UPSC Mains 2022 General Studies Paper I
UPSC MAINS GENERAL STUDIES PAPER – 1 MAINS 2022 GENERAL STUDIES PAPER – 1 Q.1) स्पष्ट करें कि मध्यकालीन भारतीय मंदिरों की मूर्तिकला उस दौर के सामाजिक जीवन का प्रतिनिधित्व करती है। (150 शब्दों में उत्तर दें) How will you explain that medieval Indian temple sculptures represent the social life of those days? (Answer […]
Current Affairs 17 September 2022
CONTENTS Cheetah Eastern Economic Forum What are the Big Seven cats? Eklavya model residential schools Green Fins Hub Cheetah In India Context: Over 70 years after it went extinct in India, the cheetah will return to the country. Relevance: GS III: Environment and Ecology Dimensions of the Article: What caused the extinction of cheetahs in India? […]
PIB Summaries 17 September 2022
CONTENTS Ramakrishna Mission’s Awakening Programme Financial Stability and Development Council Ramakrishna Mission’s Awakening Programme Focus: Government policies and Interventions Why in News? Recently, the Union Minister for Education launched Ramakrishna Mission’s ‘Awakening’ Programme for school students. About the Awakening Programme It is an initiative to ensure a child’s whole personality development in keeping with the National Education […]
Static Quiz 17 September 2022 (History)
Current Affairs Quiz 16 September 2022
Cabinet Has Approved The Addition of Four Tribes To the ST List
Context The Union Cabinet has approved the addition of four tribes to the Scheduled Tribes list. Relevance GS Paper – 2: Constitutional Bodies, Issues Related to SCs & STs Mains Question What do you mean by “scheduled tribes”? Examine the quandary surrounding the development of tribes in India. (150 words) Scheduled Tribes in India According […]
Unseen Consequences Growing Water Crisis of India’s
Context The United Nations World Water Development Report 2022 (UN WWDR 2022) of UNESCO has encapsulated global concern about the sharp increase in freshwater withdrawal from streams, lakes, aquifers, and man-made reservoirs, impending water stress, and water scarcity being experienced in various parts of the world. The report “Groundwater: Making the Invisible Visible” describes the […]
Addition of Tribes to ST List
Context: Recently, government has approved the inclusion of certain communities in the lists of Scheduled Tribes in Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, fulfilling long-pending demands from these states. Relevance: GS II: Government policies and Interventions Dimensions of the Article: About Newly Added Tribes Who are the Scheduled Tribes? Constitutional Provisions regarding […]
Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia
Context: Jean-Luc Godard one of the legends of French New Wave cinema, died earlier this week by assisted suicide at the age of 91. Relevance: GS II: Health Dimensions of the Article: What are assisted suicide and euthanasia? Does India allow assisted suicide or euthanasia? Which are the recent cases dealing with this issue in […]
Understanding Compensatory Afforestation
Context: The Union Environment Ministry is likely to allow compensatory afforestation (CA) for development projects executed in the Capital in neighbouring States due to shortage of land in Delhi. Relevance: GS-III: Environment and Ecology (Conservation of Environment and Ecology), GS-II: Governance (Governmental Policies and Initiatives) Dimensions of the Article: Understanding Compensatory Afforestation About the CAF […]