Basava Jayanthi
Focus: GS I- Person in news, History Why in news? PM bows to Jagadguru Basaveshwara on Basava Jayanthi. Basava Jayanthi is an annual event celebrated in the honour of the birth of Vishwaguru Basaveshwara, the 12th century philosopher and social reformer who gave a unique spiritual path to mankind. Key Points Basavanna was a 12th-century philosopher, statesman, Kannada poet […]
PIB Summaries 04 May 2022
CONTENTS Basava Jayanthi Van Dhan Vikas Yojana Basava Jayanthi Focus: GS I- Person in news, History Why in news? PM bows to Jagadguru Basaveshwara on Basava Jayanthi. Basava Jayanthi is an annual event celebrated in the honour of the birth of Vishwaguru Basaveshwara, the 12th century philosopher and social reformer who gave a unique spiritual path to mankind. Key […]
Current Affairs 04 May 2022
CONTENTS France pulls out of P-75I Project Project Elephant World Press Freedom Index Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) Sloth Bear France Pulls Out of P-75I Project Context: Recently, France’s Naval Group, one of five shortlisted Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) for the Navy’s P-75 India (P-75I) project to build six conventional submarines within the country, […]
Static Quiz 04 May 2022 (History)
Current Affairs Quiz 03 May 2022
Quasi-Federalism in India
Context The contemporary discourse on federalism in India is moving on a discursive across multiple dimensions, be it economic, political and cultural. It is argued that India is at an inflection point vis-a-vis Centre-State relations owing to increasing asymmetry. Relevance GS-II: Functions and Responsibilities of the Union and the States, Issues and Challenges Pertaining to […]
The Supply Bottlenecks Causing Power Shortages
Context The power sector in India is going through a crisis. Peak shortages in some states have reached double digits. Relevance GS-III: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc. Dimensions of the Article Chronology of the crisis Coal shortage crisis Reasons for coal shortage and fall in generation Transportation problem faced by Indian Railways Way […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 03 May 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 03 May 2022 Contents The supply bottlenecks causing power shortages Quasi-Federalism in India The Supply Bottlenecks Causing Power Shortages Context The power sector in India is going through a crisis. Peak shortages in some states have reached double digits. Relevance GS-III: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc. Dimensions of the […]
National Open Access Registry
Focus: GS II- Government policies and Interventions Why in News? National Open Access Registry (NOAR) has successfully gone live from 1st May 2022. What is NOAR? NOAR is a centralized online platform through which the short-term open access to the inter-state transmission system is being managed in India. It is an integrated platform accessible to […]
India Semiconductor Mission
Focus: GS III- Science and Technology Why in News? Recently, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology has inaugurated the first ever Semicon India 2022 Conference under India Semiconductor Mission in Bengaluru. About Semicon India – 2022 Semicon India – 2022 has been organized to take forward the vision of the Prime Minister to make India a leader in the electronics manufacturing, semiconductor […]