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Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3   1   Government widens CDS selection pool: Rtd, serving 3-star officers also eligible   New Tour of Duty for recruitment likely today (Defence) What are the recently amended service rules of the armed forces?   What is the new Tour of […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   1 Govt  reaches out to all  OIC members (International Relations) What is the rationale behind MEA’s decision to send heads of missions special memos on dealing with diplomatic fallout of comments by BJP leaders?How is it going to affect India’s relations […]

Carbon Bombs

In Context A group of environmentalists, lawyers, and activists have come together to identify and ‘defuse carbon bombs’– coal, oil and gas projects that have the potential to contribute significantly to global warming. What are Carbon Bombs? It is “an oil or gas project that will result in at least a billion tonnes of CO2 […]

Green Jobs

In News  Recently,  the Prime Minister of India  mentioned India’s efforts to create ‘green jobs. What are ‘Green Jobs’? ‘Green jobs’ refer to a class of jobs that directly have a positive impact on the planet, and contribute to the overall environmental welfare.  Jobs involving renewable energy, conservation of resources, ensuring energy efficient means are […]

Election of Rajya Sabha MPs

In News On June 10, the Assemblies of 4 states will elect 16 Members of Parliament (MPs) to Rajya Sabha (RS). Rajya Sabha About: Rajya Sabha is a permanent House and cannot be dissolved. The term of a member is six years. Composition: The Fourth Schedule to the Constitution provides for allocation of Rajya Sabha […]

Mela Kheer Bhawani Temple

In News  The Mata Kheer Bhawani Mela at the famous Ragnya Devi temple near Srinagar is being observed after a hiatus of two years owing to the COVID-19 outbreak. About Mela Kheer Bhawani temple  The temple is dedicated to the goddess Ragnya Devi. Situated 30 km from Srinagar city, it is one of the most […]

Decoding China’s occupation at Pangong Tso

In Context China’s new bridge on Pangong Tso forces India to rethink posture in Ladakh About Locations of bridges  China started constructing a broader bridge next to its previous construction. It built the first bridge – about 400 metres long and 8 metres wide – on the Pangong Tso close to the friction areas on […]

Single-Use Plastics

In News Recently, the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) launched the “Clean and Green” campaign on the World Environment Day. These include:  cleaning and plogging drives,  plastic waste collection drives, and  tree-plantation drives.  Centre has also written to States to phase out Single-Use Plastics (SUP) on this occasion. India is committed to ban […]

Amendment of rules for the appointment of Chief of Defence Staff

In News  The Ministry of Defence has issued three separate notifications amending the rules of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force for the appointment of the next Chief of Defence Staff CDS. Major points of amendment The government amended the Army Rules, 1954; the Naval Ceremonial, Conditions of Service and Miscellaneous Regulations, 1963; […]

4th State Food Safety Index (SFSI): FSSAI

In News Recently, on the occasion of World Food Safety Day, the Union Health Minister of India announced the State Food Safety Index awards. State Food Safety Index (SFSI) Developed By: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) in 2018-19. Aim:  To measure the performance of states on various parameters of Food Safety.   Creating […]

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