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Source: The post is based on an article “Stubbles, Mountains” published in The Times of India on 30th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 Ecology and Environment Relevance: Air Pollution, Air Pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR) News: Recently, the Punjab government has proposed to provide a cash incentive of Rs 2,500 per acre, to… Continue reading Stubbles, mountains

Source: The post is based on an article “Plain way to make planes safe” published in The Times of India on 29th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 Infrastructure; Aviation Sector Relevance: Safety in Aviation Sector News: Recently, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issued an order to a budget airline. DGCA curbed its schedule… Continue reading Plain Way To Make Planes Safe 

Source: The post is based on an article “Why Burmese Generals should worry New Delhi?” published in the Times of India on 27th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 International Relations: Bilateral Relations Relevance: India-Myanmar Relations Context: Recently, four pro-democracy activists were executed in Myanmar. These were few of the political prisoners in military-ruled Myanmar. The… Continue reading Why Burmese Generals Should Worry New Delhi

Source: The post is based on an article “Monkeypox & Human Folly” published in the Times of India on 27th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 Disaster Management News: Recently, over 16,000 cases of Monkeypox were reported from 75 countries. Therefore, the WHO has declared Monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). Contents1 About… Continue reading Monkeypox & Human Folly

Source: The post is based on an article “What CJI Must prioritise?” published in the Times of India on 26th July 2022.  Syllabus: GS 2 – Issues associated with the functioning of Judiciary  Relevance: Justice  News: Recently, The Supreme Court delivered a verdict, after a long period of 26 years, in a simple case. In this… Continue reading What CJI Must Prioritise

Source: The post is based on an article “Tackling Monkeypox” published in the Times of India on 25th July 2022.  Syllabus: GS 3 Disaster Management  Relevance: Biological Disaster; Monkey Pox   News: Recently, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared monkeypox a global health emergency. It is a signal to India to really scale up its… Continue reading Tackling Monkeypox

Source: The post is based on an article “Saving the Hills” published in The Times of India on 23rd July 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 Ecology and Environment Relevance: Aravalli Ranges Forest Area; National Capital Region; Natural Conservation Zone (NCZ) in NCR News: The Supreme Court has given a verdict in which it declared that all… Continue reading Saving The Hills – on Aravalli Range Verdict

Source: The post is based on an article “Judging our judges” published in The Times of India on 23rd July 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 Functioning of the Indian Judiciary Relevance: Judicial Transparency and Accountability News: Recently, AK Ganguly, a former judge of the Supreme Court, commented that India is a “mature” democracy. However, JB Pardiwala,… Continue reading Judging Our Judges

Source: The post is based on an article “Why weaker Rupee is not all bad news?” published in The Times of India on 22nd July 2022.  Syllabus: GS 3 Indian Economy; Issues and Challenges pertaining to growth and development of the Indian Economy  Relevance: Macroeconomic conditions; Rupee Depreciation   News: Recently, the foreign exchange rate breached… Continue reading Why Weaker Rupee Isn’t All Bad News