GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Money laundering related issues. Context: Controversy over the series of raids and arrests of politicians, their relatives, and activists under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) has made the Supreme Court to step in and check the misuse of the law. What’s the issue? The frequency and timings …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Biotechnology related issues. Context: A US woman has been cured of HIV after receiving a transplant of umbilical cord blood She has become the third person in the world, and the first woman, to be cured of HIV. What is HIV and how is it transmitted? Human immunodeficiency …
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GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Developments in Science and Technology. Context: NFTs are gaining massive popularity now because they are becoming an increasingly popular way to showcase and sell your digital artwork. Billions of dollars have been spent on NFTs since its inception—which date backs to 2015. What are NFTs? An NFT is …
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Developments in Science and Technology. Context: Recently, a joint team of experts from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi demonstrated the Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) link for a distance of over 100 kilometres. Why is this significant? With this success, …
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GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices. Context: The Maharashtra government has issued a government resolution which will allow sugar mills to pay the basic fair and remunerative price (FRP) in two tranches. Sugar mill owners have welcomed the move. However, farmers are not …
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GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies. Context: The Supreme Court has observed that the government’s move to introduce a statute last year on key tribunals, that too, merely days after the court struck down an identical law, may amount to dishonouring its judgment. What’s the issue? The …
