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Gs paper-4 Syllabus: Political Ethics Context: Recent incidents around the world like the Russia-Ukraine war, the Nupur Sharma case, etc have highlighted the issue of lack of ethics in politics. Definition: Political ethics refers to making moral judgments to guide action and methods of decision-making for the public good. Various perspectives regarding Political Ethics: …
Gs paper-3 Syllabus: Basic Economics Context: The US Federal Reserve announced the most aggressive interest rate increase in almost 30 years, raising the benchmark borrowing rate by 0.75 percentage points. Basics: Increasing interest rate will make US bonds more attractive and investors/citizens will invest in them rather than spend. Also, borrowings will become …
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Gs paper-3 Syllabus: Science and Tech; Mobilization of Resources Context: Cabinet has cleared the way for the auction of the 5G spectrum Benefits from the auction: Newer avenues: The auction and steps outlined for bidding would open up newer avenues for deeper penetration, access and rich user experience. Option of surrender: Operators would have …
Gs paper-3 Syllabus: Effects of liberalisation on the economy Context: India has expressed concern that some suggestions on reforming the World Trade Organization (WTO) could eventually damage the developing nations more. What are the concerns raised by India at WTO: On issues of Fisheries and E-commerce: Revmoval of subsidies will hurt fishermen. So, India …
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Gs paper-2 Syllabus: Rule of law Context: The recent demolition drives in the aftermath of the row over the remarks on Prophet Muhammed may challenge certain basic tenets of law, including the right of a person to be heard first. The state can deprive a person of his or her property only after following …
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Gs paper-2 Syllabus: India and the neighbourhood, Bilateral, regional and global grouping. Context: National Security Adviser(NSA) recently attended a virtual BRICS meeting hosted by the Chinese NSA, aimed at strengthening “political and security cooperation” within BRICS. Recommendations by India during the meeting: Cooperation on terrorism without reservations. Preventing the use of Information …
Gs paper-2 Syllabus: Presidential election, Constitutional bodies. Context: Consultations on putting up a joint candidate for the Presidential election, 17 Opposition parties attended a meeting hosted by West Bengal Chief Minister. Constitutional provisions regarding President Part V of the Constitution (The Union) under Chapter I (The Executive) lists out the qualification, election and …
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Gs paper-1 Syllabus: Salient features of the world’s physical geography. Context: Researchers from the University of Adelaide, Australia, have carried out a new study that includes an updated map of the earth’s tectonic plates. Plate Tectonic: A tectonic plate, according to the United States Geological Survey, “is a massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock”, …
