Why Is The Land Sinking In Joshimath?
Where Is The Town of Joshimath Situated? How Vulnerable Is Joshimath? What Is The Role Of The NTPC? What About The Char Dham project? What Are The Other Issues Which Have Contributed To Land Subsidence?
Important Mountain Passes in India
A pass is a gap, or break, in high, rugged terrain such as a mountain ridge. It can be formed due to glacial movement or by rivers or as a result of gaps remaining since their formation. Passes often provide the easiest routes for people to travel across steep mountain ranges. For this reason, […]
A Raincoat For Self-Employed People
Context The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the critical need for a universal social protection floor, which has been discussed and even internationally accepted for more than a decade but has received little serious attention from policymakers in most countries. Relevance GS Paper-2: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population Mains Question Traditional schemes are not viable […]
Regeneration of the Ozone Layer
Context Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2022 indicates that the Earth’s protective ozone layer is slowly but noticeably healing at a rate that would close the hole over Antarctica in approximately 43 years. Relevance GS Paper-3: Climate Change and International Conventions; Ozone Layer and Montreal Protocol Mains Question What are the Montreal Protocol’s major accomplishments? Discuss […]
Ebola Virus Disease
Context: Recently, Uganda declared an end to an Ebola virus outbreak that emerged almost four months ago and claimed the lives of 55 people. The move was confirmed in a statement issued by the WHO. Relevance: GS II: Health Dimensions of the Article: About Ebola Virus Disease How does it spread? What are the symptoms? […]
Paigah Tombs of Hyderabad
Context: The necropolis of noblemen dating from the Asaf Jahi era in Hyderabad, also known as the Paigah Tombs Complex, is set to be restored with funding from the US Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation. Relevance: GS I: History Dimensions of the Article: Who were the Paigahs? Paigah Tombs Architecture -Source: The Hindu
About Blackbucks
Context: A new study from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) found that blackbucks in India have adapted well to natural and human-induced challenges to their survival, with an increasing trend in population numbers compared to the recent past Relevance: GS III: Environment and Ecology Dimensions of the Article: About Blackbucks Cultural Importance Protection Status […]
Section 6A of the Citizenship Act 1955
Context: Recently, A Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud said it will first take up for preliminary determination whether Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955 suffers from any “constitutional infirmity”. Relevance: Polity and Governance Dimensions of the Article: The Section 6A of Citizenship Act 1955 Section 6A -Source: Indian Express
VSHORAD Missile System
Recently, The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) to procure the Very Short Range Air Defence System or VSHORAD (IR Homing) missile system, designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), among other weapon systems for the Army and Navy at a total cost of Rs4,276 crore. Relevance: GS III: Defence […]
Assisted Reproductive Technology
Context: The Kerala High Court has said that personal choice to build a family is a fundamental right and fixing an upper age limit for the same was a restriction which needs a relook. Relevance: GS II: Government Policies & Interventions, Issues Related to Women Dimensions of the Article: What is the issue? About Assisted […]