Topics 1: Should internet freedom be sacrificed for national security? Context: Internet shutdowns Sources: Outlook India, The Hindu Topic 2: Criminalization of politics and Politicization of crime in India: Status, Challenges and Remedies Context: Vikas Dubey Case Sources: Legal Service India, The Hindu
Context: Vikas Dubey Case Sources: Legal Service India, The Hindu
Context: Internet shutdowns Sources: Outlook India, The Hindu
Minimum months to crack UPSC Once a young man (IAS aspirant) asked an elderly wise man “How many days it will take to reach Delhi( become IAS) from Chennai?” The wise man smiled and remained silent. The young aspirant became nervous and begged the wise man to reply as he was determined to reach Delhi […]
Table Of Contents Population Day NEWOISE All India Tiger Estimation 2018 Fish Cryobank White Dwarfs Hagia Sophia 1. Population Day Subject: IR Context: The United Nations marks World Population Day every year on 11 July, with the aim of spreading awareness on overpopulation, under population, family planning and birth control. Concept: This day was […]
Subject: IR Context: Turkey’s highest court allowed for the conversion of the nearly 1,500 year-old Hagia Sophia from a museum into a mosque. Concept: The centuries-old structure is a UNESCO World Heritage site. It was originally a cathedral in the Byzantine Empire before it was turned into a mosque in 1453, when Constantinople fell to Sultan […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: The study published in the journal Nature Astronomy, suggests that white dwarf stars are the main source of carbon atoms in the Milky Way, a chemical element known to be crucial to all life. Concept: When stars like our own Sun, a yellow dwarf star, run out of fuel, they turn into a white dwarf. In […]
Subject: Economy Context: National Fish Farmers Day is celebrated on 10th July every year which aims to draw attention to changing the way the country manages fisheries resources to ensure sustainable stocks and healthy ecosystems. Concept: On the occasion of ‘National Fish Farmers Day’ that NFDB in collaboration with the NBFGR will take up the work to […]
Subject: Environment Context: The fourth cycle of the All India Tiger Estimation 2018, results of which were declared to the nation on Global Tiger Day last year has entered the Guinness World Record for being the world’s largest camera trap wildlife survey. Concept: The All India Tiger Estimation done quadrennially is steered by the National Tiger […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: Comet C/2020 F3 Neowise which is one of the brightest comets in decades is passing Earth this month. Concept: Comets are mostly made of dust, rocks and ice, the remnants from time the solar system was formed over 4.6 billion years ago. Comets can range in their width from a […]