[ad_1] Shankhalipi script Part of: Prelims and GS – I – History Context Recently, Archeologists of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) have found ‘Shankhalipi’ inscriptions on the stairs on an ancient temple dating back to the Gupta period in Uttar Pradesh’s Etah district. Bilsarh, in Etah-Uttar Pradesh, where the remains were found has been a … Read more
[ad_1] World Bank Stops ‘Ease of Doing Business’ Report Part of: Prelims and GS II – International relations Context The World Bank would discontinue the practice of issuing ‘Doing Business report’ following an investigation reported “data irregularities” in its 2018 and 2020 editions (released in 2017 and 2019, respectively) and possible “ethical matters” involving bank … Read more
[ad_1] Indian scientists part of team spotting short GRB from collapsing star: A group of astronomers have detected a very short, powerful burst of high-energy radiation that lasted for about a second and had been racing toward Earth for nearly half the present age of the universe. The burst detected by NASA’s Fermi … Read more
[ad_1] New Study on Ninth Planet Part of: Prelims and GS III – Awareness in space Context: In the continued search for the hypothetical ninth planet in our Solar System, Michael Brown, the astronomer who led the demotion of Pluto to a dwarf planet in 2006, has co-written a new study that claims to have … Read more
[ad_1] Meeting of G-20 Agriculture Ministers Part of: GS-Prelims Context: Agriculture is contributing to the three biggest challenges of the 21st century – achieving food security, adapting to climate change and mitigating climate change. Important resources like water, energy and land are depleting rapidly. There is a need for sustainability in agriculture along with increasing … Read more
[ad_1] E-shram portal Part of: GS-Prelims In News: Registration of Unorganized Workers has picked up pace across the country. More than 1 crore have been registered on e-shram portal. States of Bihar, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal at the fore front Common Service Centre’s playing crucial role in facilitating registrations, nearly 68 percent registration … Read more
[ad_1] GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security. Context: In violation of international laws, Pakistan has been exploiting the scope of uranium enrichment in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan, confirmed locals and political activists from the occupied region. India’s concerns: Earlier, there were reports that Pakistan … Read more
[ad_1] AGRICULTURE/ GOVERNANCE/ ECONOMY GS-2: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. GS-3: Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prics and food security Increase in MSP for oilseeds Context: Recently, Union government announced higher Minimum Support Price (MSP) for … Read more
[ad_1] Spotlight Sep 16: Production Linked Incentives in Key Sectors: A Boost To Make In India – https://youtu.be/NzQ2DH_6vEU ECONOMY Production Linked Incentives in Key Sectors – Part 2 Context: Production linked incentive (PLI) scheme aims at boosting domestic manufacturing and exports, is expected to – Increase the country’s production by USD 520 billion in the … Read more
[ad_1] INTERNATIONAL/ SECURITY GS-2: India and its neighborhood- relations. GS-2: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests How the 9/11 wars changed the world Context: After the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the U.S. went to Afghanistan to defeat al-Qaeda and topple the Taliban regime. Critical Analysis of USA’s … Read more
