Tag: upsc 2024

  • India and ASEAN Relations

    Important for UPSC, State PCS Prelims: ASEAN , SINGAPOR , Act East Policy , Free Trade Agreement , South China Sea , SAGAR . Mains: General Studies Paper 2 – Significance of ASEAN for India, Key Concerns in India-ASEAN Relations. ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATION (ASEAN)  ASEAN History ASEAN Member Countries Association of Southeast Asian Nations…

  • Ambedkar and Gandhi disagreed on question of separate electorates for Scheduled Castes

    Important for UPSC, State PCS For Prelims: Modern India history , Ambedkar and Gandhi For Mains: Modern India history , Ambedkar and Gandhi Mains: General Studies Paper 1 and 2 Why in News? On September 20, 1932, Mahatma Gandhi began a fast unto death in Pune’s Yerawada Jail in protest against the award of separate electorates…

  • One Nation, One Election

    Important for UPSC, State PCS Prelims: Polity Mains: General Studies Paper 2 / Governance why in the news ? ‘One Nation, One Election’ to be implemented in this government’s tenure . Learn about One Nation One Election, its history, significance, benefits, challenges, and recent developments, Background The issue of simultaneous elections was highlighted by Prime…

  • WHITE REVOLUTION 2.0

    Important for UPSC, State PCS Prelims: WHITE REVOLUTION . NABARD . NATIONAL DAIRY DEVELOPMENT (NDDB). NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR DAIRY DEVELOPMENT (NPDD)Mains: General Studies Paper 3 WHITE REVOLUTION Why in the news ? Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah launched the standard operating procedure for ‘White Revolution 2.0 . About White Revolution 2.0 The original White Revolution,…

  •  Project Cheetah Audit Flags Concerns

    Important for UPSC, State PCS Prelims: Project cheetah . environment . Mains: General Studies Paper 3 Why in the news ? A report by the Accountant General of Madhya Pradesh has flagged concerns over the management of Project Cheetah in Kuno National Park, highlighting a “lack of coordination” between central and state government departments. What is Project…

  • Digital Agriculture Mission

    Important for UPSC, State PCS Prelims: Digital agriculture mission . Green revolution , Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna (PMFBY)Mains: General Studies Paper 3 , Significance of Digitisation of Agriculture Sector and E-Technology for Farmers Why in the news ? The Union Cabinet Committee recently approved the Digital Agriculture Mission. with a budget of Rs. 2,817 Crore, including…

  • Women Safety in India

    Important for UPSC, State PCS Prelims:  Women safety, National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), UNICEF, NCRB, Cyber-violence, Cyber Crime Prevention against Women and Children (CCPWC), and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012.Mains: General Studies:- Sexual Harassment at Workplace, Measure Taken to Improve Women Safety, and laws relating to women safety in India. Why in…

  • DEMAND FOR SEPARATE “BHIL PRADESH”

    Important for UPSC, State PCS Prelims: Polity Govind Giri Banjara, Mangarh Hill, Bhili language , special category status, Mains: General Studies Paper 2 , demand for smaller state , sixth schedule states . why in the news Bhil tribe demanding an independent tribal state i.e., Bhil Pradesh, comprising parts of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Maharashtra…

  • Lateral Entry In Civil Services

    Important for UPSC, State PCS Prelims: UPSC . NITI AYOG . OBCs . SC . ST Mains: General Studies 2 . Issue related Lateral Entry In Civil Services . Why in the news ? A recent UPSC advertisement for recruitment to 45 lateral entry posts of Secretary and Joint Secretary at the Centre was withdrawn . About…

  • Sea Level Rise

    Important for UPSC, State PCS Prelims:  Climate Crisis, Global Warming, Coastal EcosystemsMains: General Studies Paper 3 Global Sea-level Rise Why in the News? ‘Sea level rise scenarios and inundation maps for selected Indian coastal cities’ titled report was published by a Bengaluru-based think tank, the Centre for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP). How climate change is…