GS Paper 3: Topic covered: Issues related to economic growth and planning Context: Concerns expressed over Centre’s proposal to monetize the Darjeeling Himalayan Railways (DHR). More on this news: There are four fully functional and operational railways networks in mountains and hilly terrains in India — the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) located in the …
GS Paper 3: Topic covered: Indigenization of technology Context: The Indian Railways plans to operate 102 Vande Bharat trains by March 2024. About Vande Bharat Express: The Train18, later named Vande Bharat Express, was rolled out by the Integral Coach Factory, Chennai under the Indian government’s Make in India initiative. The train was launched on 15 …
GS Paper 3: Topics covered: Environmental conservation Context: The use of leaded petrol has been eradicated from the globe as per the observation made by UNEP More on this Achieving of this milestone will prevent more than 1.2 million premature deaths and save world economies over $2.4 trillion annually Algeria — the last country …
GS Paper 2: Topic covered: Important international institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. Context: The UN atomic agency has observed that North Korea might have resumed its plutonium-producing reprocessing reactor More on this news: This observation is based on the resumption of work on the 5-megawatt reactor in Yongbyon — North Korea’s main …
GS Paper 2: Topics covered: Important international institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. Context: India extended its support to restart the peace process between Israel and Palestine in a recent UN Security Council meeting More on this news: India reiterated its commitment to ‘the establishment of a sovereign, independent and viable state of …
GS Paper 2: Topic covered: Issues related to Health Context: 100years has passed since the Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine was introduced to combat tuberculosis (TB) on 18 July, 1921. What is BCG Vaccine? Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine is a vaccine primarily used against tuberculosis (TB). BCG was developed by modifying a strain of Mycobacterium …
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GS Paper 2: Topic covered: Significant provisions of the Indian constitution Context: Recent opinion tendered by the Supreme Court of India on an externment order passed by Maharashtra police More on this issue What is an externment order? Externment orders prevent the movement of a person in certain areas. Grounds for issuing such an …
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GS Paper 1: Topics Covered: Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the renovated Jallianwala Bagh complex in Amritsar on August 28, 2021. Background: The monument was first opened by then President Dr Rajendra Prasad on April 13, 1961, as a …
