Source: The post is based on the article “The NCF will raise standards of school education in the country” published in “Live Mint” on 31st August 2023. Syllabus: GS2- Social Issues – Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health. News: This article talks about India’s National Curriculum Framework (NCF) introduced… Continue reading The NCF will raise standards of school education in the country
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Spare a thought for our food delivery personnel
Source: The post is based on the article “Spare a thought for our food delivery personnel” published in Live Mint on 31st August 2023. Syllabus: GS3- Indian Economy – Employment News: In this article, the author talks about challenges for India’s food delivery workers in the gig economy. They mention issues like not enough work,… Continue reading Spare a thought for our food delivery personnel
Lessons from our lunar landing go far beyond science
Source: The post is based on the article “Lessons from our lunar landing go far beyond science” published in Live Mint on 29th August 2023. Syllabus: GS 3 – Science and Technology Relevance: Lessons from Chandrayaan-3’s success News: Recently, India became the first country to land on the south polar region of the moon. This achievement has… Continue reading Lessons from our lunar landing go far beyond science
Remove wheat import duty till Feb for food security: FCI
Source: The post is based on the article “Remove wheat import duty till Feb for food security: FCI” published in Livemint on 5th August 2023. What is the News? Food Corporation of India(FCI) has recommended the government to remove import duty on wheat till February 2024. Why has the Food Corporation of India(FCI) asked the… Continue reading Remove wheat import duty till Feb for food security: FCI
Axe the oil windfall tax: It’s outlived its rationale
Source: The post is based on the article “Axe the oil windfall tax: It’s outlived its rationale” published in Live Mint on 2nd August 2023. Syllabus: GS 3 – Growth & Development Relevance: concerns with windfall tax News: According to a recent government notification, India’s windfall tax on petroleum crude has increased significantly to ₹4,250 per tonne from ₹1,600,… Continue reading Axe the oil windfall tax: It’s outlived its rationale
Success with chips will take much more effort
Source: The post is based on articles “Success with chips will take much more effort” published in Live Mint on 1st August 2023 and “Chip tactics: on India’s bid to attract major global chip manufacturers” published in The Hindu on 1st August 2023. Syllabus: GS 3 – Industrial Policy Relevance: challenges associated with establishing semiconductor industry in… Continue reading Success with chips will take much more effort
Room-temperature superconductor: Is the Holy Grail within grasp?
Source: The post is based on the article “Room-temperature superconductor: Is the Holy Grail within grasp?” published in Livemint on 31st July 2023. Contents1 What is the News?2 What is a Superconductor?3 How will the room temperature superconductors help?4 What have the researchers developed?5 How can computing get benefitted from this research? What is the… Continue reading Room-temperature superconductor: Is the Holy Grail within grasp?
Bill to amend Forest (Conservation) Act clears Lok Sabha: objections, concerns around it
Source: The post is based on the article “Bill to amend Forest (Conservation) Act clears Lok Sabha: objections, concerns around it” published in Livemint on 31st July 2023. What is the News? Lok Sabha has passed the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023. What is the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023? Click Here to read What… Continue reading Bill to amend Forest (Conservation) Act clears Lok Sabha: objections, concerns around it
Worms revived after 46,000 years in Siberian permafrost
Source: The post is based on the article “Worms revived after 46,000 years in Siberian permafrost” published in Livemint on 29th July 2023. Contents1 What is the News?2 What did the scientists discover?3 How did these worms survive 46,000 years?4 What is the significance of this study? What is the News? Scientists have revived a worm… Continue reading Worms revived after 46,000 years in Siberian permafrost
Leg-up for lithium hunt as LS passes mining Bill
Source: The post is based on the article “Leg-up for lithium hunt as LS passes mining Bill” published in Livemint on 29th July 2023. Contents1 What is the News?2 What is Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation Amendment) Bill, 2023?3 How does the bill help in Lithium production?4 What are the other key provisions of… Continue reading Leg-up for lithium hunt as LS passes mining Bill
