Source: The Hindu Prelims: cybercrime, Voice Technology (VT), 5G etc Mains GS Paper III: Linkage of organized crimes with terrorism, implications of cybercrimes on security etc ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS According to the Reserve Bank of India, frauds have cost the country an estimated ₹100 crore a day over the last seven years. The frauds …
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Source: The Hindu Prelims: Current events of national importance(democracy, Uniform Civil Code (UCC), Minorities etc Mains GS Paper I & II: Social empowerment, development and management of social sectors/services. Minorities and issues associated with them. ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS The representation of Muslims is more of a lightning rod for present-day political divide. …
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Source: Indian Express Prelims: Current events of international importance(India-US relations, Indo-China disputes etc ) Mains GS Paper II: Bilateral, regional and global grouping involving India, Significance of Indo-Pacific for India etc ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS Globally, the most significant geopolitical event of 2022 was the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Second most important development of 2022 was …
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Source: The Hindu Prelims: Current events of national importance(total fertility rate (TFR), NFHS, Population bill, Fertility rate, SDGs etc) Mains GS Paper I & II: Social empowerment, development and management of social sectors/services related to Health. ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS Members of Parliament, introduced a private members’ Bill aimed at population control in India. The Bill …
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Source: The Hindu Prelims: Current events of international importance, Global South, G20, Washington summit etc Mains GS Paper II: Bilateral, regional and global grouping involving India and Affecting India’s interests etc ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS India, through the G20 presidency, intends to be remembered as the voice of the Global South at the heart …
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Source: The Hindu Prelims: Current events of international importance(COVID-19, Zero-COVID strategy, Omicron etc Mains GS Paper II: Bilateral, regional and global grouping involving India or affecting India’s interests etc ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS Mainland China is going through a critical phase in the health emergency, more dire than in the early days of 2020, as the …
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Source: The Hindu Prelims: Ahom, Indian History Congress (IHC), SCIM-C, ARCH Mains GS Paper I: Modern Indian history from middle of eighteenth century until the present-significant events, personalities, issues etc ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS 400th birth anniversary celebration of Ahom Army General Lachit Borphukan, Union Home Minister said: “I often hear that our history …
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Source: The Hindu Prelims:, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), IAC, INS Vikrant, CATOBAR, STOBAR etc Mains GS Paper II and III: Science and technology-Development and their applications and effects in everyday life etc ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS The Indian Navy had put on hold its plans to build a second indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC-2) that …
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Source: The Hindu Prelims: UNESCO, SC/ST, Forest Rights Act (FRA) etc Mains GS Paper I and II: Conservation of Environment, Environmental impact assessment, FRA-positives and negatives etc ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS Of the 39 areas declared by UNESCO in 2012 as being critical for biodiversity in the Western Ghats, 10 are in INSIGHTS ON …
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Source: The Hindu Prelims: Parliamentary democracy, Article 200, Article 201, Functions and responsibilities of Governor, state legislature etc Mains GS Paper II: State Legislature -Structure, organization, functioning and conduct of business etc ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS The Constitution was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26th November, 1949. deliberate gaps were left for a future …
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Source: The Hindu Prelims: Current events of national importance, health maintenance organizations (HMOs), GDP, National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021 etc Mains GS Paper I & II: Development and management of social sectors/services related to Health and education etc ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS India’s Public health expenditure as a percentage of its GDP …
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Source: The Hindu Prelims: Protectionism, liberalization, WTO, GATT etc Mains GS Paper III: Government planning, mobilization of resources, LPG reforms, protectionism etc ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS World Trade Organization (WTO) Panel reports have ruled that the tariffs of 25% and 10% on steel and aluminum, respectively, that the United States (U.S.) had imposed during the presidency …
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Source: The Hindu Prelims: Current events of international importance(Terrorism, FATF, UNSCR resolution 1267 etc Mains GS Paper II: Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate, Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security etc ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS There have been meetings and conferences on the issue of …
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Source: The Hindu Directions: Continuing of article: Upholding the autonomy of the election Commission Prelims: Current events of national importance(ECI, CEC, Article 324, PIL, constitution bench etc) Mains GS Paper II: Appointments to various constitutional posts, powers functions and responsibilities of various constitutional bodies etc ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS A Constitution Bench of the Supreme …
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Source: The Hindu Prelims: Cancer drugs, standing committee on health, WHO, CDK etc Mains GS Paper II: Science and technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life, biotechnology and issues related to IPR etc ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS The subject of the spiraling costs of cancer medicines and their implications have been highlighted …
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Source: The Hindu Prelims: Current events of national and international importance(indo-pacific, QUAD, BRI, Hambantota port, Act east policy, Mains GS Paper II: Bilateral, regional and global groupings involving India or affecting India’s interests, Significance of Indo-Pacific for India etc ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS The world is embracing a ‘new normal’ where new fault lines are …
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Source: The Hindu Prelims: Current events of national importance(ECI, CEC, Article 324, PIL, constitution bench etc) Mains GS Paper II: Appointments to various constitutional posts, powers functions and responsibilities of various constitutional bodies etc ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court heard a crucial case about the method by which the Election …
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Source: The Hindu Prelims: POCSO, National Crime Record Bureau etc Mains GS Paper I and II: Vulnerable sections of society, Laws, institutions and bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of vulnerable sections of society etc ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS The National Family Health Surveys indicate that a significant proportion of Indian teenagers are sexually …
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Source: The Hindu Prelims: Current events of international importance, G20, BIMSTEC, BRICS, BASIC etc etc. Mains GS Paper II: Bilateral, regional and global grouping and agreements involving India or affecting India’s interests. ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS The External Affairs Minister said that India can play a “stabilizing” and “bridging” role, at a time when the …
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Source: The Hindu, The Hindu Prelims: Supreme Court, collegium system, NJAC, CJI etc Mains GS Paper I and II: Structure, organization and functioning of judiciary, Issues with the collegium system etc ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS The Chief Justice of India stated that increasing the number of judges will not demolish the perennial problem of pendency. …
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