China conducts nuclear fusion experiment for ‘artificial sun’:

GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Science and technology.   Context: Top scientists from China have claimed to have successfully created a ‘fake Sun’. The artificial Sun created by China is about ten times hotter than the real Sun, around which our planet revolves. It is called the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), also known as …

Iran nuclear talks set to resume after five months:

GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora.   Iran nuclear talks set to resume after five months: Context: The international talks have resumed in Vienna to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA. …

Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010:

GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Government Policies and issues arising out of their implementation.   Context: The Union Home Ministry has refused to renew the FCRA registration of Missionaries of Charity (MoC), a Catholic religious congregation set up by Nobel laureate Mother Teresa, as “some adverse inputs were noticed”. The Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) …

Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM):

GS Paper 1: Topics Covered: Population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies.   Context: Performance analysis of the scheme as per the latest survey: Telangana stood first in the implementation of the Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM). Tamil Nadu and Gujarat took the second and third positions …

Sri Aurobindo:

GS Paper 1: Topics Covered: Modern History and important Personalities.   Context: PM Modi has announced that 150 universities across the country will be involved in writing papers on different aspects of spiritual leader Sri Aurobindo’s life and philosophy to commemorate his 150th birth anniversary. Sri Aurobindo was born on August 15, 1872, in Kolkata, …