GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security. Context: As per the information given by the Union Home Ministry in Lok Sabha: Nearly 57% of those arrested in the country under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act between 2018 and 2020 were below 30 years …
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GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Inclusive growth and issues arising out of it. Context: In September 2018, the RBI had permitted the banks to co-lend with all registered NBFCs (including HFCs) to increase lending to the priority sector based on a prior agreement. Following this, several banks have entered into co-lending ‘master agreements’ with …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: India and its neighbourhood- relations. Context: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that the United States will expand its military and economic relationships with partners in Asia to push back against China’s increasing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific. What is Indo- Pacific? The idea of the Indo-Pacific …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these. Context: The centennial celebrations of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee was recently held. About PAC: The PAC is formed every year with a strength of not more than 22 members …
GS Paper 1: Topics covered: Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc., geographical features and their location. Context: A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia. The epicentre was in the Flores Sea, north of East Nusa Tenggara province. Why Indonesia is vulnerable to earthquakes? Indonesia sit along the Ring of …
GS Paper 1: Topics Covered: Issues related to women. Context: Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana has promised to take up with the Supreme Court Collegium the demand for more women judges. Status of women in Indian judiciary: In the 71 years of history of the SC, there have been only eight women …
GS Paper 1: Topics Covered: Indian culture – salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. Context: The Supreme Court has allowed carriageways of three highways to be widened to 10m as part of the Char Dham roads project after modifying its earlier order limiting the width to 5.5m. …
