Source: This post on the Nordic-Baltic Countries’ Relations with India has been created based on the article “The NB8 visit to India focuses on cooperation and trust” published in “The Hindu” on 24th February 2024. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2 International Relations – Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting… Continue reading On the Nordic-Baltic Countries’ Relations with India – The NB8 visit to India focuses on cooperation and trust
Changing the Growth Paradigm in India
Source: This post has been created based on the article “Changing the growth paradigm” published in “The Hindu” on 24th February 2024. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 Indian Economy – Indian Economy and issues relating to growth and development. News: The article discusses the dominant paradigm for growth in India and the issues with… Continue reading Changing the Growth Paradigm in India
CBSE’s Open-Book Examination Experiment
Source: This post on CBSE’s Open-Book Examination Experiment has been created based on the article “CBSE’s open book exam experiment: How to make exams about critical thought, not surveillance and anxiety” published in “Indian Express” on 24th February 2024. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2 Social Justice – Issues relating to Education, Human Resources. News:… Continue reading CBSE’s Open-Book Examination Experiment
How LPG subsidy can be redesigned to privilege low-income households
Source: This post has been created based on the article “How LPG subsidy can be redesigned to privilege low-income households” published in “Indian Express” on 24th February 2024. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2 Social Justice – Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these… Continue reading How LPG subsidy can be redesigned to privilege low-income households
Badwater Basin In Death Valley
Source-This post on Badwater Basin in Death Valley is based on the article “Driest place in North America has been home to a lake for 6 months, show NASA images” published in “DownToEarth” on 21st February 2024. Why in the News? In North America’s driest region, Badwater Basin in Death Valley has been persisting and… Continue reading Badwater Basin In Death Valley
Grey Zone Warfare
Source-This post on Grey Zone Warfare is based on the article “Grey-zone warfare latest entry in lexicon of warfare, says Chief of Defence Staff” published in “The Hindu” on 24th February 2024. Why in the News? Recently, at the Raisina Dialogue, Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Anil Chauhan made a statement regarding grey-zone warfare, specifically… Continue reading Grey Zone Warfare
Sale of Potash derived from molasses (PDM) to fertiliser farms
Source-This post on Potash derived from molasses (PDM) is based on the article “Sugar mills can now sell potash derived from molasses (PDM) to fertiliser farms” published in “Live mint” on 23rd February 2024. Why in the News? The government has allowed sugar mills to sell potash from molasses (PDM) to fertilizer companies. This assists… Continue reading Sale of Potash derived from molasses (PDM) to fertiliser farms
Badami Chalukya
Source-This post on Badami Chalukya has been created based on the article “Badami Chalukya temples, writing found in Nalgonda“published in “THE TIMES OF INDIA” on 23 February 2024. Why in the news? Two Badami Chalukya temples, at least 1,300-1,500 years old and a 1,200-year-old label inscription have been recently discovered in Mudimanikyam village along the… Continue reading Badami Chalukya
Cantor’s Giant Softshell Turtle
Source-This post on Cantor’s Giant Softshell Turtle has been created based on the article “First-ever nesting report of incredibly rare giant softshell turtle” published in ” PHY.ORG” on 20 February 2024. Why in the news? Conservationists from the University of Portsmouth have recently uncovered the nesting site of the “secretive” Cantor’s giant softshell turtle on… Continue reading Cantor’s Giant Softshell Turtle
Guinea worm disease
Source-This post on Guinea worm disease has been created based on the article “Race to global eradication of Guinea worm disease nears finish line” published in “The Hindu” on 23 February 2024. Why in the news? WHO’s weekly epidemiological report has highlighted that only six cases were identified of Guinea worm disease in 2023. Guinea… Continue reading Guinea worm disease
