Source: The post is based on an article “Water-wisdom for climate change” published in the Business Standard on 8th August 2022. Syllabus: GS 1 – Salient features of World’s Physical Geography; Distribution of Key Natural Resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian subcontinent) News: During the monsoon season, it has been noticed… Continue reading Water-wisdom for climate change
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Why India needs to stop participating in commonwealth games
Source: The post is based on an article “Why India needs to stop participating in Commonwealth Games” published in the Indian Express on 6th August 2022. Syllabus: GS 1 History; History of Modern India; G2 International Relations; Bilateral Relations Relevance: Colonial Power; Neo-colonialism News: The 2022 edition of the Commonwealth Games is being held in… Continue reading Why India needs to stop participating in commonwealth games
A century back is not as long ago as it may seem
Source: The post is based on an article “A century back is not as long ago as it may seem” published in the Live Mint on 5th August 2022. Syllabus: GS-1, World and Modern India History Context: The article compares the events of the same year of the previous century i.e. 1922 with the year… Continue reading A century back is not as long ago as it may seem
Reaping the demographic dividend
Source: The post is based on the article “Reaping the demographic dividend” published in The Hindu on 4th August 2022. Syllabus: GS 1 – Population and associated issues. Relevance: About the recent UNPD report on population. News: World Population Prospects 2022 forecasts that the world’s population will touch eight billion this year and rise to 9.8 billion in 2050.… Continue reading Reaping the demographic dividend
A translation revolution for an inclusive, prosperous India
Source: The post is based on an article “A translation revolution for an inclusive, prosperous India” published in the Indian Express on 3rd August 2022. Syllabus: GS 1 Indian Art and Culture Relevance: The National Language Translation Missions News: Recently, the Artificial Intelligence for Bharat (AI4Bharat) Centre at IIT Madras was established with support from… Continue reading A translation revolution for an inclusive, prosperous India
Hail the rise of digital humanities
Source: The post is based on an article “Hail the rise of digital humanities” published in the Business Standard on 1st August 2022. Syllabus: GS 1 Indian Art and Culture News: Recently, the Jadavpur University has launched the Bichitra project, a digital humanities project. In this project, digital versions of manuscripts and printed books and… Continue reading Hail the rise of digital humanities
The JWST images can help us cherish earth’s present
Source: The post is based on an article “The JWST images can help us cherish Earth’s present” published in The Times of India on 30th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 1 World Geography; and GS 3 Awareness in the fields of Space Relevance: Origin and Evolution of Earth; and James Webb Space Telescope (JWST); News: Recently,… Continue reading The JWST images can help us cherish earth’s present
Overcoming the Aryan-Dravidian divide
Source: This post is based on the article “Overcoming the Aryan-Dravidian divide” published in The Hindu on 30th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 1 – Indian culture: salient aspects of Art Forms, literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. Relevance: About the Aryans and Dravidians. News: Recently the Governor of Tamil Nadu has been criticised for… Continue reading Overcoming the Aryan-Dravidian divide
India is greying – and what we can do about it
Source: The post is based on an article “India is greying and what we can do about it” published in the Live Mint on 25th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 1 Population in India; GS 2 Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors and Issues arising out of their Design and Implementation Relevance: Population… Continue reading India is greying – and what we can do about it
Exploration, imports, private firms: India’s search for lithium spreads out
Source: The post is based on an article “Exploration, imports, private firms: India’s search for lithium spreads out” published in the Business Standard on 23rd July 2022. Syllabus: GS 1 Distribution of key mineral resources; and GS 3 Science and Technology- Developments and their Applications and Effects in Everyday Life; Achievements of Indians in Science… Continue reading Exploration, imports, private firms: India’s search for lithium spreads out
