogya Setu app, allowing users to create the 14-digit unique Ayushman Bharat Health Account numbers from the app. About the Mission: The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission …
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 Supreme Court has refused to intervene in a petition challenging sections of the Right to Education Act of 2009 which exclude vedic pathsalas , madrasas and institutions imparting religious …
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GS Paper 1: Topics Covered: Important Geophysical phenomenon. Context: Recently, Elon Musk’s Starlink has lost 40 satellites that were caught in a geomagnetic storm a day after they were launched. However, these satellites have not created any space debris as the satellites were designed to burn up on reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere. …
GS Paper 1: Topics Covered: Indian Art and Culture. Context: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi recently paid his obeisances to Sri Madhvacharya on the occasion of Madhva Navami. About Sri Madhvacharya: Shri Madhvacharya was born near Udupi. He was born in 1238, on the auspicious day of Vijayadashami, and he was …
