GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Infrastructure/disaster management Source: DTE Context: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water red-flagged dam safety issues, but there was a poor response from people. Background: Of the 5,745 large dams in the country, 5,334 are operational. Dams (especially large ones) are highly controversial in India. They – Have Destroyed vast …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Government Policies and associated issues. Context: The Supreme Court has found in the Dam Safety Act of 2021 a panacea to end the “perennial” legal battle between Tamil Nadu and Kerala over the Mullaperiyar dam. What’s the issue? Kerala and Tamil Nadu have been trading charges against each …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Constitutional Validity of Dam Safety Act challenged: Context: A DMK MO from Lok Sabha has moved the Madras High Court challenging the constitutional validity of Dam Safety Act, 2021 on the …
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GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Context: The Rajya Sabha has passed the Dam Safety Bill, 2019. The Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha on 2 August, 2019. Concerns raised: The bill is too focused on …
