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Death penalty statistics and significance

Relevance: Mains: G.S paper II: Polity Context: The Centre’s application in the Supreme Court for additional guidelines regarding the execution

Relevance: Mains: G.S paper III: Economy: Renewable energy Context: Electrical energy in simplistic terms is a juncture that inter-connects economic

Specialized Supervisory and Regulatory Cadre Relevance: Mains: G.S paper III: Economy Why in news? The Reserve Bank of India has

Relevance: Mains: G.S paper II: International Institutions and Index Context India slipped 10 places to 51st position in the 2019

Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar Why in news? For the year 2020, Disaster Mitigation and Management Centre, Uttarakhand (in

Year Governors-General of India Major reforms 1823-1828 Lord Amherst The annexation of Assam leading to the first Burmese war of

Relevance: Mains: G.S paper I: Modern History: Governor Generals In India Warren Hastings (1732 – 1818) became the first Governor

Relevance: Mains: G.S paper II: Polity: Constitution and constitutional posts Context: There are two significant aspects to the Supreme Court’s

Relevance: Mains: G.S paper II: Polity: Governance: Schemes and policies Context PM-KISAN scheme’s support has not reached farmers in most

Relevance: mains: G.S paper III: Science and technology Why in news? Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), approves several procurement proposals to

National Startup Advisory Council Why in news? The government notified the structure of the National Startup Advisory Council. Crucial highlights:

Relevance: Sociology: Paper I: thinkers Model Answer format- Karl Marx distinguished between a ‘class in itself’ and a ‘class

Relevance: Mains: G.S paper III: Environment: Climate Change: Global Warming Context: India has succeeded in reducing deforestation to some extent

Relevance: Mains: G.S paper: III: Economy Context: The Supreme Court (SC) has declined to stay the operation of the Electoral

Relevance: Mains G.S paper II: Welfare scheme for vulnerable sections of the society Context: An agreement was signed recently among