Syllabus: GS II, Subject: Polity, Topic: Federalism, Issue: Financial relations Context: Supreme Court referred Kerala’s suit on borrowing limits to Constitution Bench Key issues in the dispute: Litigation delves into constitutional aspects of Centre-State relations. Kerala challenges Article 293’s interpretation, arguing for limited Centre control over State borrowings. Article 293 of the Indian Constitution deals […]
Syllabus: GS- II, Subject: Current affairs, Topic: Important Supreme Court Judgements, Issue: False and misleading advertisements Context: Contempt notice issued to Patanjali Ayurveda in Coronil false advertisement case. Key concerns: Patanjali’s ads breached the Drugs and Magic Remedies Act, 1954. Despite court warnings, Patanjali kept promoting products as cures, ignoring evidence-based medicine. Government’s failure to
Syllabus: GS-II; Subject: Current affairs Topic: Important supreme court judgements, Issue: ED Summons. Context: The Supreme Court upheld the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) powers to summon individuals for information. Gist: Criticised Tamil Nadu District collectors for not responding to ED summons, and accused them of disrespecting law, court, and Constitution. Endorsed the sweeping powers of ED
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Syllabus: GS-I, Subject: Geography, Topic: Population and Migration, Issue: Demographic Dividend. Context: World Bank warns South Asia, including India, failing to utilize demographic dividend. Prime concerns: Job creation lags behind working-age population growth. India’s employment growth below average for 2000-2023, with the employment ratio declining second only to Nepal. Region could achieve 16% higher output
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Syllabus: GS-III; Subject: Environment, Ecology and Disaster Management; Topic: Indian Initiatives, efforts and Commitments, Issue: EV Policy. Context: India’s new EV policy allows imports of electric vehicles from any country, including China. Policy Includes: Lowering import taxes on certain electric vehicles. Car manufacturers must commit to investing at least $500 million and commence domestic manufacturing
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Syllabus: GS-I, Subject: Geography, Topic: Climatology, Issue: Kallakkadal Context: Hundreds of houses have been flooded in coastal areas of Kerala due to high swell surge or Kallakkadal. Kallakkadal A combination of two Malayalam words meaning “thief” and “sea,” symbolising the ocean’s sudden arrival. Refers to coastal flooding caused by swell waves during the pre-monsoon season on the
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Syllabus: GS-III, Subject: Internal Security, Topic: Emerging Security challenges, Issue: Defense indigenization Transformation in India’s defence ecosystem: Defence ecosystem in India has seen significant transformations with a focus on indigenization, domestic procurement, and defence India aims to achieve a defence production target of Rs 1,35,000 crore in 2023-24 and Rs 1,75,000 crore by 2025. Steps
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Syllabus: GS-II, Subject: International Relations, Topic: India’s foreign policy, Issue: Evolution of India’s foreign policy India’s foreign policy: India’s strategic geography has expanded to include island states and territories from the South Pacific to the African coast. The concept of the “Indo-Pacific” has gained prominence, driven by India’s evolving relations with China and the
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Syllabus: GS-III, Subject: Environment, Ecology and Disaster Management, Topic: Disasters, Issue: Heatwaves Context: The IMD forecasts above-normal temperatures across most of India from April to June. Heat waves: A period of unusually high temperatures, with specific thresholds defined by the IMD. IMD declares a heat wave if maximum temperatures reach at least 40°C in the
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