GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Conservation related issues. Context: The Ministry of Jal Shakti has begun (From 25th August) ‘SUJALAM’, a ‘100 days campaign’ as part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’. About the campaign: The objective is to create more and more ODF Plus villages by undertaking waste water management at village level. …
GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices. Context: The Union government has increased the minimum price that sugar mills must pay to sugar cane farmers by ₹5 a quintal, setting the fair and remunerative price (FRP) at ₹290 a quintal for the 2021-22 sugar season, …
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GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: Issues related to health. Context: Nearly four years ago a mysterious neurological illness, referred to as “Havana syndrome”, started to afflict American diplomats and intelligence operatives in Cuba, China, and other countries. Now, a report by the National Academies of Sciences (NAS) has found “directed” microwave radiation to be its …
GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: Separation of powers between various organs dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions. Context: The Supreme Court is hearing a petition about the hundreds of criminal cases pending against MPs and MLAs, both sitting and former, for years together. During the hearing, it has made the following observations on pending vacancies in …
GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: India and its neighbourhood- relations. Context: India has decided to “invalidate” or cancel all visas issued to Afghan nationals, including about 2,000 issued in the last few months, as the Taliban began to make advances across the country. Now, all Afghans must enter India now only on special e-visas applied …
