Source-This post on Assam’s Geography and Flood Management has been created based on the article “Behind Assam’s annual flood woes, a history of unintended consequences” published in “The Indian Express” on 16 July 2024. UPSC Syllabus-GS Paper-3- Disaster and Disaster Management. Context– The article discusses how Assam’s geography, historical events, and human actions interact in… Continue reading Assam’s Geography and Flood Management
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Rules and Regulations Governing Civil Servants in India
Source-This post on Rules and Regulations Governing Civil Servants in India has been created based on the article “Puja Khedkar controversy: What are the rules governing civil servants” published in “The Indian Express” on 16 July 2024. UPSC Syllabus-GS Paper-2– Role of Civil Services in a Democracy. Context– The Centre set up a single-member committee… Continue reading Rules and Regulations Governing Civil Servants in India
Increase in India’s foreign currency assets (FCA)
Source- This post on the Increase in India’s foreign currency assets (FCA) has been created based on the article “Return on foreign currency assets doubles in two years” published in “The Indian Express” on 16 July 2024. Why in the news? The return on India’s foreign currency assets (FCA) has doubled over the past two… Continue reading Increase in India’s foreign currency assets (FCA)
Supreme Court upholds the right of divorced Muslim women to claim maintenance
Source: The post Supreme Court upholds the right of divorced Muslim women to claim maintenance has been created, based on the article “SC judgment on the Muslim women’s right to maintenance: The battle in court, from 1980 to 2024” published in “Indian Express” on 15th July 2024 UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper2-governance- mechanisms, laws, institutions… Continue reading Supreme Court upholds the right of divorced Muslim women to claim maintenance
Supreme Court’s guidelines for the portrayal of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in visual media
Source: The post Supreme Court’s guidelines for the portrayal of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in visual media has been created, based on the article “Why the film ‘Srikanth’ gets disability — and ‘Aankh Micholi’ did not” published in “Indian Express” on 15th July 2024 UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper2-governance- mechanisms, laws, institutions and bodies constituted… Continue reading Supreme Court’s guidelines for the portrayal of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in visual media
Tirzepatide weight loss Drug- Working and Side Effects
Source- This post on ‘Tirzepatide Weight loss Drug- Working and Side Effects’ has been created based on the article “India could soon allow ‘game-changing’ weight-loss drug tirzepatide: How it works, its side effects” published in “The Indian Express” on 15th July 2024. Why in News? With the development of various weight loss drugs emerging as… Continue reading Tirzepatide weight loss Drug- Working and Side Effects
SDG India Index Report
Source- This post on the SDG India Index Report has been created based on the article “India shows good progress on SDGs: NITI Aayog report” published in “The Hindu” on 13 July 2024. Why in the news? Recently, NITI Aayog released its fourth evaluation report of India’s progress on the 16 sustainable development goals (SDGs)… Continue reading SDG India Index Report
Supreme Court of India’s thoughts on menstrual leave for women
Source: The post Supreme Court of India’s thoughts on menstrual leave for women has been created, based on the article “For women-friendly workplaces, a larger conversation about menstrual leave is a good starting point” published in “Indian Express” on 13th July 2024 UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper2 -Issues Relating to Development and Management of Social… Continue reading Supreme Court of India’s thoughts on menstrual leave for women
Political impact on India’s fertilizer sector
Source: The post political impact on India’s fertilizer sector has been created, based on the article “Explained: Argument for deregulating non-subsidised fertilisers” published in “Indian Express” on 13th July 2024 UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper3 -Agriculture -Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies. Context: The article discusses the unlikely prospect of significant reforms in… Continue reading Political impact on India’s fertilizer sector
Why Europe’s late stone age population crashed
Source- This post on the Why Europe’s late stone age population crashedhas been created based on the article “Plague: Why Europe’s late stone age population crashed” published in “Indian Express” on 13 July 2024. Why in the news? A new study titled “Repeated plague infections across six generations of Neolithic Farmers,” published in the journal… Continue reading Why Europe’s late stone age population crashed
