RAJYA SABHA VIDEOS

RAJYA SABHA TV IN DEPTH: SPACE DEBRIS (TOPICS COVERED: PRELIMS: Current events of national and international importance, General Science) MAINS: GENERAL STUDIES III – Science and Technology) On March 27th 2019, India has successfully tested a state-of-the art missile technology by shooting down its own satellite parked at Low Earth Orbit (LEO) under “Mission Shakti”. […]

RAJYA SABHA TV IN DEPTH: A-SAT MISSILE (TOPICS COVERED PRELIMS: Current event of national and international importance MAINS: GENERAL STUDIES III – Achievements of India in Science and Technology, indigenisation of technology and developing new technology) On March 27th 2019, India joined the elite club of nations who posses an anti-satellite technology. The technology mission […]

RAJYA SABHA TV INDIA’S WORLD – TERROR: WORLD STANDS WITH INDIA (TOPICS COVERED: PRELIMS: Current events of national and international importance MAINS: General Studies III – Security challenges; linkages of organized crime with terrorism)   External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has said that although China blocked banning JeM chief Masood Azhar, India has a worldwide […]

RSTV SECURITY SCAN: AK-203 (TOPICS COVERED PRELIMS: CURRENT EVENTS OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE MAINS: GENERAL STUDIES III – SECURITY) The first lot of about 7.5 lakh AK-203 rifles is expected to roll out from Korwa Ordinance Factory in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh until the end of year 2019 and eventually replace INSAS rifles being used […]

RSTV In Depth: Border Surveillance (PRELIMS: Current events of national and international importance MAINS: GENERAL STUDIES III – Security challenges and their management in border areas) India’s land border covers around 15,106 km sharing boundaries with Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Varied terrains, climatic conditions and hostile neighbours make its borders complex […]

Rajya Sabha TV: In Depth – Melting of Himalayan Glaciers (TOPICS COVERED: PRELIMS: General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change MAINS: GENERAL STUDIES – BIO-DIVERSITY AND ENVIRONMENT) At the Paris climate conference in December 2015, 195 countries adopted the first-ever universal, legally binding global climate deal. This set out a global action plan […]

Rajya Sabha TV Big Picture – Productivity and Sustainability (TOPICS COVERED: PRELIMS: Economic and Social Development – Sustainable Development MAINS: General Studies III – Economic development, Environment) In a linear process of manufacturing raw materials in today’s world, raw materials are taken from the environment, turned into raw products and disposed after use. But the […]

RAJYA SABHA TV – THE BIG PICTURE: US VS RUSSIA N-ARMS TREATY & VENEZUELA (TOPICS COVERED): PRELIMS: CURRENT EVENTS OF INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE MAINS: GENERAL STUDIES II- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS;                GENERAL STUDIES III – TECHNOLOGY, SECURITY) In an increasing standoff over nuclear weapons, Russia and the United States have suspended compliance with the Cold war-era Intermediate […]

Rajya Sabha TV The Big Picture- Importance of Voting (TOPICS COVERED: PRELIMS: Indian Polity and Governance, Current events of national importance MAINS: GENERAL STUDIES II – Governance, Constitution, Polity) India celebrated its 9th National Voters Day on 25 January 2019. The celebration was initiated in 2011 on the 61st foundation day of Election Commission of […]

Rajya Sabha TV: The Big Picture – Lokpal & Lokayukts (TOPICS COVERED: PRELIMS: CURRENT EVENTS OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE, INDIAN POLITY AND GOVERNANCE MAINS: GENERAL STUDIES II) The Supreme Court on 17 January 2019 fixed a February-end deadline for the search committee on Lokpal to recommend a panel of names for appointment of the country’s first […]

Rajya Sabha TV In Depth – India’s Sustainable Development Goals (TOPICS COVERED) MAINS: GENERAL STUDIES III – ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENT PRELIMS: ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT – SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT) The United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. 193 countries, including India, are committed to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) that require to end […]

Rajya Sabha TV Security Scan – Military Satellites (TOPICS COVERED: PRELIMS: Current events of national and international importance MAINS: GENERAL STUDIES III: Technology and Security, Awareness in the field of space) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched GSAT-7A on 19 December 2018 which is a dedicated communication satellite for defence purposes. The satellite will connect […]

Rajya Sabha TV- India’s World: 13th G-20 Summit (TOPICS COVERED: MAINS: GENERAL STUDIES II – INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS PRELIMS: CURRENT EVENTS OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE) For the first time, India will host the annual G-20 Summit in 2022 coinciding with the country’s 75th anniversary of independence. Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the announcement at the […]

Rajya Sabha TV- The Big Picture: Gas Grid: Fuel for all Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone in New Delhi for City Gas Distribution projects across 129 districts which won under the ninth CGD bidding round held recently. At each of the Geographical Areas across 19 states in India, the authorized entities also […]

Rajya Sabha TV In Depth Indian Army in World War One (TOPICS COVERED: PRELIMS – HISTORY OF INDIA MAINS – GENERAL STUDIES I – WORLD WARS) World War I was a ‘Great War’. From 1914 to 1918 it embroiled various regions like most of the nations of Europe (France, Great Britain, Germany, etc), the middle […]

Rajya Sabha TV In Depth Maneaters of India (TOPICS COVERED: PRELIMS: GENERAL ISSUES ON ENVIRONMENTAL ECOLOGY, BIODIVERSITY MAINS: GENERAL STUDIES III – BIODIVERSITY & ENVIRONMENT) A reportedly man-eater tigress named Avni or T1 was recently killed in October 2018 after a trail over 3 months by over 200 men with sniffer dogs, drones and trap […]

Rajya Sabha TV: In Depth – Biodiversity Report (TOPICS COVERED: PRELIMS – GENERAL ISSUES ON ENVIRONMENTAL ECOLOGY, BIODIVERSITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE MAINS- GENERAL STUDIES III – BIODIVERSITY, ENVIRONMENT) The Living Planet Report, 2018 by World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) presents a grim picture of the impact human activity has on the world’s wildlife, forests, […]

Rajya Sabha TV: In Depth – India’s Active volcano (TOPICS COVERED: PRELIMS:  Indian and World Geography – Physical MAINS: GENERAL STUDIES I – Important Geophysical phenomena such as volcanic activity, geographical features and their location)   India’s live volcano in the Andaman and Nicobar islands is reported to be erupting once again in 2018. The […]

Rajya Sabha TV- In Depth: Strategic Petroleum Reserve (TOPICS COVERED: GENERAL STUDIES III – SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY) The Government of India is planning to increase its oil reserves at a time when there is immense volatility in global crude oil prices. It plans to build underground caverns that can hold 6.5 million tons of crude […]

Rajya Sabha TV In Depth: CBI – Central Bureau of Investigation (Topics covered: General Studies II – Governance, Polity) Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is India’s premier investigating agency that handles all high-profile cases. Its job is to ensure a fair and an impartial probe. But, recently in October 2018, two of the top officials […]