GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Conservation, Environmental Pollution and Degradation Source: TH Context: In a time of increased urbanisation, digitalisation and population growth, the problem of managing e-waste is an ongoing challenge. Background: The first set of e-waste Rules (2011) introduced Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) – which made ‘producers’ responsible for the safe disposal …
GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors and Issues arising out of their Design and Implementation Source: DTE Context: Individual Forest Rights (IFR), without which forest dwellers stand to be evicted from their native habitations, have been awarded to very few applicants across the country. Background: The …
GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Issues related to women Source: The Hindu Context: The Supreme Court refused to entertain a PIL about menstrual leave for workers and students across the country, calling it a policy matter. About Menstrual leave/period leave: Menstrual leave refers to all policies that allow employees or students to take time off …
GS Paper 1/2 Syllabus: Issues related to women/ Issues Relating to Development and Management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health Source: WHO Context: Every day in 2020, approximately 800 women died (a woman every two minutes) globally from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth Background: Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 (target 3.1) …
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GS Paper 1 Syllabus: Geography – Physical Geography of the world. Source: The Hindu Context: An intensive study of Earth’s deep interior, based on the behaviour of seismic waves from large earthquakes, confirmed the existence of a distinct structure inside our planet’s inner core – a hot innermost solid ball of iron and nickel …
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