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Relevance for Prelims and Mains  

GS 2

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India abstains in UNGA vote that sacks Russia from right council 

Despite Russia’s red flag, why India put a foot down in its tightrope walk

(International Relations )

Why did the UN General Assembly adopt a resolution calling for Russia to be suspended from the Human Rights Council? What is the stand of India? consequences linked to it, Know about the Human Rights Council.

GS 2

10 

Budget session concludes amid din in RS 

(Polity and Governance)

Know about the sessions of the Parliament and key terminologies associated with the Parliament working, the major outcomes of the recent budget session.

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Forest fires’ frequency, the intensity went up in the past 2 decades: study

(Environment)

What are Forest fires, causes, How prone to fire are India’s forests? A recent study by Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) in this context, challenges in controlling forest fires, concerns, and what are steps being taken to protect forests from fire.

 

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12

BRICS for a new order 

 

Fragility of the strong 

(International Relations )

What are the consequences of the Ukraine crisis for BRICS?, how the BRICS states are different from the West? how does the current crisis in Ukraine consolidate BRICS as the group to become a real alternative to the West to create a real multipolar world? Is there a rise of the RIC now within the BRICS? Why is BRICS actively involved in the efforts to change the world economic system and what lies ahead?

 

What is the crippling burden of the Russia-Ukraine war ? and subsequent sanctions, how Putin’s ambitious and supposedly efficient nationalism seems to have brought hardship and tragedy to Russians? key analysis and way forward.

GS 2

13

Guilty until proved innocent 

(Polity and Governance)

 

The major feature of The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022, why is it needed? Why is it being criticized and what is the way forward 

GS 2

17

Indonesia’s palm oil crisis

 

What is the UN Human Rights Council, whose membership Russia has lost 

(International Relations)

Why is Indonesia facing domestic shortages, leading to price controls and export curbs? What explains this situation, and what are the implications for India? and the way forward.

 

Know about the Human Rights Council, Working of the Council and Membership of the Council

GS 2

17

Draft guidelines for registration of doctors 

(Polity and Governance)

What are the draft guidelines? How will foreign medical graduates be registered? What is NExT?What is the national medical register it seeks to create?

GS 3

19

Growth, inflation risks from rising energy prices: Finance Ministry

 

CBDC launch in calibrated, nuanced manner’

 

(Economy)

How do geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine pose a challenge to global economic activity? how it challenges the growth trajectory and upside risks to inflation of the indian economy and what steps need to be taken in this context?

 

How will RBI’s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)impact bank deposits, payments and private cryptocurrencies? Is CBDC going to place currency at some point in the future?

 
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