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In News Many urban areas in India face flooding and water stagnation related issues during the monsoon season. Case Study: Bengaluru Urban Flooding Location & Formation of Lakes: Bengaluru is located at the top of a ridge which is the water divide between the watersheds of the Kaveri and the Ponnaiyar (Dakshina Pinakini) rivers. Original […]

Climate Reparation

In News Recently, Pakistan has begun demanding reparations, or compensation from the rich countries for the worst flooding disaster in its history. Key Points Pakistan’s Arguments: Rich countries are mainly responsible for causing climate change. While Pakistan makes negligible contribution to global warming, it has been among the most vulnerable to climate change. The current […]

International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies Swachh Vayu Diwas

In News Recently, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change organized the 3rd International Day of Clean Air for blue skies as Swachh Vayu Diwas to raise awareness and facilitate actions to improve air quality under National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). History The United Nations General Assembly during its 74th session in 2019 […]

75th Regional Committee Session of WHO South-East Asia

In News Recently, the 75th regional committee session of WHO South-East Asia was held in Bhutan. Major highlights of the Session Non-communicable diseases: They stressed on how to resolve and accelerate progress for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases, including oral and eye care. Death toll: non-communicable diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory […]

7th Eastern Economic Forum

In News Recently, the 7th Eastern Economic Forum was organized at Vladivostok in Russia. More about the meeting The Prime Minister of India virtually addressed the 7th Eastern Economic Forum meet. Ukraine conflict: The Ukraine conflict and the Covid pandemic have impacted supply chains across the world. The PM reiterated on the need to end […]

The Gender Snapshot 2022

In News Recently, the UN report “Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG): The Gender Snapshot 2022” was released. It was released by United Nations Women (UN Women). Report Highlights Gender equality: It will take close to 300 years to achieve full gender equality at the current rate of progress, according to the report. Achieving […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 3& 13 Delhi, Dhaka sign river pact, first in 25 years; Hasina praises Modi Trade between india and Bangladesh ,now set for CEPA boost (International Relations) Know India Bangladesh relations and recent developments. GS 2 3 Regulator gives nod for […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS 2 1 Bangladesh PM favours early solution for Teesta, other issues (International Relations) Know about India-Bangladesh Ties and recent developments . GS 2 1 SC asks Centre, States to allay EWS quota concerns (Polity and Governance ) Know about the 103rd […]

Public investment in education

In News : The Union Minister of Education said that people should let go of the idea that universities must be funded only by the government. Remarks are corollary to the General Financial Rules of 2017, which encourage all autonomous bodies to maximise generation of internal resources and attain self-sufficiency . Present Status The Union […]

Mohenjo-daro

In News Pakistan’s Department of Archaeology warned that heavy rainfall in the Sindh province threatened the World Heritage status of Mohenjo Daro About Mohenjo-daro Mohenjo-Daro or the “Mound of the dead” lies in Larkana district of Sindh (Pakistan), about 5 km away from the Indus. It is one of the largest of the Indus Valley […]

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