Source: The post is based on an article “Community evolves slowly in rainforests like India’s Kudremukh and Silent Valley” published in the Times of India on 16th July 2022. Syllabus: GS3 Ecology and Environment Relevance: Rainforest Ecosystem in India Context: The Silent Valley national park in Kerala and Kudremukh national park in Karnataka. The former… Continue reading ‘Community evolves slowly in rainforests like India’s Kudremukh and Silent Valley’
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The ‘permanent’ problem: Why is there a ‘caste system’ in govt employment?
Source: The post is based on an article “Why is there a caste system in government employment?” published in the Business Standard on 15th July 2022. Syllabus: GS2 – Govt policies and interventions Relevance: Types of the government employments News: Recently, protests were seen against the Agnipath scheme which was launched to cut costs in… Continue reading The ‘permanent’ problem: Why is there a ‘caste system’ in govt employment?
James Webb: It is just the beginning
Source: The post is based on an article “James Webb: It is just the beginning” Published in the Business Standard on 15th July 2022. Syllabus: GS3 Science and Technology; Space Technology Relevance: The James Webb Space Telescope News: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) located some 1.6 million km from Earth has received “deep field”… Continue reading James Webb: It is just the beginning
Time for vigilance-Increased testing and building awareness, not stigmatisation, can stop spread of monkeypox
Source: The post is based on the article “Time for vigilance-Increased testing and building awareness, not stigmatisation, can stop spread of monkeypox” published in The Hindu on 16th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 – Awareness in the fields of biotechnology. Relevance: To understand the spread of Monkeypox. News: India reported its first laboratory-confirmed, imported case of monkeypox virus from Kerala. To… Continue reading Time for vigilance-Increased testing and building awareness, not stigmatisation, can stop spread of monkeypox
The Ukraine war and the return to Euro-centrism
Source: This post is based on the article “The Ukraine war and the return to Euro-centrism” published in The Hindu on 16th Jul 22. Syllabus: GS2 – International Relations Relevance: The Russia-Ukraine conflict and its consequences Context: The political and military aftermath of the Ukraine conflict could set the stage for the return of a… Continue reading The Ukraine war and the return to Euro-centrism
Supreme Court’s refusal to club all FIRs against Nupur Sharma is bad in law
Source: The post is based on the article “Supreme Court’s refusal to club all FIRs against Nupur Sharma is bad in law” published in the Indian Express on 16th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary. Relevance: To understand the issue of multiple FIRs. News: Recently, the Supreme Court… Continue reading Supreme Court’s refusal to club all FIRs against Nupur Sharma is bad in law
Stamp out this hate speech manufacturing network
Source: The post is based on the article “Stamp out this hate speech manufacturing network” published in The Hindu on 16th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 – Role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges. Relevance: To understand the political nexus between hate speech and Political Parties. News: The recent attack on a judge of the Supreme Court… Continue reading Stamp out this hate speech manufacturing network
It’s what MPs do: List of unparliamentary words is not such a big deal. Quality of law-making is the real House test
Source: This post is based on the article “It’s what MPs do: List of unparliamentary words is not such a big deal. Quality of law-making is the real House test” published in The Times of India on 15th Jul 22. Syllabus: GS2 – Parliament Relevance: Parliamentary debates and related issues News: A list of ‘unparliamentary’… Continue reading It’s what MPs do: List of unparliamentary words is not such a big deal. Quality of law-making is the real House test
Ensuring nutrition security
Source: The post is based on an article “Ensuring nutrition security” published in the Business Standard on 15th July 2022. Syllabus: GS3 – Issues and Challengers pertaining to buffer stock and PDS System Relevance: Food Security News: In the recent periods, the National Family Health Survey-5 (2019-21) and the United Nations report on the State… Continue reading Ensuring nutrition security
In defence of the Aravallis
Source: The post is based on an article “In defence of the Aravalli’s” published in the Live Mint on 15th July 2022. Syllabus: GS3 – Ecology and Environment Relevance: Draft National Capital Region Plan 2041 News: In recent days, the government has released the draft NCR Regional Plan 2041. It contains a recent proposal from… Continue reading In defence of the Aravallis
