General Studies Paper 3:Issues related to Direct and Indirect Farm Subsidies and Minimum Support Prices. News: Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers has decided to implement One Nation One Fertiliser by introducing a “Single Brand for Fertilisers and Logo” under the fertiliser subsidy scheme named “Pradhanmantri Bhartiya...
References: A recent study reported that "son bias" is on the decline in India as the sex ratio at birth declined from 111 boys per 100 girls in 2011 to boys per 100 girls in 2019-21 the ratio became 108. Major findings of the report: National Scenario: ...
Mains GS Paper 2: Important International Institutions, agencies and fora - their Structure, Mandate. News: India is going to assume for the first time the Group of 20 (G20) year-long presidency from December 1, 2022 to November 30, 2023, culminating with the G20 Summit in India...
Mains GS Paper 3: Issues of Buffer Stocks and Food Security. What is Food security? Food Security: Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food which meets their dietary needs and food preferences for...
GS Paper 1:Indian Culture - Salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. News: Recently, A spectacular ‘Mandala’ art installation, bigger than the size of a football field, was unveiled at a public park in Liverpool in the United Kingdom. About Mandala: ...
Under the Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin (SBM-G), more than 1 lakh villages have declared themselves Open Defecation Free (ODF Plus). These villages are maintaining their ODF status and have mechanisms in place to manage solid and/or liquid waste. They will continue their cleanliness journey...
Refugee arrivals in India began with the partition of the country in 1947 and by the beginning of 2010, the number of refugees in Indian Territory had reached about 450,000. India is not a signatory to the 1951 United Nations Refugee Convention or its...
Prelims: Current events of national and international importance; General Science. Mains: Science and Technology- Developments and their Applications and Effects in Everyday Life; Indigenization of Technology and Developing New Technology; Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, Robotics. What is 5G? 5G is the 5th generation...
Prelims: Current events of national and international importance. Mains: India and its Neighborhood- Relations; Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and Agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests; Effect of Policies and Politics of Developed and Developing Countries on India’s interests. Chabhar port: Chabahar port is located in Iran’s...
Indian Penal Code 1861: The main objective of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1861 was to 'use the police as a weapon of repression' and to strengthen the British hold on India. Prevention and investigation of crime was never the priority of the British. Most...
