GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Conservation and pollution related issues. Context: BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has completed its inspection of Union Minister Narayan Rane’s bungalow in Juhu following the complaint of illegal construction and flouting of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) rules. What’s the issue? The Union Minister’s bungalow has been illicitly constructed within …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Context: Eurybates is one of a handful of asteroids that Lucy will visit over the next 12 years. Recently, astronomers at Las Vegas were observing a star which appeared to briefly blink out because the asteroid Eurybates had passed in front of it. As Eurybates eclipsed …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Context: Astronomical observations suggest that a significant part of the universe is made up of dark matter which interacts with the rest of the universe only through the gravitational pull. Many large lab experiments have tried to detect elementary particles that could be candidates for dark …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: India and neighbourhood relations. Context: A 10-member Indian delegation will visit Pakistan for the annual meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission from March 1-3. Under the Indus Water Treaty, it is mandatory to hold a meeting at least once every year ending March 31. Significance: In a first …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Issues related to Education. Context: The Academic Bank of Credits (ABC) is expected to be implemented from this academic year. However, this scheme has many pros and cons and there are issues which still need to be addressed before it gets implemented. Concerns and challenges associated: ABC will …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Context: The Karnataka government has moved the Supreme Court seeking setting up of a bench to hear a plea relating to the dispute over the allocation of water of Krishna river, …
