Source: Indian Express What is the News? Experts have warned that the ‘incel’ movement is slowly becoming a threat to law and order. The movement came into the spotlight yet again in the UK’s Plymouth, where a 22-year-old man shot dead five people, including a toddler. About Incel Movement: Incels are a large online community… Continue reading What is the incel movement?
Zydus Cadila vaccine gets emergency nod
Source: Livemint, The Hindu, PIB, Business Standard What is the News? Drugs Controller General of India’s (DCGI’s) has granted emergency approval for Zycov-D vaccine. About Zycov-D: Zycov-D is a DNA plasmid-based Covid-19 vaccine developed by Zycov Cadilla Group in partnership with the Department of Biotechnology under the ‘Mission COVID Suraksha’. It is the world’s first… Continue reading Zydus Cadila vaccine gets emergency nod
Rs 935 crore misappropriated in NREGA schemes in last four years, show data from Govt
Source: Indian Express What is the news? According to data sourced from the Management Information System (MIS) of the Ministry of Rural Development, in the last four years, Social Audit Units (SAU) under Rural Development Departments (RDD) across India have found financial misappropriation of Rs 935 crore under various schemes of the Mahatma Gandhi National… Continue reading Rs 935 crore misappropriated in NREGA schemes in last four years, show data from Govt
Quota benefit cant be availed simultaneously in 2 states
Source: The Hindu Recently, the Supreme Court clarifies its stand on the reservation in reorganised states. The court held that a person can claim benefits in either of the successor states. About the Supreme Court (SC) verdict: The court ruled that a person cannot claim the benefit of reservation simultaneously in both the successor states upon… Continue reading Quota benefit cant be availed simultaneously in 2 states
Meet the fishing cat: Protecting this shy species will save our precious wetlands
Source: Times of India What is the news? Around 87% of world’s wetland ecosystem have been lost due to anthropogenic activities threatening wildlife species such as fishing cat. About Fishing Cat: The fishing cat is one of only two animals among the 40 odd members of the cat family which can survive in wet landscape… Continue reading Meet the fishing cat: Protecting this shy species will save our precious wetlands
[UPSC Interview 2020] – Transcript #15 : Air Marshal Bhosale Board, PSIR Optional, Computer science Background
Interview date: 20/08/2021 Board: Air Marshal Bhosale Sir Background: Computer science, Optional: PSIR DAF included Smart India hackathon, Publishing a research paper, etc. Chairperson Why was Smart India hackathon about How is it organised? Which ministry gave you the problem statement What was it How did you win the price in the innovation category Member… Continue reading [UPSC Interview 2020] – Transcript #15 : Air Marshal Bhosale Board, PSIR Optional, Computer science Background
[UPSC Interview 2020] – Transcript #14 : Bharat Bhushan Vyas Board, Economics Optional
Board: Bharat Bhushan Vyas Sir Optional: Economics Chairman Niti Ayog freight policy – have you read about it? India at OECD about global minimum corporate tax follow up question on Treaty Shopping CAD comment. 3 TOP INTERNAL SECURITY CHALLENGES OF INDIA Member 1 GDP IS DROPPING/ SLOWDOWN- WHY DO YOU THINK THAT? 5 trillion dollar… Continue reading [UPSC Interview 2020] – Transcript #14 : Bharat Bhushan Vyas Board, Economics Optional
[Download] Prelims Marathon Weekly Compilation – August, 2021 – 3rd week
Hello everyone, We are posting a compilation of Prelims Marathon for the month of August 2021 – Third week. Click on the following link to download Prelims Compilation for the month of August 2021 (Third Week) About Prelims Marathon Daily Prelims Marathon is focused on UPSC Prelims 2020. Under this initiative, we post, daily 10… Continue reading [Download] Prelims Marathon Weekly Compilation – August, 2021 – 3rd week
Miscellaneous Quiz: Miscellaneous | 21 August, 2021
Hello friends,
we are posting today’s prelims marathon. Under Prelims marathon initiative, we on a daily basis are posting 10 MCQs. MCQs are framed based on the predefined syllabus topic.
The idea is to keep the number of MCQ questions to a practicable level so that you do not spend an extra minute than required, and have a maximum output for the UPSC Prelims Exam 2021.
[UPSC Interview 2020] – Transcript #13 : Manoj Soni Board, PSIR Optional, Utter Pradesh State, Reading Book Hobby
Board: Manoj Soni Sir Graduation: BTech, Material Science, and Engineering IIT Kanpur Optional: PSIR Hobbies: Listening Talks on Advaita Vedanta and Reading Non-Fiction Books State: Uttar Pradesh Chairman What’s going on in life? Advaita Vedanta – Philosophy of Shankara, Right! Very unusual for a young person! Your graduation subject is a very specialised subject with… Continue reading [UPSC Interview 2020] – Transcript #13 : Manoj Soni Board, PSIR Optional, Utter Pradesh State, Reading Book Hobby
