How India can contribute to the peace efforts in the Russia-Ukraine war

Source: The post is based on the article “How India can contribute to the peace efforts in the Russia-Ukraine war” published in the Indian Express on 8th November 2022.  Syllabus: GS2 – Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests Relevance: About India’s approach to the Ukraine crisis. News: India’s External Affairs Minister went… Continue reading How India can contribute to the peace efforts in the Russia-Ukraine war

EWS verdict underscores that judiciary has been a reluctant supporter of caste-based reservation

Source: The post is based on the following articles “EWS verdict underscores that judiciary has been a reluctant supporter of caste-based reservation” published in the Indian Express on 8th November 2022.  “Economics, exclusion” published in The Hindu on 8th November 2022.  “Explainer: Why EWS quota became such a tangled legal debate” published in The Times of India on 8th… Continue reading EWS verdict underscores that judiciary has been a reluctant supporter of caste-based reservation

Early Warning System for the entire world in next five years

Source: The post is based on the article “Early Warning System for the entire world in next five years” published in Indian Express on 8th November 2022.  What is the News? The UN Secretary General has launched the Executive Action Plan for the Early Warnings for All initiative. What is the Executive Action Plan for… Continue reading Early Warning System for the entire world in next five years

What the chip industry and the petroleum sector have in common

Source– The post is based on the article “What the chip industry and the petroleum sector have in common” published in The Indian Express on 7th November 2022. Syllabus: GS3- Economy News- The article explains the similarities between the petroleum and semiconductor industry. What are similarities between the petroleum industry and semiconductor industry? Both industries… Continue reading What the chip industry and the petroleum sector have in common

Price regulation of UPI: Policymakers must be careful

Source– The post is based on the article “Price regulation of UPI: Policymakers must be careful” published in The Indian Express on 7th November 2022. Syllabus: GS2- Indian economy News- The article explains the issue of price regulation of UPI payment. Why might a regulator want to intervene in the price setting of the payments… Continue reading Price regulation of UPI: Policymakers must be careful

Where Mauna Loa, Hawaii’s biggest volcano, will erupt from

Source: The post is based on the article “Where Mauna Loa, Hawaii’s biggest volcano, will erupt from” published in Indian Express on 6th November 2022.  What is the News? Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano in the world, may erupt in the near future. Note: Mauna Loa last erupted 38 years ago. What is Mauna… Continue reading Where Mauna Loa, Hawaii’s biggest volcano, will erupt from

A vision for women’s empowerment: the story of Ela Bhatt’s SEWA

Source: The post is based on the article “A vision for women’s empowerment: the story of Ela Bhatt’s SEWA” published in Indian Express on 4th November 2022.  What is the News? Ela Bhatt, noted Gandhian, leading women’s empowerment activist and renowned founder of the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) has passed away. What is the Self-Employed… Continue reading A vision for women’s empowerment: the story of Ela Bhatt’s SEWA

New hope for malaria vaccine: the science, challenges, opportunity

Source: The post is based on the article “New hope for malaria vaccine: the science, challenges, opportunity” published in the Indian Express on 7th November 2022.  Syllabus: GS 3 – Developments and their applications and effects in everyday life. Relevance: About Malaria vaccines and India’s vaccine research. News: Malaria kills nearly 600,000 people every year, the majority… Continue reading New hope for malaria vaccine: the science, challenges, opportunity

Remembering EK Janaki Ammal, India’s first woman PhD in Botanical Sciences

Source: The post is based on the article “Remembering EK Janaki Ammal, India’s first woman PhD in Botanical Sciences” published in the Indian Express on 5th November 2022.  What is the News?  The 125th birth anniversary of Janaki Ammal was recently observed.   Who was Janaki Ammal?  Janaki Ammal was born in 1897. She was a pioneering botanist and the… Continue reading Remembering EK Janaki Ammal, India’s first woman PhD in Botanical Sciences

What international jurisprudence says about the use of nuclear weapons

Source: The post is based on an article “What international jurisprudence says about the use of nuclear weapons” published in The Indian Express on 5th November 2022.  Syllabus: GS 2 – International Relations  Relevance: About the use of nuclear weapons. News: Recently, there has been much talk about the use of nuclear weapons due to the Ukraine conflict which… Continue reading What international jurisprudence says about the use of nuclear weapons

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