Source: The post is based on the article “Coercion as conversion: Sexual orientation and gender identities do not require medical intervention” published in The Hindu on 5th September 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections. Relevance: About conversion therapy. News: Recently, the National Medical Commission… Continue reading Coercion as conversion: Sexual orientation and gender identities do not require medical intervention
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INS Vikrant sets sail: Why it is key to India’s maritime strategy
Source: The post is based on the following articles “Wind in the sail” published in The Hindu on 3rd September 2022. “INS Vikrant sets sail: Why it is key to India’s maritime strategy” published in the Indian Express on 3rd September 2022. “India needs to get cracking on the next aircraft carrier” published in The Times of India on 3rd… Continue reading INS Vikrant sets sail: Why it is key to India’s maritime strategy
The NPT is beginning to look shaky
Source: The post is based on the article “The NPT is beginning to look shaky” published in The Hindu on 3rd September 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests. Relevance: About the present state of the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) Treaty. News: Recently, the Tenth Review… Continue reading The NPT is beginning to look shaky
Supertech demolition and the Noida problem
Source: The post is based on the article “Supertech demolition and the Noida problem” published in the Indian Express on 2nd September 2022. Syllabus: GS 1 – Urbanization – problems and their remedies. Relevance: About the fall of Noida as a satellite town and the rise of the Noida problem. News: The Supreme Court ordered the… Continue reading Supertech demolition and the Noida problem
Academia, research and the glass ceiling in India
Source: The post is based on the article “Academia, research and the glass ceiling in India” published in The Hindu on 2nd September 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Education. Relevance: About the glass ceiling of women News: Gender inequality and discrimination in academia relating to… Continue reading Academia, research and the glass ceiling in India
Effecting the ban on single-use plastics
Source: The post is based on the article “Effecting the ban on single-use plastics” published in The Hindu on 2nd September 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 – Environment – Pollution. Relevance: About the ban on SUPs(single-use plastics). News: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021. Since July… Continue reading Effecting the ban on single-use plastics
About the Crime in India report: A revert to the mean
Source: The post is based on the article “A revert to the mean – Increase in violent crimes, suicides in 2021 points to indirect consequences of pandemic” published in The Hindu on 2nd September 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Criminal Justice System. Relevance: About the recent findings of the Crime in India report. News: According to… Continue reading About the Crime in India report: A revert to the mean
CAG report on abysmal state of heritage conservation
Source: The post is based on the article “CAG report on abysmal state of heritage conservation” published in the Indian Express on 1st September 2022. Syllabus: GS 1 – Salient aspects of Art Forms, literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. Relevance: About challenges in heritage conservation. News: Recently, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) declared… Continue reading CAG report on abysmal state of heritage conservation
Electricity Amendment Bill 2022: A mixed bag
Source: The post is based on the article “Electricity Amendment Bill 2022: A mixed bag” published in the Indian Express on 1st September 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Relevance: About Electricity Amendment Bill 2022 News: Recently, the government introduced… Continue reading Electricity Amendment Bill 2022: A mixed bag
Why Rajiv Gandhi hailed Mikhail Gorbachev as ‘crusader of peace’
Source: The post is based on the article “Why Rajiv Gandhi hailed Mikhail Gorbachev as ‘crusader of peace’” published in the Indian Express on 1st September 2022. What is the News? Mikhail Gorbachev died recently at the age of 92. He came to the leadership of the Soviet Union during Rajiv Gandhi’s Prime Ministership of India. Russian… Continue reading Why Rajiv Gandhi hailed Mikhail Gorbachev as ‘crusader of peace’
