Weekly Current Affairs Mains (7th to 14TH OCTOBER, 2019) Topic : Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) Topic in Syllabus: General Studies Paper 3: Ecology and Environment Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the launch of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI). This happened at the UN Secretary General’s Climate Action Summit in […]
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Weekly Current Affairs Prelims (30th Sep to 5th October, 2019) (Info-graphic Summary at the end) Topic: State Finances Topic in Syllabus: Indian Economy Context: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released a report titled “State Finances: A Study of Budgets of 2019-20”. It is an annual publication that provides information, analysis and an assessment of the finances of state governments. […]
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Weekly Current Affairs Mains (30th SEP to 6TH OCTOBER, 2019) Topic : The link between jobs, farming and climate Topic in Syllabus: General Studies Paper 3: Indian Economy Context: According to NITI Aayog, the current economic slowdown is the worst economic slowdown that India has faced since independence. Moreover, the slowdown has been witnessed in consumption in […]
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Weekly Current Affairs Prelims (23rd to 29th Sep, 2019) (Info-graphic Summary at the end) Topic: Participatory Guarantee Scheme (PGS) Topic in Syllabus: Indian Economy Context: The head of India’s food safety regulator has said that she expects the Union Agriculture Ministry’s Participatory Guarantee Scheme (PGS) to incentivise more farmers to grow organic food. About PGS: […]
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Weekly Current Affairs Mains (16th to 22nd SEPTEMBER, 2019) Topic : US President Impeachment Topic in Syllabus: General Studies Paper 2: International Affairs Context: US House of Representatives Speaker announced that the House would launch an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, over his alleged efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden, […]
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Weekly Current Affairs Prelims (16th to 23rd Sep, 2019) (Info-graphic Summary at the end) Topic: Measles and Rubella Topic in Syllabus: Indian Society Context: The member nations of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia have postponed the deadline for achieving the eradication of measles and rubella. India accounts for 36% of the global measles […]
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Weekly Current Affairs Mains (16th to 22nd SEPTEMBER, 2019) Topic : Breaking silos in disaster management Topic in Syllabus: General Studies Paper 3: Ecology and Environment Context: An integrated approach involving all concerned stakeholders can help farmers combat the ill-effects of climate-induced natural disasters Global development goals, including the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction […]
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Weekly Current Affairs Mains (9th to 15th September, 2019) Topic : China funding NGO against hydro projects in Arunachal Pradesh Topic in Syllabus: General Studies Paper 2: International Affairs Context: China is trying to fund certain civil society organizations to incite protests against hydropower projects in Arunachal Pradesh, fear Indian government officials. […]
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Weekly Current Affairs Prelims (9th to 15th Sep, 2019) (Info-graphic Summary at the end) Topic: Indian Cheetah, pink-headed duck, and the Great Indian Bustard, have become extinct Topic in Syllabus: Ecology and Environment Context: At least three to four species of animals, such as the Indian Cheetah, pink-headed duck, and the Great Indian Bustard, have become extinct due to desertification in India, […]
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Weekly Current Affairs Prelims (2nd to 8th Sep, 2019) (Info-graphic Summary at the end) Topic: Chandrayaan-2 Topic in Syllabus: Science and Technology Context: The furthest that any spacecraft has gone from the equator was Surveyor 7, launched by NASA, that made a moon landing way back on January 10, 1968. This spacecraft landed near 40-degree […]
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