COVID-19 & lessons for India’s urban poor policy Relevance: Sociology: Industrialization and Urbanisation in India:Growth of urban settlements in India. Slums and
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Social distancing & Challenges In India: Sociological perspective
Social distancing & Challenges In India: Sociological perspective Relevance: sociology: Social Changes in India: Slums and deprivation in urban areas. Poverty, deprivation and
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FLOGGING IN SAUDI ARABIA
Relevance: Prelims: International Context: Saudi Arabia has abolished flogging as a punishment for crime About: Saudi Arabia is ending flogging
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Relevance: Prelims/Mains: G.S paper III: Energy and Environment Why in news? • NTPC Ltd, India’s largest power producer and a
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Relevance: Mains: G.S paper II: Polity: Governance: pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity. & Sociology: Politics and
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Boosting Financial Inclusion in Rural India
Relevance: Mains: G.S paper III: Economy: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.• Inclusive growth
Continue readingPRACRITI (PRediction and Assessment of CoRona Infections and Transmission in India)
Relevance: Prelims: Governance: health Why in news? • Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi have developed a
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Relevance: Prelims: Science Context • The WHO recognises three stages of COVID-19 transmission — asymptomatic, presymptomatic and symptomatic. Symptomatic transmission
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Relevance: Prelims: International Why in news? • International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day is observed on 26 April. • The day
Continue readingCOVID-19 and the concept of a ‘City’
COVID-19 and the concept of a ‘City’ Relevance: Mains: G.S paper I: Society and social Issues:developmental issues, urbanization, their problems
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Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill, 2020.
Relevance: prelims/Mains: G.S paper II: Governance: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance- applications, & G.S paper III: Economy: Indian Economy
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Cryptography & its Uses Relevance: Prelims/Mains: G.S paper III: Science and technology: Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects
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Budget 2020-21: Budget allocations for rural economy and rural women Relevance: Prelims/Mains: G.S paper I: Society and social issues: Role
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Relevance: Prelims/Mains: G.S paper III: Indian Economy: Budget; & Sociology: Social Changes in India: (i) Visions of Social Change in India:(a) Idea
Continue readingCarbon Nitride Quantum Dots (g-CNQDs)
Relevance: Prelims: Science and technologyWhy in news? • Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), an autonomous institute under the
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