Mapping Source: CNN Context: A drone attack damaged the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, with three hits on the main reactor containment. The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed the damage but stated that nuclear safety remains intact. Zaporizhzhia, the largest nuclear plant in Europe, is located in southeast Ukraine, on the banks of …
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Source: TH The Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, currently in a war zone, faces several risks to its safety and operation. The plant has VVER-1000 reactors and incorporates safety enhancements implemented after the Chornobyl and Fukushima accidents. Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia. …
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Mapping Source: IE Context: A huge Soviet-era dam on the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine, known as the Kakhovka Dam, was breached, resulting in flooding across the war zone. The dam was an important part of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant, supplying water to the Crimean Peninsula and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Crimea is a …
InstaLinks : help you think beyond the issue but relevant to the issue from UPSC prelims and Mains exam point of view. These linkages provided in this ‘hint’ format help you frame possible questions ina your mind that might arise(or an examiner might imagine) from each current event. InstaLinks also connect every issue to their …
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InstaLinks : help you think beyond the issue but relevant to the issue from UPSC prelims and Mains exam point of view. These linkages provided in this ‘hint’ format help you frame possible questions in your mind that might arise(or an examiner might imagine) from each current event. InstaLinks also connect every issue to …
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Topic: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. 3. As war clouds gather over Ukraine, India faces a dilemma over its diplomatic balancing act, its unwillingness to publicly caution Russia against invading Ukraine, and above all its reluctance to defend Ukraine’s sovereignty. Examine the impact this can …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. Russia-Ukraine crisis: Context: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky recently said he had declared February 16, which U.S. officials had said could be the date of a Russian attack, as a day of “national unity”. However, Russia has clarified that it has …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. Context: Amid the rising tensions over Russia’s military buildup around Ukraine, NATO allies have put forces on standby and sent ships and fighter jets to bolster Europe’s eastern defences. What is the conflict all about? Tensions between Ukraine and …
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Topic: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. 4. Ukraine continues to live in the cold war era as tensions continue to soar between U.S and Russia over it. How does the Ukraine issue impact India? Analyse. (250 words) Difficulty level: Moderate Reference: Indian Express Why the …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. Context: Russia has stationed more than 1,00,000 troops at its border with aspiring NATO member Ukraine. What’s the issue? What are the demands by Russia? Russia stated that only if NATO withdraws their forces from all countries in Europe …
By- DEEPA M ARCHIVES February 07, 2014 NATIONAL Wage Board Justice G.R Majithia Wage Board’s recommendation on new pay structure for journalist and non-journalist Newspaper employees have been categorized broadly into 3 categories as working journalist, non-journalist newspaper employees- administrative staff and non-journalist newspaper employees-factor staff. Peons and drivers come under non-journalist newspaper employees-administrative staff …
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