In News Experts have raised concerns that the construction of a petrochemical refinery in Barsu village of Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri district might damage around 250 prehistoric geoglyphs found in the area. What are Geoglyphs? Geoglyphs are a form of prehistoric rock art, created on the surface of laterite plateaus by removing a part of the rock […]
In News As India hosts the G20 summit this year, Delhi looks to shape conversations on issues confronting the world. Challenges to Indian Presidency China’s aggression: Indo-Pacific: Closer home, India is facing that aggression on its border, with a skirmish in Arunachal Pradesh after the 2020 Galwan clashes that killed 20 Indian soldiers. South China […]
In News Recently, India celebrated 75 years of autonomous foreign policy and its role in global architecture. Background Important Treaties: The Panchsheel Agreement of 1954, the Indo-Soviet Friendship Treaty of 1971, the India-Sri Lanka Accord of 1987, and India’s nuclear tests in 1998 all influenced India’s foreign policy. Heroic roles: The world praised India’s moment […]
In News A recent Comptroller and Auditor-General of India (CAG) report on the update exercise of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam has flagged serious irregularities. About The irregularities include: haphazard development” of software for the exercise, Making it prone to data tampering, Flagged undue profits worth crores amassed by the system integrator […]
In News Recently, the Election Commission of India has begun the process of delimitation of Assembly and Parliamentary constituencies in Assam. More about the news About delimitation exercise in Assam: About: The last delimitation of constituencies in Assam was done on the basis of census figures of 1971 by the then Delimitation Commission in 1976. […]
Indian Express Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 3 Concocted narratives created inferiority need to be freed from this to progress: PM (History) Learn facts related to ‘Veer Bal Diwas’ GS 2 10 Taliban, un Islamic (International Relations) Know about the Taliban’s recent ban on Afghan women from university […]
The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 3 GS 1 1 1 Create in India,’ says task force on gaming, animation and VFX (IT &Computers ) Concocted history led to a sense of inferiority: PM (History) What are the key highlights of the Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming […]
Context Current Scenario Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Significance of FTAs (Why are all Countries opting for it?) Major Challenges in finalising FTAs Way Ahead Mains Practice Question [Q] India must lower barriers to trade to be a part of global value chains. Discuss in the context of the recent push by the Indian Government to […]
In News Recently, the Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying in the Parliament highlighted the status of Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM). Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) About: The scheme is continued under a revised and realigned scheme of the Department from 2021-22 to 2025-26 with an allocation of Rs.2400 crore. RGM information on the […]
In News Recently, the Parliamentary panel on Social Justice and Empowerment has pulled up the Union government over the “very slow” process to categorise over 260 denotified, nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes under either the SC/ST/OBC lists. Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNTs( (SEED) Scheme Aim: To provide free competitive exam coaching to students, health insurance […]
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