Procedure Involved in Inclusion or Exclusion from Scheduled Tribes list Context: Recently, the Union Cabinet approved a proposal to add several tribes to the list of Scheduled Tribes (ST) in States such as Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh, so that they can […]
India Pushes for Reforms in the UNSC Context: The External Affairs Minister of India Mr. Jaishankar has hosted a meeting of the G-4 countries which includes Japan, Germany and Brazil, all of which have strong SC permanent seat aspirations. He also hosted a meeting for […]
Operation Megh Chakra Context: Searches at 59 locations across 20 States and one Union Territory, as part of a pan-India drive against the circulation and sharing of child sexual abuse material was done by The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) recently conducted. This operation was […]
The Lumpy Skin Disease Origin: The Lumpy Skin Disease was initially found in an outbreak in Zambia in 1929. The Lumpy Skin Disease is caused by the LSD virus (LSDV), a poxvirus of the genus capripoxvirus. The studies indicate that until the 1980’s the virus […]
Front Page: India on side that respects UN charter: Jaishankar Inert rhinos rise from ashes at Kaziranga States: ISRO eyeing 200th successful launch of Rohini RH-200 sounding rocket in a row News: Operation Megh Chakra: 50 under CBI scanner over child pornography UN Security Council […]
Forms of Government Part 4 Communism Communism is a socio-political, philosophical, and economic ideology developed by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. This ideology was later adapted by Lenin during the Bolshevik Revolution which allowed them to take power in Russia in 1917. The key feature […]
The Global South’s assertion in geopolitics #GS-02 International Relations For Mains What is the Global South: The Global South is a term often used to identify regions within Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. Most, though not all of these countries are middle to low […]
PIB Analysis 24-09-22 India achieves significant landmarks in reduction of Child Mortality INDICATOR SRS 2014 SRS 2019 SRS 2020 Crude Birth Rate (CBR) 21.0 19.7 19.5 Total Fertility Rate 2.3 2.1 2.0 Early Neonatal Mortality Rate (ENMR) – 0- 7 days 20 16 15 Neonatal […]
India gets its first avalanche monitoring radar in Sikkim #GS-01 Geography, #GS-03 Disaster Management For Prelims: About Avalanche: Avalanches are masses of snow, ice, and rocks that fall rapidly down a mountainside. Avalanches are classified into two types: slab avalanches, which are built of tightly […]