CONTENTS
- Anti-Microbial Resistance
- Uniform Civil Code
- UNEP’s Emissions Gap Report, 2022
- Anti-Superstition laws in India
- Namami Gange Programme
Anti-Microbial Resistance
Context:
Recent studies have found the emergence of resistant Salmonella tphimurium DT104 that causes infections in humans and cattle.
Relevance:
GS-III: Science and Technology
Dimensions of the Article:
- Details
- What is Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)?
- Concerns regarding Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
- Way forward
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Uniform Civil Code in Gujarat
Context
Recently, Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Saturday (October 29) announced the formation of a committee to implement a uniform civil code (UCC) in the state.
Relevance:
GS II- Polity
Dimensions of the Article:
- What is Uniform Civil Code (UCC)?
- Positive aspects of Uniform Civil Code include
- Challenges in Implementing Uniform Civil Code Include
- Does India not already have a UCC for civil matters?
- How does the idea of UCC relate to the Fundamental Right to religion?
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UNEP’s Emissions Gap Report, 2022
Context:
Recently, The Emissions Gap Report 2022: The Closing Window – Climate crisis calls for rapid transformation of societies was released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Relevance:
GS-III: Environment and Ecology (Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Conservation of Environment and Ecology, Important International Institutions and their reports)
Dimensions of the Article:
- About Emissions Gap Report
- Highlights of the Emissions Gap Report 2022
- Why focus on the food systems industry?
- What are livestock emissions?
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Anti-Superstition laws in India
Context:
The brutal murders of two women as part of “ritualistic human sacrifices” in the Pathanamthitta district of Kerala have left the country in shock. Chilling details of the killings have sparked a debate about the prevalence of superstitious beliefs, black magic and sorcery in Kerala.
Relevance:
GS II: Polity and Governance
Dimensions of the Article:
- Are such killings common?
- State laws related to witchcraft and superstition
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Namami Gange Programme
Context:
Recently, the Uttar Pradesh government said that Dolphins have started coming back to the Ganga with improvement in the quality of the river water made possible by the Namami Gange programme.
Relevance:
GS III- Environment (Species in News)
Dimensions of the Article:
- About Namami Gange programme
- Ganges River Dolphins
- Threats to Gangetic River dolphin
- Steps Taken to conserve and protect dolphins
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