GS Paper 2 Syllabus: International Relations Source: HT Direction: The article highlights the major dimensions of India-Russia relations to mark the 30th anniversary of the Indo-Russian Friendship Treaty of 1993 Context: The Russian ambassador expressed doubt about the US’s reliability as a partner for India and emphasized the trusted relationship between Russia …
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GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Social Justice: Issues related to Women Source: Indian Express, Indian Express Context: More than 2,000 people have been arrested in a statewide crackdown on child marriages that have taken place in the state of Assam. Data on child Marriage: UN estimates suggest that 1.5 million girls get married before …
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GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Devolution of Powers and Finances up to Local Levels and Challenges Therein Source: ToI Context: For the third time in a month the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) failed to elect its mayor after AAP and BJP councillors again engaged in a row over the election process. Background: This …
GS Paper 1 Syllabus: Disaster Management/ Geography: Earthquake/ International Relations/ Disaster Relief Source: IE, Th, DTE, TH Direction: This article is in continuation of yesterday’s article on the same issue. Here we will be covering other issues related to Earthquake Context: South-eastern Turkey, near the Syrian border, was struck by a powerful Earthquake …
