GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Conservation related issues. Context: The “Kunming Declaration” was adopted by over 100 countries in the ongoing virtual 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD). Theme of the COP-15: “Ecological Civilization: Building a Shared Future for All Life on …
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GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Conservation and Pollution related issues. Context: International E-Waste Day has been observed on October 14 every year since 2018. How much E-waste is generated across the world? Last year’s Global E-waste Monitor reported that 53.6 MT of waste electronic and electrical equipment were generated in 2019. That represented a …
GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Food Security related issues. Context: World Food Day is being celebrated every year on October 16 to commemorate the date of the founding of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation in 1945. The theme for World Food Day this year is “Our actions are our future- Better production, …
GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Employment related issues. Tamil Nadu Urban Employment Scheme Context: Tamil Nadu government has issued orders to implement the urban employment scheme in the state on a pilot basis. The scheme is aimed at providing livelihood and social security by increasing job opportunities and through creation and maintenance of public assets. …
GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: Important International Institutions. Context: International Monetary and Financial Committee meeting was held recently. The meeting was attended by Governors/Alternate Governors representing 190-member countries of the IMF. The discussions at the meeting centered on “vaccinate, calibrate and accelerate” which is the theme of the Managing Director’s Global Policy Agenda. The members …
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GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: Separation of powers between various organs dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions. Context: The Supreme Court has held that a superior court can set aside an anticipatory bail order if there was enough material to suggest that factors like gravity of the offence and the role of the accused in the …
GS Paper 1 Topics Covered: Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues. Context: 204th birth anniversary of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan was recently observed. He was born on October 17, 1817. Who was Sir Syed Ahmad Khan? Sir syed Ahmed khan was a …
