Relevance: Sociology Paper II: Religion and Society: Problems of religious minorities. Model Answer Arnold Rose, defines minority as ‘a group of people
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National Security Act
Relevance: Mains: G.S paper II: Polity: Governance Why in news? Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Anil Baijal has issued an order
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Liberation of Auschwitz: 75th anniversary
Relevance: Mains: G.S paper I: World History Why in news? On January 27, 2020, survivors of the Holocaust and international
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Role of Civil Society in Agriculture
Relevance: Mains: G.S paper III: Economy: Agriculture Introduction: Agriculture of today is witnessing several sustainable initiatives by farmers to improve
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Electronic Waste and disposal procedure
Relevance: Mains: G.S paper II: Governance: E-Waste Management Introduction: Electronic industry is one of the world’s largest and fastest growing
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NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope
Relevance: Mains: G.S paper III: Science and Technology Why in news? After nearly 16 years of exploring the cosmos in
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Current Affairs: Mains
Bodo Crisis Bodoland, officially the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), is an autonomous region in the state of Assam, India. It
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Daily Current Affairs: Prelims
Oldest solid material on Earth discovered Why in news? Scientists have discovered the oldest solid material ever found on the
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ANIMISM
Relevance: Sociology: Paper I: Thinkers: Religion and society Animism refers to the belief/FAITH that not ONLY HUMANS, BUT non-human entities
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Election Commission: Political candidates with criminal records
Relevance: Mains: G.S paper II: Polity: Governance transparency, accountability Context: The Supreme Court has taken a timely decision by agreeing
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Giant straight-tusked elephant
Relevance: Mains: G.S paper III: Environment: Biodiversity: Climate Change The straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) is an extinct species of elephant
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Daily Current Affairs: Prelims
Central Adoption Resource Authority Why in news? The Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) has begun a nationwide capacity building programme
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Operation Alberich
Relevance: Prelims/Mains: G.S paper I: World History Why in news? The Oscar-nominated World War I drama ‘1917’ released in India
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Global Talent Competitiveness Index
Relevance: Mains: G.S paper II: Polity: International Institutions and Index Launched for the first time in 2013, the Global Talent
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According to Robert K. Merton, deviance results not from pathological personalities but from the ‘culture and structure of society itself’. Evaluate Robert K. Merton’s ‘middle range theory of deviance’.
Relevance: Sociology Paper I: Thinkers: Robert Merton: Deviance Approach: Description of ‘middle range theory’, in theory formulation in sociology Sociological
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