Creating Employment in the Long Run
Context: One significant flaw in the annual Budget process is that it provides the Finance Minister with a platform to make grand announcements that generate headline news. The following year, more announcements are made, leading to new headlines, but no one checks whether the previous year’s high-profile schemes were actually implemented successfully. Relevance: GS3- Mains Question: What […]
Reducing Work Hours of Women
Context: The last thing a rape and murder require are empty words, yet a tired and predictable response is being offered after the brutal killing of a female doctor on duty at Kolkata’s R.G. Kar Hospital on August 9. The West Bengal government has issued guidelines, including one that suggests minimizing night shifts for women. Relevance: […]
National Film Awards 2024
Context: Recently, the winners of the 70th National Film Awards for 2022 were announced by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Relevance: Facts for Prelims National Film Awards Award Categories Eligibility and Submission Selection Process
About National Geoscience Awards
Context: The President of India will confer the prestigious National Geoscience Awards – 2023 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre, New Delhi. Relevance: Facts for Prelims National Geoscience Awards Eligibility and Criteria Significance of the Awards
Static Quiz 21 August 2024 (History)
PIB Summaries 21 August 2024
CONTENTS National Geoscience Awards Context: The President of India will confer the prestigious National Geoscience Awards – 2023 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre, New Delhi. Relevance: Facts for Prelims National Geoscience Awards Eligibility and Criteria Significance of the Awards National Film Awards Context: Recently, the winners of the 70th National Film Awards for 2022 were […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 21 August 2024
CONTENTS Reducing Work Hours of Women Context: The last thing a rape and murder require are empty words, yet a tired and predictable response is being offered after the brutal killing of a female doctor on duty at Kolkata’s R.G. Kar Hospital on August 9. The West Bengal government has issued guidelines, including one that […]
About Aarogya Maitri Health Cube
Context: The Indian Army and Air Force recently conducted a first-of-its-kind paradrop of the Aarogya Maitri Health Cube, the indigenously-made world’s first portable hospital, at 15,000 feet elevation. Relevance: Facts for Prelims Aarogya Maitri Health Cube: -Source: India Today
About Subclinical Tuberculosis
Context: Subclinical Tuberculosis (TB) is a growing concern in India, contributing to the slow decline in TB incidence rates despite advances in detection and treatment. Relevance: GS II: Health Dimensions of the Article: Subclinical Tuberculosis: About Tuberculosis India’s TB Elimination Target: Goals and Challenges India has set an ambitious target of eliminating tuberculosis by 2025, five years ahead of […]
About Purandar figs
Context: The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) recently facilitated the export of India’s first ready-to-drink fig juice, made from geographical indication (GI)-tagged Purandar figs, to Poland. Relevance: GS III: Indian Economy Dimensions of the Article: Purandar Figs: Agricultural and Processed Foods Export Development Authority (APEDA) Nodal: Ministry of Commerce and Industry Functions: […]