04 May 21 A transient high (GS-3, economy, The Hindu)
Context:- GST collection hit all time high since inception, but the bumpy road ahead due to covid can’t be underestimated. What is GST council and GST? GST is an indirect tax...
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04 May 21 A ‘One Health’ approach that targets people, animals (GS-2,3 The Hindu editorial)
Context:- Recent corona outbreak shows that there is no boundary between human vaccine and animal vaccine, i.e. zoonotic disease must be cured. There are many examples, such as Nipah virus,...
19 Apr 21 Three city areas become model localities for waste management (GS-2, 3 The Hindu)
Context:- Solid Waste Management Rules 2016: applicable beyond municipal areas and have included urban agglomerations, census towns, notified industrial townships etc. focus on segregation of waste at source, responsibility on...
17 Apr 21 The Lyrid Meteor shower is active each year in the month of April. (GS-3 The Hindu, Science and Tech)
It is located in constellation Lyra. Radiant of a shower is the point from which the paths of the meteors originate. classified as the medium strength shower. They are...
15 Apr 21 Twin troubles (The Hindu, GS-3, Economy)
Context:- inflation quickened to a four-month high How inflation is measured:- Base year:-2012 developed by The National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation 3 types, CPI RL, CPI...
14 Apr 21 In climate change noise, India’s role as conductor (The Hindu, GS-3 Environment)
Context:- Western countries such as USA are mounting pressure on India to declare itself as net zero emitter. If green house gas emission will continue to be on the same...
13 Apr 21 SC dismisses plea to convert INS Viraat into a museum (The Hindu, GS-3, defence)
Context:- SC rejected a plea which wanted to stop dismantling of INS Viraat, the Navy’s decommissioned aircraft carrier. It was an aircraft carrier, india currently has 2 aircraft carrier, vikrant...
12 Apr 21 Why the Personal Data Protection Bill matters (The Hindu, GS-3, gs-2))
Context:-Data breach at MobiKwik could be India’s biggest breach with the data of 9.9 crore users at risk. It shows loopholes in India's digital infrastructure. Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 ...
09 Apr 21 Beyond zero sum (The Hindu, GS-3, Environment and ecology)
Context:- Rich countries must commit technology and funds to move to net zero carbon emissions. WESTERN Economies are taking pledges for net zeor emission by the mid of this century. ...
09 Apr 21 Plough to plate, hand held by the Indian state(The Hindu, GS-3, Economics)
Context:- After LPG reforms indian state took the backsheet in hope that more liberalisation will lead to more welfare of people and economic growth. But the results around the world...
