GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security. Context: Former Supreme Court judge Rohinton F Nariman, who quashed Section 66A of the Information Technology Act in 2015 for having the “chilling effect” on the right to freedom of speech, has called the Unlawful Activities …
GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Conservation and pollution related issues. Context: India will ban most single-use plastics by next year as part of its efforts to reduce pollution — but experts say the move is only a first step to mitigate the environmental impact. Background: The government announced the ban in August this year, …
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GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Context: The first scientific analysis of images taken by NASA’s Perseverance rover has now confirmed that Mars’ Jezero crater — which today is a dry, wind-eroded depression — was once a quiet lake, fed steadily by a small river some 3.7 billion years ago. The images also …
GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Awareness in technology. Context: G7 finance leaders have laid out guidelines for central bank digital currencies. The guidelines include: Any digital currency issued by a central bank must “support and do no harm” to the bank’s ability to fulfil its mandate on monetary and financial stability, and must also …
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GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. Context- What has happened? The World Bank, in mid-September, announced that it was set to discontinue publishing its Doing Business report. Why? This announcement came on the back of an independent investigation that, reportedly, found “data irregularities” that prevailed …
