GS Paper 4 Syllabus: “Role of Family Society and Educational Institutions in Inculcating Values.” Context: Sachin Tendulkar’s emotional farewell speech during his retirement highlighted how important the role of family, friends and teachers is in the journey to a successful career. Messages from a close member of the family act as a guiding lamp …
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GS Paper 4 Source: The Hindu Direction: We had already covered Whistleblowing in detail earlier. You can value add a few points from this article into your notes along with the earlier article. Context: CNN and The Washington Post newspaper reported that Peiter ‘Mudge’ Zatko, a former head of security at Twitter, had filed …
GS Paper 4 Syllabus: Probity in Governance Source: BusinessLine Direction: Corruption has always been in news, you can pick up a few suggestions given in this article and add them to your notes. Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent Independence Day speech revealed his anguish and exasperation as also his passionate campaign for …
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GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning Source: RBI Direction UPI is an important topic. Know how UPI work? How is it different from other modes of electronic payment? Context: Recently RBI came out with a discussion paper seeking stakeholder views on charges in payment systems. Zero charge framework: Most …
GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Internal Security Source: The Hindu Context: Global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky warns of an increase in cyberattacks on Android and iOS devices in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region Status of Mobile banking in India: 26% of Indian adultshave a digital bank account and that figure is expected to hit 39% …
GS paper 2 Syllabus: International relations: Bilateral, regional and global grouping involving India and India’s neighbourhood etc Source: The Hindu Directions: The mapping of disputes between India and China is important for Prelims and for mains-Issues concerning the India-China relationship Context: There are parallels between China’s actions at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) …
GS paper 2 Syllabus: Government policies and interventions for the development of various sectors and issues arising out of it etc Directions: Important topic for the perspective of the main, can be asked directly or can be used as an example in privacy-related issues. Source: The Hindu Context: There have been reports of instances …
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