GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Conservation related issues. Context: Corporate green-bond issuance has reached new highs as U.S. companies including chip maker Micron Technology Inc., retailer Walmart Inc. and data-center company Equinix Inc. add the bonds as part of larger traditional bond offerings. Need for: The increasing issuance of green bonds, which finance …
GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Economics of animal rearing. Context: A review meeting on the performance of the Rashtriya Gokul Mission was held recently. What is the Rashtriya Gokul Mission? ‘Rashtriya Gokul Mission’ was launched in 2014 to conserve and develop indigenous bovine breeds, under the National Programme for Bovine Breeding and Dairy Development …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. Context: Iran has invited the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for talks after the UN official expressed concern over a lack of contact with Iranian authorities. Previously, the IAEA complained that it …
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GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Separation of powers between various organs dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions. Context: President Ram Nath Kovind has promulgated two ordinances that would allow the Centre to extend the tenures of the directors of the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate from two years to up to five years. …
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GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Separation of powers between various organs dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions. Special courts to try MPs Context: The Supreme Court has decided to examine questions regarding the legal jurisdiction of the special courts set up to exclusively prosecute Members of Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies for various offences. …
GS Paper 1: Topics Covered: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. Context: The government is considering reopening the Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara corridor to Pakistan this week to allow Sikh pilgrims to cross over, more than 20 months after it was shut down …
