GS Paper 2: Syllabus: Topics Covered: India and neighbourhood relations. Context: Indian government is unlikely to include the Myanmar Foreign Minister at the India-ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ meeting, which will be hosted by the External Affairs Ministry (EAM) in mid-June, due to international pressure on how to engage with the Myanmar military junta regime. India …
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GS Paper 2: Syllabus: Effects of Policies of developed nations and IP related issues. TRIPS waiver: Context: A group of non-governmental organisations has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to “proactively engage” with a draught proposal at the World Trade Organization-TRIPS in Geneva to waive intellectual property rights governing COVID vaccines, drugs, …
GS Paper 2: Syllabus: Issues related to Health. Context: A man who was undergoing treatment for West Nile fever in Kerala’s Thrissur succumbed to it recently. About the West Nile Virus: It is a member of the flavivirus genus and belongs to the Japanese encephalitis antigenic complex of the family It is …
GS Paper 2: Syllabus: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections. Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has released benefits under the PM Cares for children scheme that …
GS Paper 1: Syllabus: Art and Culture. Context: At the recent Quad Summit held at Tokyo, PM Modi carried with him gifts for leaders of the US, Australia and Japan showcasing India’s rich cultural heritage and art forms. The gifts and their cultural significance: Sanjhi Art form: Sanjhi panel gifted to US President …
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