Sarjubai Meena’s mission to conserve soil and water in Rajasthan’s Bhilwara district Residents of Amartiya and nearby villages in the Bhilwara district have traditionally depended on dug wells as they used to yield enough water for household needs, to grow rain-fed crops like corn, and feed animals but in recent years there was a shortage …
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GS Paper-3 Syllabus: Inclusive growth and associated issues/challenges Source: Live Mint Context: An article by David Malpass (president of the World Bank Group) on financial inclusion. *The article can be read along with one on 7th July 2022 (World Bank releases Global Findex database 2021) Data: Global Findex found that 71% of adults in …
GS Paper-2 Syllabus: Inter-State relations, special provisions for some states, Namsai Declaration etc Source: Indian Express, The Hindu Context: A boundary line delineated in 1960 by a committee will be the basis for the realignment of the Assam and Arunachal Pradesh interstate boundary as the two states attempt to solve their longstanding border disputes. …
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GS Paper-2 Syllabus: Higher educational institutions, NIRF Ranking, Issues related to the development of social sector related to Education etc Source: The Hindu Context: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, is yet again the top higher educational institute in the country followed by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, and IIT Bombay, …
GS Paper-2 Syllabus: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. Source: Live Mint Context: US House of Representatives has passed a legislative amendment that approves a waiver to India against the punitive CAATSA sanctions for its purchase of the S-400 missile defence system from Russia to …
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GS Paper-2 Syllabus: Global grouping involving India, SCO etc Source: The Hindu, The Print Context: Iran and Belarus are likely to be the two newest additions to the China and Russia-backed Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) India will host the SCO summit next year, and Varanasi has been selected as the SCO region’s first …
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