November 2021
03 Nov 21 Do We Really Need Smart Cities?
Introduction Smart city uses information and communication technology (ICT) to improve operational efficiency, share information with the public and provide a better quality of government service and citizen welfare. IBM defines a...
03 Nov 21 Future of Art in Afghanistan (GS Paper I : Art and Culture )
Context: Recently it has been observed that Afghanistan issued a circular regarding artworks . All the schools of the art were ordered to be closed till the next orders of the...
03 Nov 21 Kashmir’s fragility [GS Paper II- International Relations]
CONTEXT : In the last few weeks, several civilians as well as security and armed forces personnel, have been killed by terrorists. In many parts of Kashmir, there is a...
03 Nov 21 India to Reach Carbon Neutrality by 2070 GS-3 ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
CONTEXT Recently, India announced that it will reach carbon neutrality by 2070 as part of a five-point action plan that included reducing emissions to 50% by 2030. India made this pledge...
02 Nov 21 Net zero’ carbon targets to tackle climate change
Net zero emissions’ refers to achieving an overall balance between greenhouse gas emissions produced and greenhouse gas emissions taken out of the atmosphere How it can be achieved:- Net-zero emissions will be...
02 Nov 21 ARTICLE OF THE DAY Finding a way out of India’s deepening water stress
Water plays a very important role in human life. We can't imagine life without it. For that we have to be very cautious that we conserve water and utilise its...
02 Nov 21 MGNREGA: its Importance and Shortage of Fund (GS 3, Economics, The Hindu, Indian Express)
News/ Context: That as many as 21 of 35 States/UTs have utilised, by October 29, over 100% of their allocated funds under the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)...
02 Nov 21 Samantha Ruth Prabhu : An Actress as well as Social Worker (GS Paper I : Art and Culture )
Context Samantha Ruth Prabhu an Indian Telugu actress recently posted her video on instagram in which she is making the painting. She is a good painter. In fact, the objective of...
02 Nov 21 Shortage of MGNREGA funds GS -2 POVERTY, GOVT. POLICIES & INTERVENTION
CONTEXT The Centre’s flagship rural employment scheme (MGNREGA) has run out of funds halfway through the financial year. This means that payments for MGNREGA workers as well as material costs will...
