[Environment] 75 Ramsar Sites in 75th Year of Independence
Background India adds 11 more wetlands to the list of Ramsar sites to make total 75 Ramsar sites in the 75th year of Independence. List of Sites
[Polity] The draft Telecommunication Bill, 2022
The draft Telecommunication Bill, 2022 Background The Ministry of Communications released a draft of the Indian Telecommunication Bill, 2022 last week for public comments. Since then, the draft has generated a significant amount of discussion on various changes that it proposes to make to the current telecom regulatory framework. [...]
DNA [Daily News Analysis] – 01 Oct 2022
News Snippet News 1: Preventive detention serious invasion of personal liberty News 2: AFSPA extended in Nagaland, Arunachal News 3: SC Collegium recommends transfer of two Chief Justices and elevation of three judges News 4: Core sector slowed to 3.3% growth in Aug News 5: Centre raises natural gas prices [...]
DNA [Daily News Analysis] – 30 Sept 2022
News Snippet News 1: Current account deficit widened to 2.8% of GDP in Q1 (It is important as it helps us understand a portion of external sector and has come in UPSC prelims 2011 and in UPSC prelims 2020) News 2: Small savings Instruments (Important to know as it comes [...]
DNA [Daily News Analysis] – 29 Sept 2022
News Snippet News 1: Tea exports – (All about tea as it has been asked in UPSC CSE 2022 prelims exam) News 2: India-USA relations update- (Recent developments with regards to Indo-USA relationship) News 3: UAPA (Unlawful Activities Prevention Act) – (Banning of organizations which seeks to disrupt or disturb sovereignty, public order [...]
DNA [Daily News Analysis] – 28 Sept 2022
News Snippet News 1: Employment Survey – (A survey by Labour Ministry gives a good idea of the employment scenario in India and the sectors responsible for the employment) News 2: India Tourism Statistics – (Gives an idea about which countries are important for Tourism sector) News 3: PM Modi [...]
[Environment] Loktak Lake- a RAMSAR site under decline
Loktak lake, located in Moirang town, some 45 km south of the State capital, Imphal (Manipur) provides livelihood to many. In a symbiotic relationship, the fisherfolk also look after the ecosystem on which they thrive: their beliefs and folklore make it imperative to worship the waters and to take from [...]
DNA [Daily News Analysis] – 27 Sept 2022
News 1: OECD flags global recession risk on energy, inflation crisis Background Global economic growth is slowing in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as energy and inflation crisis risk snowballing into recession in major economies. While global growth this year was still expected at 3%, it is now [...]
[Society] School dropout rate
Background: – The information has been obtained from the minutes of the meetings of the Project Approval Board (PAB) under the Ministry of Education on the ‘Samagra Shiksha’ programme for 2022-23. […]
UPSC 2022 Mains Question Paper Compilation.
Please find the attached compilation of UPSC Mains 2022 question papers. The compilation includes: - Essay General Studies - I, II, III, IV UPSC 2022 Main Question Paper Compilation_ UPSCTREE