GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Conservation related issues. Context: Government has recently introduced the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 in Lok Sabha. Highlights of the Bill: The Bill seeks to reduce the pressure on wild medicinal plants by encouraging the cultivation of medicinal plants. The Bill proposes to exempt AYUSH practitioners from intimating …
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GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Conservation related issues. Context: The Centre is planning to use the green hydrogen fuel from wastewater by using solar energy. It is possible by using electrolyzers. How this can be achieved? By segregation of solid waste management using the rooftop solar, we can make green hydrogen with the …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: India and its neighbours. Context: India and Taiwan have started negotiations for a free-trade agreement and the setting up of a semiconductor manufacturing facility by a Taiwanese firm in India, in a significant step signalling their resolve to broad-base the overall bilateral economic engagement. If the move to set …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Government Policies and issues related. Context: India is likely to implement four labour codes (on wages, social security, occupational safety and industrial relations) by the next fiscal year beginning 2022. Under these new codes, a number of aspects related to employment and work culture, in general, might change – …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Government policies and issues surrounding. Context: The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was recently passed in Parliament. It seeks to replace an ordinance promulgated on September 30 this year. Objective of the Bill? The bill was introduced by the government to rectify an error that …
GS Paper 2: Topic covered: Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure. Delimitation Commission: Context: The Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation Commission (headed by retired Supreme Court Judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai), has made the following recommendations: Increase six seats for the Jammu division and one for the Kashmir division. …
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GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies. Context: The opposition has questioned the impartiality of the upcoming elections in five states after Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sushil Chandra and Election Commissioners Rajiv Kumar and Anup Chandra Pandey attended an online interaction called by …
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