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ARTICLE OF THE DAY  Finding a way out of India’s deepening water stress
Current Affairs GS Paper III

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…

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MGNREGA: its Importance and Shortage of Fund (GS 3, Economics, The Hindu, Indian Express)  
Current Affairs Economy GS Paper III

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)…

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Samantha Ruth Prabhu : An Actress as well as Social Worker  (GS Paper I : Art and Culture )
Culture and Heritage Current Affairs GS Paper I

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…

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Shortage of MGNREGA funds GS -2 POVERTY,  GOVT. POLICIES & INTERVENTION
Current Affairs Economy GS Paper II GS Paper III

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…

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Informal Sector Shrinking fastly: Is it not Good? (GS 3, Economics, The Hindu, Indian Express)  
Culture and Heritage Current Affairs Economy GS Paper III

  News/ Context: Signalling a greater shift towards formalisation of the economy, the share of the large informal sector in overall economic activity dipped sharply in 2020-21 even as informal…

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Advertisements of the brands interrelate with Indian Culture and  Society  (GS paper I- Art and Society)
Culture and Heritage Current Affairs GS Paper I

Context : These days , many advertisements have faced boycotts from the people of social media because these advertisements are not reflecting the right image of Indian society. In these…

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Emissions Gap Report 2021 GS-3 ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND DEGRADATION, CONSERVATION
Current Affairs Environment and climate change GS Paper III

CONTEXT Recently, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)’s Emissions Gap Report 2021 has been published.This is the twelfth edition of the UNEP Emissions Gap Report. It assesses the gap between…

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CAATSA
Current Affairs

GS- 2 International Treaties & Agreements, Important International Institutions, Bilateral Groupings & Agreements CONTEXT The US lawmakers continue to voice their support for a sanctions waiver from Countering America’s Adversaries…

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GST Compensation to States: A Legal Responsibility of Centre or Grants-in-Aid?
Current Affairs

(GS 3, Economics, The Hindu, Indian Express) News/Context: On July 15 and October 7, the Centre had released Rs 75,000 crore and Rs 40,000 crore, respectively, to the states. With…

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The Issue of Evergrande and the related developments
Current Affairs

CONTEXT : The Evergrande Group, China’s construction giant, was in the news about a month ago as it ran out of money, and had no options to get more loans…

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