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Syllabus: GS- III, Subject: Science and technology, Topic: Space Technology, Issue: Gaganyaan-Human space flight mission  Context: Prime Minister released the name of shortlisted candidate for Gaganyaan Mission Significance: Gaganyaan aligns with Indian Space Policy 2023. Emphasizes maintaining India’s edge in human spaceflight and developing sustained presence in space.     The way ahead: Future missions must […]

Syllabus: GS-III, Subject: Economy, Topic: Growth, Development and inclusion, Issue: Household Consumption Expenditure Survey Context: Household Consumption Expenditure Survey released by Statistics Ministry Conducted by NSSO every five years. Average monthly per capita consumer expenditure rose more than 30% in cities and more than 40% in rural areas since 2011-12. Proportion of monthly spends on

Syllabus: GS-III, Subject: Science and Technology, Topic: Policy and Mission, Issue: India’s Research & Development (R&D) spending  Spending on R&D: India’s R&D expense has decreased. Issues:   Insufficient and primarily dependent on public funds. Private sector is resistant due to. Poor capacity to evaluate R&D in India. ambiguous regulatory roadmaps. lack of clear exit options

Syllabus: GS-II, Subject: International Relations, Topic: Global issues, Issue: Issues in Global Order  Global Order: aimed at upholding sovereign equality and collective security among nations Post-World War order initiated with Declaration of the United Nations in 1942 endorsement of the Atlantic Charter in 1941. International economic order created by: Bretton Woods Conference (1944) through the

Syllabus: GS-I, Subject: Society and Social Justice, Topic: Social Sector-Education, Issue: The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 Context: Maharashtra exempted private schools from RTE quota admissions The Right To Education (RTE) Act, 2009: mandates that private schools reserve 25% of Class 1 seats for children from weaker sections and disadvantaged

Syllabus: GS-III, Subject: Economy, Topic: Infrastructure, Issue: infrastructure project in Jammu and Kashmir Context: Prime Minister  inaugurated the Banihal-Sangaldan section. Benefits: Alternative travel option to the Valley when roads are not usable. Opens far-off areas of Jammu division for tourists. Reduces travel time between Srinagar and Jammu to 3-3.5 hours (currently 5-6 hours by road).

Syllabus: GS-II, Subject: Governance, Topic: important aspects of governance, Issue: Multidimensional and localized index at district level Context: Recently Maharashtra has created a District development index Need for Multidimensional and localized index at district level: Large average population of districts (86 million people larger than UAE and Singapore population) Develop grass root insight by analyzing

Syllabus: GS-III, Subject: Economy, Topic: Agriculture and allied sector, Issue: New Grain Storage Plan Context: Prime Minister launched world’s largest grain storage plan in the cooperative sector. Aiming to set up storage infrastructure of 700 lakh metric tons over five years.(Almost double of existing storage capacity) Pilot project being carried out by primary agricultural credit

Syllabus: GS- III, Subject: Environment and ecology and Disaster Management, Topic: Land degradation, Issue: Land Management Practices Land management: Land is central to all human activities yet its multidimensional character is ignored in land management practices. This leads excessive stress, land degradation, and environmental draw down. Challenge of land management in India High population density

Syllabus: GS-II, Subject: Polity, Topic: Elections and RPA, Issue: Free and fair elections  Free and Fair Elections : A part of the basic structure of the constitution. Mechanism to hold free and fair elections– Election Commission of India , Representation of The People Act (RPA), 1950 and 1951, Threat to free and fair election– degeneration