UPSC Mains General Studies Paper 1 – Syllabus, Strategy & Structure
UPSC Mains is the second stage of the Civil services Exam. Aspirants who obtain the required cut-off qualify to write Mains. General Studies Paper-1 is one of the Paper in the UPSC Mains examination. Major topics under G.S. Paper 1 include Indian history, World History, Indian Society, Culture, and Geography. Most of these topics […]
Need to End Constraints On The Road To Gender Equality
Context Recently, the Supreme Court of India directed a petitioner to approach the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development to frame a policy on menstrual pain leave. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice (Women Empowerment, Governance and Government Policies, Issues Arising Out of Design & Implementation of Policies), GS-I: Indian Society (Issues related to Women, Gender Inequality) Dimensions […]
The Sophisticated Anatomy Of Heat Waves
Context: Recently, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned that the maximum temperatures over northwest, west, and central India would be 3-5° C higher than the longterm average. Relevance: GS III- Environment (Climate change) Dimensions of the Article: What is a heat wave? Recent findings about Heat waves: How do heat waves occur and its Impacts? […]
About Mad Cow Disease
Context: Brazil has halted its beef exports to China after a case of mad cow disease was confirmed in the northern state of Para. Relevance: GS I: Facts for prelims About Mad Cow disease: -Source: Hindustan Times
ALMA Telescope
Context: The Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array (ALMA) — a radio telescope comprising 66 antennas located in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile — is set to get software and hardware upgrades that will help it collect much more data and produce sharper images than ever before, the journal Science reported recently. Relevance: GS III: Science […]
What is the Khalistan movement?
Context: Recently, hundreds of followers of Amritpal Singh, a radical preacher and pro-Khalistan leader, clashed violently with police outside Ajnala police station near Amritsar, demanding the release of one of their colleagues who had been taken into custody in an alleged kidnapping case. Relevance: GS I: History Dimensions of the Article: What is the Khalistan […]
Menstrual Leave Policies
Context: Recently, the Supreme Court refused to entertain a PIL about menstrual leave for workers and students across the country, calling it a policy matter. It highlighted that there were different “dimensions” to menstrual pain leave. Relevance: GS II: Polity and Governance Dimensions of the Article: What is menstrual leave? Arguments Against Menstrual Leave: Global […]
Sophisticated Anatomy Of Heat Waves
Context: Recently, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned that the maximum temperatures over northwest, west, and central India would be 3-5°C higher than the long-term average. Relevance: GS I: History Dimensions of the Article: What is a heat wave? How do heat waves occur? Heat waves are a phenomenon that can be formed in two […]
Manual Scavenging in India
Context: The Supreme Court has directed the government to place on record within six weeks the steps taken by it to implement its nearly 10-year-old judgment to end manual scavenging and prevent future generations from the “inhuman practice” while making entry into sewers without safety gear a crime even in emergency situations. Relevance: GS-II: Social […]
Exercise Desert Flag VIII
Focus: GS III: Security Challenges Why in News? Indian Air Force is participating in Exercise Desert Flag VIII 110 which is hosted by the United Arab Emirates. About Exercise Desert Flag VIII: