Significance for Prelims: Early rulers of Kashmir like the Karkota dynasty, Utpala dynasty, Lohara dynasty and Kashmir before the Mughals. Significance for Mains: Not Much relevance Famous rulers in the early history of Kashmir: Karkota dynasty; Durlabhavardhana: According to Chinese annals, Durlabhavardhana was the first King of Kashmir to...
Significance for Prelims: Facts about Martand Temple Significance for Mains: Architectural features of Martand temple News: In May this year, the Archaeological Survey of India-protected (ASI) objected to ‘Navgrah Ashtamangalam Puja’ on the premise of the Martand temple even though Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha participated in it. About...
Significance for Prelims: Seti River; MoU between India-Nepal on West Seti and Seti River (SR6) projects. Significance for Mains: Joint Hydro-Power Projects between India and Nepal and their significance. News: India’s involvement in the West Seti and Seti River (SR6) storage project shall enhance cross-border power exchanges. Timeline...
Significance for Prelims: UNSC; P-5; G-4 Significance for Mains: Veto powers available to P-5 members; India’s quest for permanent membership of the UNSC. News: India is actively seeking reforms in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). The expansion of permanent membership in the UNSC is one way...
Significance for Prelims: Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022, Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) Significance for Mains: Impact of Battery Waste Management Rules , 2022; Issues associated with the new rules; and way forward News: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change replaced the Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules,...
Significance for Prelims: US Nuclear Umbrella Significance for Mains: Putin’s nuclear threat and its impact News: Putin’s miscalculations regarding the Ukraine war are becoming costly for Russia. To reverse the losses Putin recently threatened Europe with Nuclear war. Components of Moscow’s nuclear doctrine: Moscow’s nuclear doctrine states that...
Significance for Prelims: L69 Group; United Nations Significance for Mains: Limitations faced by United Nations; Reformed Multilateralism; India’ contribution in reforming United Nations; Steps to make United Nations more inclusive. News: United States visit of Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in September led to bilateral and...
Significance for Prelims: Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) and Tokyo olympics. Significance for Mains: Obstacles in India’ sports architecture; Government Initiatives in sports; Way forward to improve sports governance; Concept of Soft power; Chinese strategy to attain soft power through international sporting events. News: Good performance of...
Significance for Prelims: Hambantota port; East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM); Gilgit-Baltistan region Significance for Mains: Power Politics in Central Asia;Pakistan as stabilising factor in Central Asia and Afghanistan; Limitation of China and Pakistan in Geo-Politics; Internal Security issues in Pakistan News: Now, US-China rivalry enters Central Asia....
Source: PM’s speech at SCO Summit 2022 News: While speaking at the recently concluded Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit 2022 at Samarkand, Uzbekistan Prime Minister Modi said that expected growth of the Indian economy this year is 7.5 percent and will be the highest among the...
