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Right of Reputation vs Right to Life
Current Affairs Ethics Governance GS Paper II GS Paper IV Indian Polity Social JusticeContext: Recently, Delhi Court said that the right of reputation cannot and will not be protected at the cost of the right to have a dignified life. This verdict came…
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- February 18, 2021
PRELIMS FACTS- February 17, 2021
Current Affairs Prelims facts1..8-member expert panel for strengthening Urban Co-operative Banks constitutes by RBI RBI Deputy Governor N. S. Vishwanathan chaired the committee to examine issues and suggest a road map for strengthening…
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- February 17, 2021
Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary
Current Affairs Environment and climate change GS Paper IIIContext- Recently Six elephants have been lost in Odisha within two weeks following the death of one more jumbo in the Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary. Investigation results show it was case…
Read moreLockdown Impact: Infant Mortality on The Rise?
Current Affairs Ethics Governance GS Paper II GS Paper IV Social JusticeContext: Recently, a report stated that more than 12,500 infants have died during the lockdown. Mumbai had the highest mortality rate among the other districts in Maharashtra. Background: The lockdown…
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- February 17, 2021
Tracking Leopards: Conserving Wildlife
Current Affairs Environment and climate change GS Paper III Science and technologyContext: Recently, the hunt to preserve wildlife has been gathering pace amidst the global climate change concerns. Different scientific methods have been introduced such as; SMR(Spatial Mark-Resight) model to increase…
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- February 17, 2021
In telehealth, scaling up the Indian advantage
Current Affairs GS Paper II GS Paper III Science and technologyEffects of COVID-19- Detection of T.B. cases came down by 50% in April-December of 2020 relative to the same period in 2019 antenatal care visits were down by 56% in…
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- February 17, 2021
Looking ahead after the Ladakh walk back
Current Affairs GS Paper II International relationIndia and China border Issues: three sites of contention on the Ladakh border -> Depsang, Gogra-Hot Springs and Demchok. north bank of Pangong lake-> Most of chinese transgressions on the…
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- February 17, 2021
PRELIMS FACTS February 16, 2021
Current Affairs Prelims facts1.New START Arms Reduction Treaty Extends between US-Russia. The New START, which stands for Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, is a nuclear arms reduction treaty between the United States and the…
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- February 16, 2021
India’s First CNG Tractor
Current Affairs GS Paper III InfrastructureContext- India’s first ever Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Tractor was launched. About- The CNG Tractor’s most important benefit for the farmer will be to save upto 50 %on the fuel…
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Culture and Heritage Current Affairs GS Paper IContext First ever robotic shadow leather puppet in India was installed at the Palakkad District Heritage Museum in India. About the Leather Puppet- It is also called shadow puppetry, Nizhalkkoothu…
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