GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Indian Diaspora Source: TOI Context: The Indian diaspora, represented by individuals like Vivek Ramaswamy, is achieving remarkable success in various fields, from technology to politics. About Vivek Ramaswamy: He is a Harvard and Yale Law graduate, billionaire in finance and biotech, and has gained recognition even from former President …
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GS2/GS Paper 1 Syllabus: Indian Diaspora/ Indian History Source: TH Context: The Malaiyaha Tamil community in Sri Lanka has released a declaration calling for greater recognition, political rights, and improved living and working conditions. Who are Malaiyaha Tamil community? The Malaiyaha Tamil community refers to a historically marginalized group in Sri Lanka who …
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GS Paper 2 Syllabus: International Relations –Indian Diaspora Source: Business Standard Context: In times when it is difficult for an immigrant to succeed, we notice the remarkable presence of Indians in the leadership of global organizations: IBM, Google, Microsoft, and now the World Bank. Reasons behind this: Education: Indians place a strong emphasis …
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GS Paper 2 Source: Indian Express Syllabus: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. Directions: This Article has been taken from the Indian Express. Go through it once, you can use it for value addition. Context: There has been massive reporting of exploitation and labour violations …
GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. Context: The Union Cabinet has approved the signing of an agreement on the recruitment of Indian citizens to work in the Portuguese Republic between the Government of India and Portugal. The present agreement would set an institutional …
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GS Paper 2 Topics covered: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. Context: The first shipments on a newly-launched railway line from the Myanmar border to the key commercial hub of Chengdu in western China was made recently More on the news: This project provides China …
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GS Paper 2: Topics covered: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. Context: Amid unprecedented developments in the region, India and Russia have a series of engagements lined up in the next few months leading up to the summit between the two leaders. Facts for prelims: …
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GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. Context: August 20, 2021 marks 28 years since the Oslo I Accord was finalized and signed after multiple rounds of intense secret negotiations, in a bid to advance a lasting peace process for the Israeli-Palestinian …
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GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. China’s three-child policy Context: China’s legislature has formally amended the country’s family planning rules to allow couples to have three children, also announcing a number of policy measures aimed at boosting declining birth rates. …
ARCHIVES January 18, 2014 NATIONAL & SOCIAL ISSUES India registered an increase of five years in life expectancy rate India registered an increase of five years in the average life expectancy rate. The average life expectancy rate increased from 63.9 years in 2004 to 69.6 years in 2014. The increase in the life expectancy was …
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