GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Conservation related issues. Context: Recently, IPCC released its Sixth Assessment Report “Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science”. Several Indian Scientists have participated in the preparation of this report. What is Sixth Assessment Report (AR6)? The Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) …
GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Bio-technology and issues relating to intellectual property rights. Context: The Union government has decided to allow the import of crushed genetically modified (GM) soybean, which is a major ingredient of poultry feed. What necessitated this move? The poultry industry has been crushed by multiple disasters over the last year …
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GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: e-governance related issues. Context: The Union Minister of Commerce & Industry chaired a meeting for the review of the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) initiative of Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). What is ONDC? Open Network for Digital Commerce christened ONDC is globally first-of-its-kind …
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GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: Issues related to health. Context: Under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), the Union government’s health insurance scheme, approximately 20.32 lakh COVID-19 tests and 7.08 lakh treatments were authorised from April 2020 to July 2021. The total value of the tests and treatment stood at ₹2,794 crore. …
GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Vehicle scrappage policy: Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently unveiled the National Automobile Scrappage Policy. About the Vehicle Scrappage Policy: Old vehicles will have to pass a fitness test before re-registration …
