GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Economy: Human Development Source: Indian Express Direction: This is in continuation to the article on HDI and came in the ‘Explained’ section of Indian Express. Go through the six indices and understand what each represents. Context: The Human Development Report for 2022 details six different human development indices that were …
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GS paper 2 Syllabus: Government policies and interventions for the development of various sectors and issues arising out of them etc Source: The Hindu Context: District Magistrates (DM) have been empowered to give adoption orders instead of courts. All cases pending before courts have to be transferred. Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of …
GS paper 2 & 3 Syllabus: Government policies and interventions for the development of various sectors and issues arising out of them etc Directions: Important for mains, can be used as a measure in the developmental process of Jammu and Kashmir Source: The Hindu Context: The targeting of Kashmiri Pandits and other Hindus in …
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GS Paper 1 Syllabus: Geography Source: The Hindu Cloudbursts are defined by the amount of rainfall. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), 100 mm of rain in an hour is called a cloudburst. Usually, cloudbursts occur over a small geographical region of 20 to 30 sq. km. In India, cloudbursts often occur during …
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GS Paper 1 Syllabus: Modern India: Reform movements Source: ThePrint Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday remembered Swami Vivekananda’s speech at Chicago in the US on this day in 1893. On September 11 in 1893, more than a century ago, Swami Vivekananda delivered a speech at the World Parliament of Religions in …
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