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<\/p>\n GS 2<\/strong><\/p>\n U.S. quits UN human rights body<\/a><\/p>\n The UNHRC has been among the targets of President Donald Trump\u2019s politics against global organisations and treaties. Under his presidency, the U.S. has withdrawn from the U.N. climate treaty and the UNESCO.<\/p>\n Trauma at the border<\/a><\/p>\n As part of its \u201czero-tolerance\u201d approach to dealing with undocumented migrants, the Donald Trump administration in the U.S. has been separating parents and children within migrating families, leading to outrage over the burgeoning number of minors lodged in foster care.<\/p>\n Right on Kashmir\u2019s rights?<\/a><\/p>\n India has said that the report violates its \u201csovereignty and territorial integrity\u201d as it has used terms such as \u201cAzad Jammu and Kashmir\u201d and \u201cGilgit Baltistan\u201d to describe the part of the State under Pakistani control.<\/p>\n Kim, Xi agree on resolution of key issues<\/a><\/p>\n North Korean leader promises cooperation on securing \u2018true peace\u2019 in the region<\/p>\n Sanctions act passes, sans any waiver provision<\/a><\/p>\n The U.S. Senate has ignored the Donald Trump administration\u2019s request for inclusion of waiver provisions in the Countering America\u2019s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA).<\/p>\n Oli\u2019s China visit to focus on connectivity<\/a><\/p>\n Nepal\u2019s Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli\u2019s visit to China, which began on Tuesday, will focus on advancing cross-border connectivity, including through a railway corridor to Kathmandu, which could be extended to India in the future.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n GS 3<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2018Pattiseema scheme will help revive Krishna delta\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n The Pattiseema Lift Irrigation Scheme will help revive the Krishna delta to its past glory and infuse life back into the Krishna that has dried up completely<\/p>\n Shillong bags Smart City tag<\/a><\/p>\n As the Smart Cities Mission enters its fourth year, the Centre has finally announced the 100th and the last city which will be part of the project: Shillong.<\/p>\n India\u2019s first river interlinking project caught in U.P.-M.P. tussle<\/a><\/p>\n Disagreements over water-sharing and difficulty in acquiring non-forest land impede the Rs18,000-crore Ken Betwa river interlink project.<\/p>\n Transmission troubles<\/a><\/p>\n Customers of Indian banks continue to foot the bill for banking system inefficiencies<\/p>\n Neither new nor undesirable<\/a><\/p>\n The lateral entry decision is based on the assumption that since our civil servants, especially those of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), are generalists and hence ill-suited to deal with policy implications of new technologies and new modes of thinking, the country is in dire need of domain experts.<\/p>\n The seeds of sustainability<\/a><\/p>\n In early June, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu announced that the State would fully embrace Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF), a chemical-free method that would cover all farmers by 2024.<\/p>\n Beating plastic pollution<\/a><\/p>\n The focus must be on waste management and recycling<\/p>\n Defining death<\/a><\/p>\n India needs clear standard operating procedures as well as a legal definition of death<\/p>\n How high altitude shapes human body<\/a><\/p>\n Living the high life \u2014 growing up, in other words, at extreme altitude \u2014 forces a developing human body to conserve energy, and that can translated into shorter arms, according to a study published on Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Archives GS 2 U.S. quits UN human rights body The UNHRC has been among the targets of President Donald Trump\u2019s politics against global organisations and treaties. Under his presidency, the U.S. has withdrawn from the U.N. climate treaty and the UNESCO. 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