Freebie Model of Governance Subject: Economy Section: Fiscal policy Freebies that are usually distributed include goods like bicycles, smart phones, TVs, Laptops and waivers on bills (water, electricity, etc.).Freebies and poll promises are different from subsidies which are required for the proper functioning of a government to fulfill peoples’ needs and may not […]
Reporting cyber incidents in 6 hrs mandatory Subject: Science Section: National Organisation Context: The new guidelines issued by CERT-In to companies operating in India. New guidelines issued by CERT-In: CERT-In has mandated that all cyber security incidents such as targeted scanning or probing of critical networks and systems, compromise of critical systems and […]
Dispute between the Delhi government and the Centre over the control of administrative services Subject: Polity Section: Federalism Context: Supreme Court has started hearing the dispute between the Delhi government and the Centre over the control of administrative services. What are the legal issues before the SC? There are two legal issues before […]
IMD predicted western disturbance by month end Subject: Geography Section: Climatology Context: The IMD expected a couple of cooler wester disturbances to check in from the international border by the month end and produce heat-buster thunder storms, hail storms, gusty winds, rain and thunder showers over the hills and plains of North-West India […]
Mosquito Borne Diseases Outbreak Subject: Science Section: Biotechnology Context- Climate change is causing more frequent mosquito borne disease outbreaks. Concept- The latest outbreaks of Zika fever in India indicate that mosquito-borne diseases are fast spreading to new populations and regions. Uttar Pradesh is one of three states to report Zika cases this year […]
Polavaram Project Subject: Geography Section: Mapping Context- The Polavaram irrigation project, set to be operationalised by April 2022. Concept- The Polavaram irrigation project, set to be operationalised by April 2022, will displace the largest number of people in India’s history of such projects. Once completed, it will uproot 106,006 families across 222 villages […]
UNFCCC COP 26 at Glasgow Subject: Environment Section: Climate Change Context- India’s successes at Glasgow. Concept: Delivering the National Statement at the cop26 Summit in Glasgow, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reminded the world that despite being home to 17 percent of the world’s population, India has been responsible for only 5 percent of […]
Light Emitting Diode Subject: Science Section: Msc Context- Using LED bulbs in trains can help the Indian Railway achieve its Net Zero target by 2030. Concept- Lighting accounts for nearly 5% of global CO2 emissions. A global switch to energy efficient light emitting diode (LED) technology could save over 1,400 million tons of […]
Traditional Rice Varieties Subject: Agriculture Section: Crop Context- Biju in Odisha grows nine traditional varieties of paddy Concept- Among the 40,000 varieties of rice cultivated worldwide, only two major species are cultivated widely—Oryza sativa or the Asian rice and Oryza glaberrima or the African rice. The cultivation of Oryza sativa is practised worldwide; […]
Dumpsite Fires Subject: Environment Section: Pollution Context- Third dumpsite fire in a month points to systemic failure of waste management in Delhi. Concept- The fire that broke out at North Delhi’s Bhalswa dumpsite April 26, 2022 is the third landfill fire in a month and has been raging for over 72 hours. The […]