State government report on Chennai’s flood:

GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Disaster Management.   Context: Tamil Nadu state government has released a report on the action taken by the government with regard to measures to prevent recurrence of flooding. The report was in response to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) registering a suo motu. The court had done so after newspapers widely …

Multi-member ward system in Maharashtra:

GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges therein.   Context: The Maharashtra cabinet recently cleared a plan for multi-member wards in urban civic bodies, excluding Mumbai. With this, the state …

Cyclone Gulab:

GS Paper 1 Topics Covered: Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc.   Context: Cyclone ‘Gulab’ is likely to hit east coast of India. It is formed in the Bay of Bengal Region.   The name was given by? Gulab was suggested by Pakistan.   How are cyclones formed? Cyclones are …