February - 2024
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15-Feb-2024 #GS3 --01. SSLV The Small SatelliteLaunchVehicle (SSLV),first proposed in 2016,was meant to be India’s challenge to the dominance of the US in space launch services. The SSLV is a small rocket,both in size and capacity, in comparison with other rockets...
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14-Feb-2024 GS3 --01. Land Degradation The world is rapidly losing usable land for self-inflicted reasons, ranging from intensive agriculture and overgrazing of livestock to real estate development and,yes,climate change. The crisis is further fuelling food and water...
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13-Feb-2024 #GS3 --01. Farmer Unrest across the world Farmers from several member-nations of the European Union (EU)—Belgium,Bulgaria, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland and Spain—invaded cities with their tractors,burning tyres, dumping manure, raiding super...
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12 Feb 2024 #GS3 --01. Who are Middle Class? In the West the term “middle-class” denotes the well-heeled. ut there’s no Indian definition. Several surveys have tried to identify the income levels to define this group.According to a 2022 report by People Research on...
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6 Feb 2024 #GS3 --01. Indian Economy With its inherent resilience and the enabling structural reform measures announced in the last decade, we are confident that the Indian economy will be able to reach the $ 7 trillion GDP mark before 2030, the official timeline...
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8 Feb 2024 #GS3 --01. AI in India AI is the first ‘platform shift’ where India has kept pace with the world in the development of technology. The four previous shifts were personal computers, internet, mobile devices and cloud computing. - Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella...
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7 Feb 2024 #GS3 --01. Divestment For the fifth year in a row,the government is set to miss its divestment target. It has now adopted a new strategy and has decided against fixing a divestment target. The Union government has decided to approach its investments in...
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6 Feb 2024 #GS3 --01. Deep Tech Fund Deep-tech includes sectors that are heavily driven by engineering,research and development, and innovation. This niche area covers technologies that are yet to go mainstream. Innovation of this nature requires sizeable funds, as...
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5 Feb 2024 #GS3 --01. Brain Chip Implants BCI systems acquire brain signals, and decode and translate them into intended actions. The BCI then transmits these to devices like computers, phones, robotic and prosthetic limbs. A BCI can use non-invasive techniques such...
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2 Feb 2024 #GS3 --01. Fiscal Deficit In 2023-24, the fiscal deficit is expected to be at ₹17.35 trillion or 5.8% of the GDP. Fiscal deficit is the difference between what a government earns and what it spends. In 2024-25, it’s projected to fall to ₹16.85trillion or...
December - 2023
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14 Dec 2023 #GS3: 01. Hydropower There was a 14% fall in hydro generation in the first half of FY24 compared with the corresponding period of FY23 due to variable monsoon rain. Further, around 2 GW of hydro capacity is currently inoperative after floods in Sikkim....
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13 Dec 2023 #GS2: - 01. India-Germany Relations Germany’s state-owned investment and development bank is set to sign an agreement to provide €500 million (around ₹4,500 crore) in financial assistance for the expansion of Bengaluru Metro. The funding, in the form of...
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12 Dec 2023 #GS3: 01. Agricultural Export Bans The Centre has directed state governments to increase the rabi crop are a for onion cultivation, after anerraticm on soon and extended dry spells hit production of the vegetable. Earlier this month, India banned onion...
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11 Dec 2023 #GS3: - 01. Dark Pattern The CCPA dark patterns guidelines prohibit 13 activities by online shopping platforms. These are: false urgencies, adding un required items to carts, ‘confirm shaming’, forced actions, subscription traps, interface interferences,...
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8 Dec 2023 #GS3: - 01. National Green Hydrogen Mission In January 2023, the Union Cabinet approved the National Green Hydrogen Mission With an outlay of ₹19,744 crore with an aim to make India a Global hub for manufacturing this clean source of energy. The mission is...
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#GS3: -01. Disaster Mitigation India lost $ 4.2 billion in 2022 to climate disasters, pointing to the need for a disaster mitigation plan. If such a plan is not put in place soon, not just Chennai but the entire nation’s claim of being an ideal investment destination...
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6 Dec 2023 #GS3: - 01. Global Warming Each decade since the 1990s has been warmer than the previous one and we see no immediate sign of this trend reversing. We are losing the race to save our melting glaciers and ice sheets. Glaciers shrank more than ever from...
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5 Dec 2023 #GS3: - 01. Extreme Heat Extreme heat has to be viewed as one of the most dangerous results of changing climate, especially in India. ...we have to worry about what’s happening on the ground with so many millions of people, especially women in India. -...
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4 Dec 2023 #GS3: -01. Bhopal Gas Tragedy At the pesticide manufacturing plant of Union Carbide Corporation, a tank holding 45 tonnes of Methyl isocyanate sprang a leak. Most people in the neighbourhood had retired for the night. But as the gas spread, they woke up...
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1 Dec 2023 #GS3: - 01. Loss & Damage The progress we’ve made in establishing a loss and damage fund is hugely significant for climate justice, but an empty fund can’t help our people. - MADELEINE DIOUFSARR CHAIR, GROUP OF 46 LEAST DEVELOPEDCOUNTRIES On the opening...
March - 2024
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January - 2024
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8 Jan 2024 #GS2: - 01. Zoonotic Diseases 75% of new infectious diseases that have emerged over past three decades have been zoonotic. Limited knowl-The ministry edge and skills in identifying zoonotic diseases, coupled with a lack of diagnostic facilities at all...
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5 Jan 2024 #GS2--#GS4: - 01. Blood is not for sale For overcharging of blood, it was opined that blood is not for sale,it is only for supply and only processing cost may be charged by the blood centre - The Drugs Controller Genral of India (DCGI) Rajeev Singh...
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4 Jan 2024 #GS2: - 01. Hit & Run Issue India reported an 11% increase in road accidents in 2022 at 446,768 and a10% increase in fatalities at 171,100. Pedestrians and two- wheeler riders accounted for 60% of the deaths while truck and lorry drivers made up less...
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3 Jan 2024 #GS4: - 01. Poaching of Employees Wipro and Infosys. The two leading IT services exporters alleged breach of contract when their senior talent joined rival company Cognizant. Wipro took the legal route against Mohd Haque, a former senior vice president and...
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2 Jan 2024 #GS3: - 01. World Economy and Geopolitics Sixteenth Finance Commission (SFC) is expected to address sustainability of debt at the Central and state levels. The Centre maintains it is on track to achieve its target of fiscal deficit below 4.5% of GDP by...
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01.Jan.2024 #GS3: - 01. World Economy and Geopolitics A flare-up in geo-political tensions can play spoilsport. The widening of the Israel-Palestinian crisis appears real with Houthi rebels attacking ships plying in the Red Sea. This could create a supply-chain...