A Defining Moment for Indo-German Ties
Context Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Berlin for the sixth Indo-German Inter-Governmental Consultations (IGC) is significant for its timing and substantial results. Relevance GS-II: Effect of Policies and Politics of Developed and Developing Countries on India’s interests, Indian Diaspora. Dimensions of the Article Strategic and economic importance of India-German ties Opportunities for India Way […]
France Pulls Out of P-75I Project
Context: Recently, France’s Naval Group, one of five shortlisted Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) for the Navy’s P-75 India (P-75I) project to build six conventional submarines within the country, announced it would not bid for the project. The reason, Naval Group said, was that the Request for Proposal (RFP) “requires that the fuel cell AIP be sea proven, which […]
Project Elephant
Context: At the 16th Steering Committee meeting of Project Elephant, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change launched a field manual named-Field Manual for Managing Human-Elephant Conflicts (HEC) in India-to guide forest staffers dealing with HEC in major elephant range states. Relevance: GS III- Environment and Ecology Dimensions of the Article: Details about the manual Current Elephant Population in India […]
World Press Freedom Index 2022
Context: India has reached 150th position in the World Press Freedom Index, dropping further from its last year’s 142nd rank out of 180 countries. Relevance: GS II- Indian Constitution – historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure Dimensions of the Article: What is the World Press Freedom Index? Highlights of the 2022 report Freedom […]
Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS)
Context: The indigenous Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully completed the validation trials. Relevance: GS III- Science and Technology (Indigenization Of Technology) Dimensions of the Article: ATAG System Features ATAG System The ATAGS is a 155-mm, 52-calibre artillery gun jointly developed by the DRDO in partnership […]
Sloth Bear
Context: Forest officers recently rescued two sloth bears from a village in Jharkhand by the People for Animals organisation. Relevance: GS III- Environment and Ecology Dimensions of the Article: About Sloth bear Protection Status About Sloth bear Sloth bears can be found in lowland parts of Sri Lanka, India, Bhutan, and Nepal. Sloth bears consume termites […]
Van Dhan Vikas Yojana
Focus: GS II- Government policies and intervention, Prelims About Van Dhan Vikas Yojana: Nodal: Ministry of Tribal affairs TRIFED is the implementation agency of the Van Dhan programme The program addresses the formidable problems that the Tribals face such as possession of land/house with no rights; restrictions in the collection of minor forest produce; exploitation by middlemen; displacement […]
Basava Jayanthi
Focus: GS I- Person in news, History Why in news? PM bows to Jagadguru Basaveshwara on Basava Jayanthi. Basava Jayanthi is an annual event celebrated in the honour of the birth of Vishwaguru Basaveshwara, the 12th century philosopher and social reformer who gave a unique spiritual path to mankind. Key Points Basavanna was a 12th-century philosopher, statesman, Kannada poet […]
Quasi-Federalism in India
Context The contemporary discourse on federalism in India is moving on a discursive across multiple dimensions, be it economic, political and cultural. It is argued that India is at an inflection point vis-a-vis Centre-State relations owing to increasing asymmetry. Relevance GS-II: Functions and Responsibilities of the Union and the States, Issues and Challenges Pertaining to […]
The Supply Bottlenecks Causing Power Shortages
Context The power sector in India is going through a crisis. Peak shortages in some states have reached double digits. Relevance GS-III: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc. Dimensions of the Article Chronology of the crisis Coal shortage crisis Reasons for coal shortage and fall in generation Transportation problem faced by Indian Railways Way […]