State-level OBC groups must be included in central list

Source: The post is based on an article “State-level OBC groups must be included in the central list” published in the Indian Express on 11th August 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 Important Provisions of the Constitution of India News: The Justice Rohini Commission has been given the 10th extension in five years. The commission was constituted… Continue reading State-level OBC groups must be included in central list

Dinosaur footprints in China: the discovery and its importance

Source: The post is based on the article “Dinosaur footprints in China: the discovery and its importance” published in Indian Express on 9th August 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 About Dinosaur Footprints in China 3 How did the dinosaur footprints become fossils?4 What do dinosaur footprints tell us? What is the News? Scientists have discovered… Continue reading Dinosaur footprints in China: the discovery and its importance

Explained: Electricity Bill – promise, problems

Source: The post is based on the article “Explained: Electricity Bill – promise, problems” published in Indian Express on 10th August 2022. Present Status: Introduced in Lok Sabha and referred to the parliamentary standing committee Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the Electricity Amendment Bill,2022?3 What are the key provisions of the Bill?4 Why… Continue reading Explained: Electricity Bill – promise, problems

Step back from water’s edge

Source: The post is based on an article “Step back from water’s edge” published in the Indian Express on 10th August 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 Internal and External Security Relevance: Maritime Security News: In recent days, there were reports that a Chinese “spy ship” known as Yuan Wang-5, was going to visit the Sri Lankan… Continue reading Step back from water’s edge

How to talk to India’s unique digital polity of first-time, non-English internet-using voters

Source: The post is based on the article “How to talk to India’s unique digital polity of first-time, non-English internet-using voters” published in the Indian Express on 10th August 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance applications. Relevance: About the first-time voters and techno-nationalism. News: The Internet and Mobile Association of India(IAMAI)… Continue reading How to talk to India’s unique digital polity of first-time, non-English internet-using voters

A Fuller Right: SC offers hope that right to abortion won’t be restricted by a woman’s marital status

Source: The post is based on the article “A Fuller Right: SC offers hope that right to abortion won’t be restricted by a woman’s marital status” published in the Indian Express on 10th August 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections. Relevance: About the recent… Continue reading A Fuller Right: SC offers hope that right to abortion won’t be restricted by a woman’s marital status

What is an IMEI number, how can police use it in cases of mobile phone theft?

Source: The post is based on the article “What is an IMEI number, how can police use it in cases of mobile phone theft?” published in Indian Express on 8th August 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 What is International Mobile Equipment Identity(IMEI)?3 How is the IMEI number useful?4 What are the challenges? What is… Continue reading What is an IMEI number, how can police use it in cases of mobile phone theft?

Explained: What is Taiwan’s ‘porcupine strategy’ to protect itself if China attacks?

Source: The post is based on the article “Explained: What is Taiwan’s ‘porcupine strategy’ to protect itself if China attacks” published in Indian Express on 8th August 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 What is a Porcupine Strategy?3 What are the three defensive layers in porcupine strategy?4 What is the need for such a strategy?… Continue reading Explained: What is Taiwan’s ‘porcupine strategy’ to protect itself if China attacks?

C Raja Mohan writes | India, Bangladesh, Pakistan: What east can teach west

Source: The post is based on an article “India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan: What East Can Teach West” published in the Indian Express on 9th August 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 International relations; Bilateral relations Relevance: India’s Neighbourhood Policy; India-Bangladesh relation; and India-Pakistan relations News: India is going to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Independence and mark… Continue reading C Raja Mohan writes | India, Bangladesh, Pakistan: What east can teach west

Experts Explain: What it will take to fulfill India’s solar power dream

Source: The post is based on the article “Experts Explain: What it will take to fulfill India’s solar power dream” published in the Indian Express on 9th August 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 – Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.. Relevance: About the challenges faced by solar PV manufacturing in India. News: From less than 10 MW… Continue reading Experts Explain: What it will take to fulfill India’s solar power dream

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