GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Internal Security Source: Business-Standards Context: Lok Sabha passes Anti-maritime Piracy Bill to promote trade security. The bill will bring the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea into domestic law and enable Indian authorities to take action against piracy on the high seas Need for the bill: IPC is not valid for …
GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Environment and Conservation Source: DTE Direction: The article discusses carbon border tax, its stated goal, concerns, possible impacts and way ahead. Context: The European Union (EU) agreed on a preliminary deal for an EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) on imported goods such as iron and steel, cement, aluminium, …
GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Bilateral, regional and global grouping involving India and affecting India’s interests etc Source: TH Direction: The article discusses why the process to reform the UNSC is complex and suggests a way ahead. Context: According to India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Ruchira Kamboj, organisations such as the G-20 …
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GS Paper 2 Source: PIB, Economic Times Context: Under the G20, the presidency of India from December 01, 2022, to November 30, 2023, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is organizing the Urban 20 event. About Urban 20: U20 is an important city diplomacy initiative, which reinforces the role of cities in taking …
GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation Source: IE Direction: The article highlights the impact of the liquor ban in India against the backdrop of the recent hooch tragedy in Bihar. Context: The official death toll from the latest …
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