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Syllabus: GS-II Subject: Indian Polity and Constitution Topic: Functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary Context: The year 2023 saw the Supreme Court hear long pending and contentious cases such as the abrogation of Article 370, samesex marriage and demonetisation. Synopsis: The pendency of five judge Constitution Bench cases was reduced from 36 to 19 […]

Syllabus: GS-III Subject: Security Topic: Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security. Context:  The Union Home Ministry on Sunday declared Tehreek E-Hurriyat, Jammu and Kashmir (TeH) an “unlawful association” under Section 3 of the Unlawful Activities(Prevention) Act (UAPA). Synopsis: The outfit is involved in forbidden activities to separate J&K

Syllabus: GS-II Subject: Social Justice Topic: Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable Sections of the population by the Centre and States and the Performance of these Schemes. Context:   Wages under the MGNREG Scheme will be paid only through an Aadhaar based payment system (ABPS), which requires the Aadhaar details of workers to be seeded to their job

Syllabus: GS-II Subject: Indian Polity and Constitution Topic: Appointment to various Constitutional Posts, Powers, Functions and Responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies. Context: The Finance Ministry on Sunday notified President Droupadi Murmu’s order for Mr. Panagariya’s appointment as the chairman of 16th Finance Commission. Synopsis: The commission will recommend the tax revenue sharing formula between the

Syllabus: GS-II Subject: International Relations Topic: Agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. Context: India’s exports to Australia slightly dropped year-on-year from January to November post the India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) in December 2022. Synopsis: India’s exports to Australia slightly dipped due to reduced petroleum exports. However, certain sectors, including engineering, electronics,

Syllabus: GS-II; Subject: Security; Topic: Linkages between development and spread of extremism. Context:  The Indian government, the Assam state government, and a key faction of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) signed a tripartite peace agreement. Synopsis: Provisions of The Deal: A committee would be formed for its monitoring. The 97 out of 126

Syllabus: GS-II; Subject: Governance Topic: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population. Context: The Union government issued an order paving the way for persons with disabilities to be considered for reservation in promotions.  Synopsis: The Centre will grant ‘notional promotion’ to officers eligible for promotion from June 30, 2016, under the Rights of Persons

Syllabus: GS-III. Subject: Security Topic: Basics of cyber security Context: The founder editor of the wire news website Siddharth Varadarajan and another journalist in India were targeted with Pegasus. Synopsis:  Pegasus, developed by NSO Group, is an invasive spyware infiltrating phones through exploit links, granting complete access. NSO Group claims to sell exclusively to governments;

Syllabus: GS-III; Subject: Security; Topic: Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security. Context: In a first but important step in bringing relief to the families of Eight Former Indian Navy personnel on death row in Qatar, the appellate court there commuted the death sentence Thursday. Synopsis: Qatar Court has