Subject: Polity Context: Voting for 18 Rajya Sabha seats which deferred due to the nationwide lockdown held on June 19. Concept: Members of Rajya Sabha are elected by the elected members of the Assemblies of States and Union territories in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote. Parliament […]
Subject: IR Context: China through its military action at Galwan in Ladakh, which resulted in three killed on the Indian side, has violated three key bilateral agreements — 1993, 1996 and 2013 that have been central to maintaining peace and tranquility on the disputed Line of Actual Control. Concept: 1993 agreement The 1993 agreement clearly states that in case personnel from […]
Subject: Schemes Context: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has urged centre to extend the benefits under the Pradhan MantriGarib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) for another six months Concept: Scheme covers 80 crore individuals, i.e, roughly two-thirds of India’s population. Each one of them would be provided double of their current entitlement over next three months. This […]
Subject: Governance Context: The Supreme Court on writ petition refused to direct government to set up expert panels to boost India’s prospects in the Rule of Law Index Concept: The Rule of Law Index is a quantitative assessment tool by the World Justice Project (WJP) designed to offer a detailed and comprehensive picture of the […]
Subject:IR Context: India is elected to the non-permanent seat of the Security Council for the term 2021-22 with overwhelming support. India gets 184 out of the 192 valid votes polled Concept: The UNSC is composed of 15 members: five permanent members, and 10 non-permanent members who are elected by the General Assembly. The non-permanent members […]
Subject: Schemes Context: Government launched a massive rural public works scheme ‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan’. Concept: The livelihood opportunities will come up in 116 districts spread over six states namely Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Odisha who have received substantial numbers of migrants through the Common Service Centres and KrishiVigyanKendras This campaign […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Prime minister has announced target to gasify 100 million tonnes (MT) of coal by 2030 which will be a big boost to coal gasification in India and fulfil vision of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ using clean coal technology. Concept: Coal gasification is the process of converting coal into synthesis gas (also called syngas), which is […]
UPSC IAS Mains 2017: General Studies Paper-3 Question Paper Among several factors for India’s potential growth, savings rate is the most effective one. Do you agree? What are the other factors available for growth potential? (10 Marks) Account for the failure of manufacturing sector in achieving the goal of labour-intensive exports. Suggest measures […]
UPSC IAS Mains 2017: General Studies Paper-2 Question Paper The local self-government system in India has not proved to be effective instrument of governance.” Critically examine the statement and give your views to improve the situation. Critically examine the Supreme court’s judgment on National Judicial appointments Commission act, 2014 with reference to appointment […]