Category: 4 Oct CA

GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Infrastructure- energy.   Context: The Draft Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Amendment Rules, 2021 were recently published September 30, 2021. Please note that the draft amendment introduces some key additions and revisions to the Electricity (Rights of Consumer) Rules, 2020.   Overview of the new rules: Distribution licencees should ensure 24×7 uninterrupted …

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GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate.   Context: North Korea has warned the UN Security Council against criticising the isolated country’s missile programme.   What’s the issue? North Korea has warned the UNSC about the consequences it will bring in the future in case it tries to encroach …

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GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: India and its neighbourhood- relations.   Context: Taiwan recently reported that 38 Chinese military jets flew into its defence air zone, claiming it as one of the biggest incursions by Beijing.   Recent clashes between China and Taiwan: China has increased diplomatic, economic and military pressure on Taiwan, whose residents overwhelmingly …

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GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Conservation related issues.   Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a newly designed Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) mobile application on October 2, 2021, Gandhi Jayanti. The app would enable anyone to fund provision of tap water in rural parts of India.   About the Jal Jeevan Mission: JJM envisages supply of …

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GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.   Context: In a bid to reopen the tourism sector, the Arunachal Pradesh government has decided to withdraw suspension on issuing ILP and Protected Area Permit to travellers as the COVID-19 situation in …

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GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Separation of powers between various organs dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions.   How Election Commission decides on party symbols Context: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has frozen the ‘Bungalow’ election symbol of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), so that neither of the two factions of the party will be …

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