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Disaster Management Plan of Ministry of Panchayati Raj:

GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Disaster management.   Context: Union Minister of Panchayati Raj has released the “Disaster Management Plan of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj(DMP-MoPR)”.   Areas covered under the Plan: 1) Institutional arrangement for Disaster Management. 2) Hazard Risk, Vulnerability and Capacity Analysis. 3) Coherence of Disaster Risk Management across Resilient Development and …

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International Day of Forests – 21st March:

GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Conservation related issues.   Context: Observed on: 21st March every year since 2021. The organizers are the United Nations Forum on Forests and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with Governments, the Collaborative Partnership on Forests and other relevant organizations in the field.   …

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What is ExoMars?

GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Awareness in space.   Context: The European Space Agency’s ExoMars 2022 mission has been delayed after the agency suspended all cooperation with Russia’s space program Roscosmos.   About ExoMars: It was a joint endeavour between ESA and the Russian space agency, Roscosmos. The primary goal of the ExoMars programme is …

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What is Par Tapi Narmada river-linking project?

GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Government policies and associated issues.   Context: The tribals in Gujarat are protesting against the Centre’s Par Tapi Narmada river-linking project.     About the Project: Envisioned under the 1980 National Perspective Plan. It proposes to link three rivers: Par, originating from Nashik in Maharashtra and flowing through Valsad. Tapi …

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What is the Principle of ‘Reasonable Accommodation’?

GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Indian Constitution.   Context: In its recent verdict on Hijab case, the Karnataka High Court rejected an argument in support of permitting Muslim girls wearing head-scarves that was based on the principle of ‘reasonable accommodation’. This meant that the court did not favour making any change or adjustment to the …

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