Source: The post is based on the article “Child mortality has dipped to 35 per 1,000 live births: Minister” published in The Hindu on 17th August 2022. What is the News? The Union Minister of State for Health has virtually launched the Paalan 1000 National Campaign and Parenting App to reduce child mortality. Note: India… Continue reading Paalan 1000 Campaign: Child mortality has dipped to 35 per 1,000 live births: Minister
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Status of inequality: A probe into the Nehruvian pledge
Source: The post is based on the article “A probe into the Nehruvian pledge” published in The Hindu on 17th August 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes. Relevance: About the status of inequality in gender, society and the practice of… Continue reading Status of inequality: A probe into the Nehruvian pledge
Required fundamental policy changes in science and technology: The coming 75 years
Source: The post is based on the article “The coming 75 years” published in The Hindu on 17th August 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 – Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology. Relevance: About the fundamental policy changes in science and technology. News: At present India spends just 0.7% of its GDP on… Continue reading Required fundamental policy changes in science and technology: The coming 75 years
Achievements of CSIR: High points in science, technology and innovation
Source: The post is based on the article “High points in science, technology and innovation” published in The Hindu on 17th August 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 – Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology. Relevance: About the achievements of CSIR. News: The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research has undertaken its… Continue reading Achievements of CSIR: High points in science, technology and innovation
Sustainable environmental practices: Stepping back from an ecological abyss
Source: The post is based on the article “Stepping back from an ecological abyss” published in The Hindu on 17th August 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 – Environment and Bio-diversity: Conservation. Relevance: About the sustainable environmental practices. News: Chipko, Silent Valley, Narmada, Koel-Karo movements inspired many sustainable environmental practices. The government too responded with a series of forest, wildlife,… Continue reading Sustainable environmental practices: Stepping back from an ecological abyss
The fragility of the Northeast’s integration
Source: The post is based on an article “The fragility of the Northeast’s integration” published in the “The Hindu” on 16th August 2022. Syllabus: GS 1 Regionalism Relevance: North-Eastern States News: In recent years, the North-eastern states governments like Assam, Tripura, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh are ruled by the same political party which is ruling… Continue reading The fragility of the Northeast’s integration
The shackles of 1861 need to go
Source: The post is based on an article “The shackles of 1861 need to go” published in The Hindu on 16th August 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 Various Security Forces and Agencies and their Mandate. Relevance: Police Reforms News: Recently, a book titled “The Struggle for Police Reforms in India: Ruler’s Police to People’s Police” authored by a former… Continue reading The shackles of 1861 need to go
Yuan Wang 5: Why is the visit of a Chinese vessel to Sri Lanka’s Hambantota port controversial?
Source: The post is based on the article “Why is the visit of a Chinese vessel to Sri Lanka’s Hambantota port controversial?” published in The Hindu on 16th August 2022. What is the News? Sri Lanka has approved the arrival of a Chinese satellite-tracking vessel named “Yuan Wang 5” to its southern Chinese-funded Hambantota port.… Continue reading Yuan Wang 5: Why is the visit of a Chinese vessel to Sri Lanka’s Hambantota port controversial?
Why does the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh remain unresolved?
Source: The post is based on the article “Why does the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh remain unresolved?” published in The Hindu on 16th August 2022. What is the News? The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh has been at the centre of three major wars and multiple clashes for decades. The recent flare-up began… Continue reading Why does the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh remain unresolved?
Panel moots district-level survey to bring more children into adoption
Source: The post is based on the article “Panel moots district-level survey to bring more children into adoption” published in The Hindu on 16th August 2022. What is the News? The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances and Law and Justice have tabled the report titled “Review of Guardianship and Adoption Laws” in Parliament. What… Continue reading Panel moots district-level survey to bring more children into adoption
