Source: The Hindu Prelims: Current events of national importance(HDI, UNDP, Different social service Schemes, MPI) Mains GS Paper I & II: Social empowerment, development and management of social sectors/services related to Health, poverty and hunger etc ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS The Human Development Index (HDI) report stated that India ranked 135 in 2021, it …
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Source: The Hindu Prelims: Current events of national importance(Inheritance Tax, Labour Force Survey data, wealth tax, Land value tax etc) Mains GS Paper II & III: Functions and responsibilities of the union and the states, issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure etc ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS The World Inequality database found that …
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Source: The Hindu, The Hindu Prelims: Current events of international importance, COP, IPCC, Article 21, Article 14, CJI, Pavagada Solar Park etc Mains GS Paper II: Bilateral, regional and global grouping and agreements involving India or affecting India’s interests, Important international institutions etc ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS The Supreme Court has recognised …
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Source: The Hindu Prelims: Current events of national and international importance, Professional Military Education (PME), CDS, military reforms etc Mains GS Paper II: Bilateral, regional and global groupings involving India or affecting India’s interests, Significance of US etc ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS Thucydides: A nation which makes a distinction between its scholars and its …
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Source: The Hindu Prelims: Menstruation, Parliament, Menstrual leave, MP, dysmenorrhea, menstrual hygiene products, ILO etc Mains GS Paper I & II: Social empowerment, development and management of social sectors/services related to Education and women empowerment etc ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS Member of Parliament (MP) from Tamil Nadu, introduced a Private Member Bill named, ‘Right …
Continue reading “EDITORIAL ANALYSIS : Recognise ‘this leave’ as a woman’s right”
Source: The Hindu Prelims: Article 14, Article 21, Cruelty to Animals Act (PCA Act), 1960 etc Mains GS Paper I and II: Government policies and interventions for development of various sectors and issues arising out of them etc ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS Amendments to the Croatian Penal Code, enhanced the punishment for causing …
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Source: The Hindu, WHO Prelims: Current events of national importance, WHO, NCDs, G20, age tax, mortality, fertility rate, AI, robotic surgery etc Mains GS Paper I & II: Development and management of social sectors/services related to Health and education etc ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS The year 2024 commemorates 50 years since the launch of the Expanded …
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Source: Indian Express Prelims: Elderly population in India, Schemes for old age people, OPS, Provident Fund pension scheme, EPFO, etc Mains GS Paper I & II: Schemes for vulnerable sections of society and performance and issues associated with these schemes etc ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS The number of persons above 60 years is …
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Source: The Hindu Prelims: Supreme Court, Judges of SC, Curative Jurisdiction, right of privacy, Tribunals etc Mains GS Paper I and II: Structure, organization and functioning of judiciary, role of CJI etc ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS The Supreme Court quashed an arbitral tribunal award directing the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to pay ₹7,687 …
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Source: The Hindu Prelims: Current events of international importance, SDG, covid-19, SBM etc. Mains GS Paper II: Social empowerment, development and management of social sectors/services related to Health, education etc ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS India was ranked right at the bottom of 180 countries in the Environment Performance Index (EPI) in 2022. …
Continue reading “EDITORIAL ANALYSIS : The reality of the Swachh Bharat Mission”
Source: The Hindu Prelims: Current events of international importance, G20, Global south, UNFPA, SDG, Article 14, Article 21, World Meteorological Organization, International Mother Earth Day, NDC, Mains GS Paper II & III: Bilateral, regional and global grouping and agreements involving India or affecting India’s interests. ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS The European Court of …
Continue reading “EDITORIAL ANALYSIS : Restoring earth’s right to ‘good health’”
Source: The Hindu Prelims: Current events of national and international importance(Ground water, world Bank, UN Water Conference, SDG-6, WASH, Jal Shakti Abhiyan, etc Mains GS Paper II & III: Geographical features and their locations- change in critical geographical features etc ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts a hotter summer and longer …
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Source: The Hindu Prelims: Current events of national and international importance(indo-pacific, India-Japan relations, South China Sea etc Mains GS Paper II: Bilateral, regional and global groupings involving India or affecting India’s interests, Significance of Indo-Pacific for India etc ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS India’s External Affairs Minister articulated, in a joint statement during his visit to …
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Source: The Hindu Prelims: Current events of national importance(Different social service Schemes, abala, sabala, All India Women’s Conference, NFHS, Rights of persons with disabilities act.,2016, digital India, census 2011 etc ) Mains GS Paper II & III: Social empowerment, development and management of social sectors/services etc. ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS March 15 is celebrated …
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Source: The Hindu Prelims: RTI Act, CIC, Data Protection Law, Governance etc Mains GS Paper I and II: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies, Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability etc ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS In 2023, India got its first comprehensive data protection law, the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023. …
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Source: The Hindu Prelims: BR Ambedkar, constitution of India, SC, Phule etc Mains GS Paper I: Modern Indian history from middle of eighteenth century until the present-significant events, personalities, issues etc ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS R. Ambedkar: Rejected village life and encouraged Dalits to move to the city. Ambedkar said that an Indian village …
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Source: The Hindu Prelims: Current events of national importance(Different social service Schemes, NEP, ASER report, NCERT) Mains GS Paper I & II: Social empowerment, development and management of social sectors/services related to Education etc. ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS Since 2005, except during the COVID-19 years, the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2023 was released in …
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Source: The Hindu Prelims: Current events of international importance, G20, UNDP, NFHS, Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), PM 2.5, SHGs, UNFPA, SDG, ILO etc. Mains GS Paper II & III: Bilateral, regional and global grouping and agreements involving India or affecting India’s interests. ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS According to the United Nations …
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Source: The Hindu Prelims: Current events of national importance, WHO, NCDs, G20, age tax, mortality, fertility rate, AI, robotic surgery etc Mains GS Paper I & II: Development and management of social sectors/services related to Health and education etc ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS World Health Day is observed every year on April 7 The …
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Source: Indian Express Prelims: Science and technology, Artificial intelligence(AI), Generative AI, Big Data, GANs, ChatGPT1 tool, DALL.E2, copyright etc Mains GS Paper III and IV: Significance of technology for India, AI, indigenisation of technology and development of new technology. ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS The New York Times (NYT) in 2023 sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright …
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