The sacred Shaligram: 140 mn-year-old stones to be used for the idol of Lord Ram in Ayodhya

Source: The post is based on the article “The sacred Shaligram: 140 mn-year-old stones to be used for the idol of Lord Ram in Ayodhya” published in Indian Express on 9th February 2023. What is the News? Two sacred Shaligram stones arrived in Ayodhya for crafting the idols of Lord Ram and Janaki at the… Continue reading The sacred Shaligram: 140 mn-year-old stones to be used for the idol of Lord Ram in Ayodhya

What are Primary Agricultural Credit Societies?

Source: The post is based on the article “What are Primary Agricultural Credit Societies?” published in Indian Express on 9th February 2023. Contents1 What is the News?2 What are Primary Agricultural Credit Societies(PACS)?3 What is the lending mechanism of PACS?4 Why are PACS attractive?5 What are the challenges related to PACS? What is the News?… Continue reading What are Primary Agricultural Credit Societies?

ADSI Report 2021 – Student suicides in India at a five-year high, majority from Maharashtra: NCRB data

Source: The post is based on the article “Student suicides in India at a five-year high, majority from Maharashtra: NCRB data” published in Indian Express on 9th February 2023. What is the News? National Crime Records Bureau(NCRB) has released the (Accidental Deaths and Suicide in India) ADSI Report 2021. What are the key findings of… Continue reading ADSI Report 2021 – Student suicides in India at a five-year high, majority from Maharashtra: NCRB data

In light of the Russia-Ukraine war, an opportunity to modernise India’s defence industry

Source– The post is based on the article “In light of the Russia-Ukraine war, an opportunity to modernise India’s defence industry” published in The Indian Express on 8th February 2023. Syllabus: GS2- International Relations Relevance– Changing geopolitics and defence ecosystem News– New global defence engagements are emerging with the Ukraine war. It opens the possibility… Continue reading In light of the Russia-Ukraine war, an opportunity to modernise India’s defence industry

Private sector has not responded to government initiatives so far

Source– The post is based on the article “Private sector has not responded to government initiatives so far” published in The Indian Express on 8th February 2023. Syllabus: GS3- Indian economy Relevance– Changing structure of economy News– Despite record profits of the larger firms and the increase in capital spending by the public sector, a… Continue reading Private sector has not responded to government initiatives so far

Row over Nagaland DGP: How are state police chiefs appointed?

Source: The post is based on the article “Row over Nagaland DGP: How are state police chiefs appointed?” published in Indian Express on 7th February 2023. What is the News? The Nagaland government has issued an order appointing Rupin Sharma as Director General of the state police. The order was passed after Nagaland challenged the… Continue reading Row over Nagaland DGP: How are state police chiefs appointed?

CAR T-cell therapy: the next step towards a holistic treatment of cancer

Source: The post is based on the article “CAR T-cell therapy: the next step towards a holistic treatment of cancer” published in Indian Express on 7th February 2023. Contents1 What is the News?2 What are CAR T-cells?3 How does CAR T-Cells therapy work?4 Where is CAR T-Cell therapy used?5 How widespread CAR T-cell therapy is… Continue reading CAR T-cell therapy: the next step towards a holistic treatment of cancer

CEO NITI Aayog Param Iyer on Budget 2023-24: An infrastructure push for the people

Source– The post is based on the article “CEO NITI Aayog Param Iyer on Budget 2023-24: An infrastructure push for the people” published in The Indian Express on 7th February 2023. Syllabus: GS2-Budgeting Relevance: Infrastructure creation News- The article explains how Budget 2023 gives a powerful thrust to infrastructure development . Contents1 What are the… Continue reading CEO NITI Aayog Param Iyer on Budget 2023-24: An infrastructure push for the people

Budget 2023-24 ignores rural distress, tries to fix demand problem with supply interventions

Source– The post is based on the article “Budget 2023-24 ignores rural distress, tries to fix demand problem with supply interventions” published in The Indian Express on 7th February 2023. Syllabus: GS2- Budgeting Relevance:Rural development News- The article emphasises the need to prioritise allocations towards reviving consumption demand and  spurring private investment . What are… Continue reading Budget 2023-24 ignores rural distress, tries to fix demand problem with supply interventions

Instead of criminalising child marriage, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma should heed PM Modi’s call of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao

Source: The post is based on the article “Instead of criminalising child marriage, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma should heed PM Modi’s call of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao” published in The Indian Express on 7th February 2023. Syllabus: GS 2 – Social Justice Relevance: evolution of laws on child marriages in India News: The Assam government has… Continue reading Instead of criminalising child marriage, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma should heed PM Modi’s call of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao

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