GS Paper 4 Source: The Indian Express Context After it came to light that the source of the Uber Files investigation was Mark McGann a senior lobbyist who worked for Uber, the whistleblower of the 2016 Panama Papers has given his first interview. The Panama Papers, exposed how the rich and powerful parked and moved …
GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Major cropping patterns in various parts of the country Source: Indian express Context: Despite the Punjab government’s Rs 1,500 per acre incentive to farmers for adopting the DSR method, farmers are returning to the traditional method of puddled transplanting of rice in the majority of the paddy area (87% decline …
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GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Internal Security Source: The Hindu Context: Government has come up with Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill 2019 will bring the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea into domestic law and enable Indian authorities to take action against piracy on the high seas. A pirate is a seaman, or robber who attacks, seizes …
GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Elections Source: ThePrint Context: The issue of holding simultaneous parliamentary and Assembly polls has been referred to the Law Commission so that a practicable roadmap and framework can be worked out. In its draft report, the 21st Law Commission had said it was convinced that “there exists a viable environment, …
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