GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Internal security related issues. Context: The Chief Ministers of Assam and Mizoram have sought to ease tensions along the border. Recent incidents/developments: The police forces of both States exchanged fires on July 26. This left six Assam policemen and a civilian dead and 60 others injured. Assam claimed the …
GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Conservation related issues. Context: With Arctic summer ice reaching its 12th lowest ever extent, the Clean Arctic Alliance has called for urgent cuts to black carbon emissions from shipping, ahead of the 77th Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meeting (MEPC 77) at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in November. …
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GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Conservation related issues. Context: Assam marked World Rhino Day — September 22 — with a special ceremony by burning a stockpile of nearly 2,500 horns of the one-horned rhinoceros. It has been publicised as a milestone towards rhino conservation and is aimed at busting myths about rhino horns. It’s a …
GS Paper 3. Topics Covered: Awareness in space. NASA’s VIPER Mission: Context: NASA has chosen a landing site for the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER). The site is on the western edge of Nobile crater, near the lunar south pole. The crater was named after Italian polar explorer Umberto Nobile. Background: NASA, in …
GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Context: The Meghalaya Cabinet has cleared amendments to a tripartite agreement for the implementation of BharatNet project in Meghalaya. The agreement was first signed in 2013 between DOT, Meghalaya government’s IT Department …
GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. Context: Indian Military Contingent recently participated in the 6th Edition of Exercise SCO Peaceful Mission 2021 at Orenburg, Russia. Exercise SCO Peaceful Mission: Joint Counter Terrorism Exercise PEACEFUL MISSION is a Multilateral Exercise, which is …
GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Context: Recently, the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare released the 3rd State Food Safety Index (SFSI). Highlights of the index: Among the larger states, Gujarat was the top …
