GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Security challenges and their management in border areas; -linkages of organized crime with terrorism. Context: A tripartite agreement among five insurgent groups of Assam, the Centre and the State government was recently signed to end years of violence in the Karbi Anglong region. The insurgent groups which signed …
GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Context: Entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX recently announced that ‘Inspiration4’, its first all-civilian, non-governmental spaceflight, is on track for launch on September 15. The Crew Dragon spacecraft is set to be launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida in the US. It will take a group …
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GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate. Eastern Economic Forum Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a video-address during the plenary session of the 6th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) held in Vladivostok, Russia recently. It may be recalled that the PM was the Chief Guest for the 5th EEF …
GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: India and its neighbours. ‘food emergency’ Context: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has declared Emergency regulations pertaining to the distribution of essential food items. As per the regulations: Authorities are empowered to provide essential food items at a “concessionary rate” to the public by purchasing stocks of essential food …
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GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. Context: Ayush Ministry kickstarts campaign to distribute prophylactic medicines. The kit of Ayurveda prophylactic medicines for Covid-19 contains Sanshamani Vati, which is also known as Guduchi or Giloy Ghan Vati and Ashwagandha Ghan Vati. The …
GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Context: Various pressure groups in Assam groups recently held a rally against the Assam Cattle Preservation Act, 2021, stating that the law was an assault on the farm economy in the name …
