GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Cyber security related issues. Context: The central government has approved the implementation of Phase II of the Inter-Operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) project by the Ministry of Home Affairs. It has been approved at a total cost of Rs 3,375 crore during the period from 2022-23 to 2025-26. …
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GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Conservation related issues. UNEP Frontiers report: Context: The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) recently released its latest annual Frontiers report. This is the fourth edition of the Frontiers Report, which was first published in 2016 with an alert to the growing risk of zoonotic diseases, four years before the …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: India and neighbourhood relations. Context: India and the United Arab Emirates have signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). What is CEPA and how is it different from FTA? It is a kind of free trade pact which covers negotiation on the trade in services and investment, …
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GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Conservation related issues. Context: The government has notified the Guidelines on Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR) on plastic packaging under Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016. The guidelines will come into effect from 1st July 2022. Overview of the new guidelines: Four categories of plastic packaging specified: Category one will …
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GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Government subsidies. Context: The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) has successfully entered its seventh year of implementation with the upcoming Kharif 2022 season, completing six years of its implementation since its announcement on 18 February 2016. Meri Policy Mere Hath to be launched: As part of the …
GS Paper 1: Topics Covered: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. Context: Out of the total population of Dalits in Punjab, about 21 percent of the population belongs to the Ravidassia community. The importance of this population can be understood from the …
