UPSC Mains 2022 General Studies Paper 2
UPSC MAINS GENERAL STUDIES PAPER – 2 MAINS 2022 GENERAL STUDIES PAPER – 2 Q.1) “भारत में आधुनिक कानून की सर्वाधिक महत्त्वपूर्ण उपलब्धि सर्वोच्च न्यायालय द्वारा पर्यावरणीय समस्याओं का संविधानीकरण है।” सुसंगत बाद विधियों की सहायता से इस कथन की विवेचना कीजिए। (150 शब्दों में उत्तर दीजिए) 10M “The most significant achievement of modern law […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 17 September 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 17 September 2022 Contents A necessary pit stop in parliamentary business Industry standards and battery norms A Necessary Pit Stop In Parliamentary Business Context Despite the fact that Parliament’s recently concluded monsoon session (July-August) was adjourned sine die on August 8, 2022, the Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2022 and the Electricity (Amendment) […]
Current Affairs Quiz 17 September 2022
Green Fins Hub
Context: The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) has launched the Green Fins Hub, a global digital platform to give sustainable marine tourism a ‘major boost’. Relevance: GS III: Environment and Ecology Dimensions of the Article: Green Fins Hub Membership of Green Fins Hub Green Fins Hub The Green Fins Global Hub will be a first-of-its-kind […]
Eklavya Model Residential Schools
Context Despite sanctioning record numbers of Eklavya model residential schools for tribal students since 2014 and setting up of the National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS) to manage these schools in 2018, the Ministry of Tribal Affairs has so far been unable to fix the teacher shortage faced across 378 of such schools that […]
What Are the Big Seven Cats?
Context: The cheetah, which is being re-introduced to India from Africa, is not to be confused with the leopard, which too has spots that look somewhat similar. Here’s a list of members of the ‘cat’ genus Panthera, Puma, and Acinonyx. Relevance: GS III: Environment and Ecology Dimensions of the Article: Panthera Lion Jaguar Leopard Snow […]
Eastern Economic Forum
Context: Recently, Russia hosted the seventh Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) Vladivostok. The four-day forum is a platform for entrepreneurs to expand their businesses into Russia’s Far East (RFE). Relevance: GS II: International Relations Dimensions of the Article: What is the Eastern Economic Forum? Who are the major actors in the Forum? What does the EEF […]
Cheetah Back In India
Context: Over 70 years after it went extinct in India, the cheetah will return to the country. Relevance: GS III: Environment and Ecology Dimensions of the Article: What caused the extinction of cheetahs in India? Why is the cheetah being brought back? How was Kuno National Park chosen for the translocation? What are the future […]
Financial Stability and Development Council
Focus: GS III- Indian Economy Why in News? Recently, the Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs chaired the 26th Meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC). Highlights: The council placed a strong emphasis on issues such as improving the effectiveness of the current financial and credit information systems, early warning indicators for the economy […]
Ramakrishna Mission’s Awakening Programme
Focus: Government policies and Interventions Why in News? Recently, the Union Minister for Education launched Ramakrishna Mission’s ‘Awakening’ Programme for school students. About the Awakening Programme It is an initiative to ensure a child’s whole personality development in keeping with the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020’s guiding principles. It is intended for students in grades I through […]