GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Conservation related issues. Context: Individual and community right certificates were recently handed over to the beneficiaries of Gujjar-Bakerwal and Gaddi-Sippi communities in Jammu and Kashmir under the Forest Rights Act. The Act is being implemented from December 1, 2020. Before 2019, many Central laws were not implemented in Srinagar. …
GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Context: Australia will support India’s ‘Gaganyaan’ mission by tracking it through Cocos Keeling island. Significance: There are blind spots due to which there is a possibility of not receiving signals, sources said. The data relay satellite tracking from Cocos Keeling island is expected to help address …
GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology. Context: Every year on September 15, India along with Sri Lanka and Tanzania celebrate National Engineer’s day to recognise and honour the achievements of …
GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. Context: The World Health Organisation (WHO) may take a decision on granting Emergency Use Listing (EUL) to Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin this week. The vaccine should get international recognition with this. Post approval people wanting to travel abroad will not have difficulty. …
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GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: India and neighbourhood relations. Context: Hundreds of protesters recently took to streets of the Pallandari region in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) demanding independence from Pakistani clutches. What’s the issue? Accusing Islamabad of giving second-class citizen treatment to them for the past seven decades, the protestors said that their rights were …
GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure. Context: Last week, the Delhi High Court upheld the view that the “Right to Privacy” includes the “Right to be Forgotten” and the “Right to be Left Alone”. The court said this in an order passed in response …
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