Relevance: mains: G.S paper III: Environment Context Over the last several days, the Amazon rainforest has been burning at a
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Disintegration of the USSR (1991)
Relevance: mains: G.S paper I: World History The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was a loose confederation of 15 republics
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National Cyber Security Policy 2013
Relevance: mains: G.S paper III: Internal Security The National Cyber Security Policy 2013 aims at (1) Facilitating the creation of
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24th Meeting of Western Zonal Council
Relevance: prelims/mains: G.S paper II: Indian Polity Union Home Minister, chaired the 24th meeting of the Western Zonal Council at
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Relevance: prelims/mains: G.S paper II: Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate. The Henley Passport Index is the original ranking of
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Kutch desert was once a forest: Fossils study
Relevance: Prelims A team of Indian and French researchers have concluded that the hot arid desert of Kutch was once
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Glaciers: Erosion and Deposition
Relevance: Mains: G.S paper I: Geography What is a Glacier? Glaciers are a mass of ice moving under its own weight. They are
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Relevance: mains: G.S paper II: International Relation The US withdrawal from Afghan not only affects Indian policy on Afghan but
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Liquidation of financial firms
Relevance: mains: G.S paper III: Indian Economy Context The liquidity and solvency issues plaguing the non-banking financial sector continue unabated.
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Job Creation through garment exports
Relevance: mains: G.S paper III: Indian economy: Employment Context Rapid creation of productive and better paying jobs reduces poverty. It
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Relevance: mains: G.S paper II: International relation Context India is setting a high tempo of naval operations in Asia. In
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M-sand Policy
Relevance: Prelims/mains: G.S paper I: Geography In three months, Tamil Nadu will put in place an M-sand policy to promote
Continue readingNISHTHA: Teachers’ Training Programme
Relevance: prelims/mains: G.S paper II: Schemes and policies intervention The Union Human Resource Development Minister has launched ‘National Initiative for School Heads and
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Relevance: prelims/ mains: G.S paper II: Education Introduction The Committee for Draft National Education Policy submitted its report to Ministry
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Relevance: mains: G.S paper III: Indian Economy: Agriculture Introduction India is the world’s largest producer of pulses and spices and
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