GS Paper 4 Kautilya in the ancient treatise “Arthashastra” writes: “The happiness of the people is the happiness of the king; Their good alone is his, his personal good is not his true good; the only true good being that of his people: Therefore let the King be active in working for the prosperity …
GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Disaster Management Source: UNDRR Context: Indigenous peoples’ understanding of disaster risk uses an enormous dataset – traditional knowledge and folklore reaching back many generations. It was highlighted in the recently concluded Global Platform For Disaster Risk Reduction 2022 (GP2022) in Bali. These indigenous practices have used traditional knowledge, alongside modern …
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GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices Source: The Hindu Context: The government constituted a committee headed by former Union Agriculture Secretary Sanjay Agrawal to look into the issues of minimum support price (MSP) Background: The government had announced the decision to repeal the three farm …
GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Economy Source: Indian Express Context: US’ inflation rate was at 9.1% in June, the highest in 40 years, and FED action to increase the interest rate has led to few terms coming up in focus. Bond yield curve inversion Bonds are essentially an instrument through which governments (and also corporations) …
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GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Issues related to the social sector involving healthcare, schemes for vulnerable sections of society, medical devices etc Source: Indian express Context: The Union Health Ministry last week released a draft of a proposed Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics Bill, 2022 to replace the existing Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, and …
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GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Laws, institutions and bodies for betterment and protection of vulnerable sections of society, Tele-Law etc Source: PIB Context: From this year, Tele-Law service is being made free of cost for citizens in the country,” Minister of Law and Justice at the 18th All India Legal Services Meet at Jaipur. The …
GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Mechanism, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of vulnerable sections of society, minority status etc Source: The Hindu Context: Every person in India can be a minority in one State or the other. The minority status of religious and linguistic communities is “State-dependent”, the Supreme Court …
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