24 Jul 21 Tokyo 2020: Mirabai Chanu bags silver
Context:- Today Mirabai Chanu of India has clinched a silver medal in weightlifting. This is the 1st medal in the 49kg category in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. What is Olympics:- She...
Current Affairs
24 Jul 21 The Ganga’s message(The Hindu, GS-3)
Context:- The Ganga has witnessed many stages of India’s civilisation but in recent decades it has become a conduit for sewage, solid waste, industrial effluents and other pollutants. It is...
24 Jul 21 Empowering nature with biocentric jurisprudence (The Hindu, GS-3, Environment)
Context:- The Great Indian Bustard with hardly about 200 alive in India today which are critically endangered under the IUCN red list, came under the protective wings of the Supreme...
23 Jul 21 The direction that the NCF needs to take(The Hindu, GS-2, Social Justice)
Context:- National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has given the task to the SCERTs State Councils of Educational Research and Training to develop four State Curriculum Frameworks (SCFs)....
23 Jul 21 COVID-19 and women
(GS PAPER- 2, SOCIAL JUSTICE SOURCE- THE HINDU) Context Women workers have borne a disproportionate burden of the Covid 19. Data- According to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, 61% of male workers were...
23 Jul 21 From Flailing to failed state
(GS PAPER-2, Centre-state relations Source- The Hindu) Context Indian state failed to provide a comprehensive solution to the Covid crisis. Concept of Flailing state A Failing state is the one where the government at the...
22 Jul 21 India and Africa partnership Beyond the horizon (The Hindu, G.S.-2, International relation)
Context:- The Government of India has designed a forward looking strategy to deepen relations with African countries. New Delhi’s engagement with the African continent has been multifaceted, with projects implemented...
22 Jul 21 Abolition of Dividend Distribution Tax
(GS PAPER-3, ECONOMY SOURCE- THE HINDU) Context- The abolition of the Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT) in Budget 2020 is hailed as a big relief for corporates and nonresident shareholders. The dividend is...
22 Jul 21 India must directly engage with Taliban 2.0 (International relations, The Hindu, GS-2)
Context:- United States’s withdrawal from Afghanistan is now in process, New Delhi has decided to ramp down its civilian presence in the war torn country, bracing for a full blown...
22 Jul 21 Lightweight anti-tank missile tested by DRDO (The Hindu, GS-3, Science and tech)
Context:- Akash surface to air missile, a new generation missile, was successfully flight tested on Wednesday by the DRDO from an integrated test range off the Odisha coast. One more...
