The G20 Summit in Bali failed last year due to resolute insistence of the United States and its allies to reprimand Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. By pushing a political issue onto an economic and financial forum (G20), the G7 are on the verge of destabilising the New Delhi G20 Summit. The G20 forum …
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Background: The Aspirational District of Sukma in Chhattisgarh has started Aakar Residential School to ensure inclusion of differently-abled students and to reduce their dropout rates. About Aakar Schools The District initially identified nearly 800 differently abled children and enrolled them in Aakar School. Apart from education, the School undertakes other special activities catering to the …
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Context: The recent case of alleged assault on migrant workers in Tamil Nadu has once again brought attention to problems that migrant workers face in the country. Who is a Migrant Worker? A migrant worker is a person who migrates within a home country or outside it to pursue work. Migrant workers usually do not …
Context: The United Nations (U.N) World Meteorological Organisation announced that it has come up with a new Global Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Infrastructure. What are Greenhouse Gases (GHGs)? Certain gases, such as carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, trap the sun’s heat in Earth’s atmosphere. These greenhouse gases (GHGs) exist naturally in the atmosphere and help …
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Context: United Nations member states have agreed on the first international treaty to protect the high seas. What are High Seas? High seas are areas of oceans that lie beyond countries’ national waters (beyond 200 nautical miles). These are the largest habitat on Earth and are home to millions of species. High seas comprise more …
What is a Cloud? A cloud is an accumulation of ice crystals and microscopic water droplets that are suspended in the atmosphere of the earth. They are masses that are extremely dense and voluminous, making them appear to the unaided eye. There are various kinds of clouds. Their size, shape, or colour makes them different from …
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Mountbatten Plan The last viceroy of India, Lord Mountbatten, put forth a proposal in June 1947 under which provinces would be proclaimed independent successor states with the option to join or not to join the constituent assembly. The freedom-with-partition formula was becoming generally accepted long before Mountbatten arrived in India. The immediate transfer of power …
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Reorganisation of States India is a land of diversities and is decorated with different scripts, languages, traditions etc. after the independence, the major concern of the national leaders was to decide what would be the basis of the State Reorganization. The reorganization was needed after independence to develop a new administrative setup for this vast …
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The Hindu Newspaper Analysis for UPSC The Hindu Newspaper Analysis 6 March 2023 After long years of legislative meanderings, Parliament enacted the anti-defection law (10th Schedule) in 1985 to curb political defection. The first was to curb the act of defection by disqualifying the defecting member. The second was to protect political parties from debilitating …
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Mangrove Forests in India Mangrove Forests in India: Oceans, freshwater, and land all meet at the mangrove. True mangroves, which are 54–75 species wide and taxonomically separate from their terrestrial cousins, can only be found along coastlines in the intertidal zones. Mangrove forests are among the planet’s most complex ecosystems, thriving in conditions that would …
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