WITH LAND RIGHTS, BUT NO LAND
Context: Tribal politics in the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir was focused on the twin issues of political reservation and enactment/extension of the Forest Rights Act (FRA)…
THE MIGRANT WORKER AS A GHOST AMONG CITIZENS
Context: When Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the world’s most stringent lockdown on March 24, 2020 with barely four hours-notice, lakhs of migrant workers across the country found…
DANGEROUS SUGGESTION
Context: Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan and ex-deputy governor Viral Acharya argued against allowing companies to own banks because it would allow non-financial businesses to gain easy access…
CYCLONIC STROM “NIVAR”
Focus: GS1: Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc., geographical features and their location-changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora…
SIR CHOTU RAM JI
Focus: GS 1;The Freedom Struggle — its various stages and important contributors/contributions from different parts of the country. Why in News? PM Pays Tribute to Sir Chotu Ram Ji…
LACHIT BORPHUKAN JI
Focus: GS 1;The Freedom Struggle — its various stages and important contributors/contributions from different parts of the country. Why in News? PM pays tribute to Lachit Borphukan on Lachit…
RE-INVEST 2020
Focus: GS 3;Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc. Why in News? Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate the virtual 3rd Global Renewable Energy Investment Meeting and Expo…
NITI AAYOG REPORT ON NUTRITION TARGETS
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? The National Nutrition Mission or the Poshan Abhiyaan — the world’s largest nutrition programme for children and mothers — must be…
PERMANENT COMMISSION: WOMEN ARMY OFFICERS MOVE SC
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? Women Army officers moved the Supreme Court to debunk the defence establishment’s announcement that 422 of 615 women officers screened have…
SENTINEL-6 SATELLITE
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? Recently, Copernicus Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite was launched from the Vandenberg Air Force base in California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9…