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Syllabus: GS-II, Subject: Polity, Topic: Institutions, Issue: Appointment of CEC and ECs Context: The filling up of two vacancies in the Election Commission (EC). Appointment of Chief Election Commissioner(CEC) and Election Commissioners(ECs): Article 324 (2): The Election Commission shall consist of the Chief Election Commissioner and such number of other Election Commissioners, , as the […]

Syllabus: GS-I, Subject: Society and Social Justice, Topic: Social sector – Human resources, Issue: Gig and Platform Economy Context: A study conducted by the Indian Federation of App-based Transport Workers. Highlights: Almost a third of app-based cab drivers work for over 14 hours a day of which 60% are from the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes. Low earnings: 43% of the

Syllabus: GS-III Subject: Economy Topic: Trade and External Sector, Issue: Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) Context: : India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) signed a free trade agreement called TEPA. Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) Includes tariff reduction, increase in market access, and simplification of customs procedures. Commitment by EFTA- an

Syllabus: GS-III, Subject: Science and Technology, Topic: Emerging Technology, Issue: Deep Tech Context: Capital support scheme to encourage indigenous deep-tech and cutting-edge technologies. Deep technology: It refers to advanced technologies based on some form of substantial scientific or engineering innovation. The innovations are “deep” in that they are sophisticated, very advanced answers to complex challenges

Syllabus: GS-III, Subject: Science and technology, Topic: Emerging technologies, Issue: Crypto-Currency Reason behind rise in crypto currency price: Market recovery: from geopolitical events like Russia – Ukraine Conflict and cryptocurrency collapses in 2022. Sign of regulatory openness – Approval of the first spot exchange traded funds for Bitcoin by the United States Securities and Exchange

Syllabus: GS-III, Subject: Economy, Topic: Infrastructure, Issue: Infrastructure- Road and Highways Context: Road Transport and Highways Minister announced plans for a new highway toll collection system. Proposed Highway Tolling System: Involves fitting vehicles with On-Board Units (OBUs) for tracking. GAGAN, with 10-meter accuracy, to map vehicle locations. Toll rates will be assigned based on highway

Syllabus: GS-II, Subject: Polity, Topic: Election and RPA, Issue: Elections Key issues in election campaign spending: Uneven playing field: Government advertisements before elections often favor the ruling party. No expenditure limits: on political parties during elections. The illicit distribution of cash and the opaque nature of donations. Still unaccounted electoral funding acquired through electoral bonds

Syllabus: GS-II, Subject: Polity, Topic: Election and RPA, Issue: Electoral Bonds Context: the Supreme Court declared the electoral bond scheme unconstitutional. More about the S.C. court ruiling: The scheme facilitated unlimited anonymous funding of political parties. The court ordered the State Bank of India to halt the issuance of electoral bonds. And disclose complete details

Syllabus: GS- III, Subject: Environment, Ecology and Disaster Management, Topic: Disaster Management, Issue: Water Crisis Context: Water Crisis in Karnataka (Bengaluru) Bengaluru’s reliance on the Cauvery River and groundwater worsens the crisis. Key factors responsible for the crisis: Insufficient rainfall– resulting under-‘replenishment’ of the Cauvery. Reduction in rainy season – less number of rainy days.

Syllabus: GS-I, Subject: Geography, Topic: Current Affairs,Issue: Terms in news Context– Recently a committee of 18 scientists have voted down a proposal to declare the start of the Anthropocene, or the “Human Epoch” Geoscientists utilize the geologic time scale (GTS) to chronicle Earth’s history. GTS categorizes time into aeons, eras, periods, epochs, and ages based