Current Affairs

Lohit River and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

Prelims Perspective: What needs to be learned? Lohit River and its tributaries Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) – Components White-Bellied Heron  Mains Perspective: Notes need to be prepared Himalayan Drainage System (GS I- Geography) Environment Degradation and Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) … Continue reading

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Popocatépetl Volcano

Prelims Perspective: What needs to be learned? How is a volcano formed- Basic understanding of plate tectonics What is Stratovolcano Mains Perspective: Notes need to be prepared Volcanism: Formation and Impact (GS I -Geography) The  Environmental Challenge Associated with Volcanism … Continue reading

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OSIRIS-REx Mission and Bennu

Prelims Perspective: What needs to be learned? OSIRIS-REx Mission Bennu Asteroid Mains Perspective: Notes need to be prepared Space Technology  (GS III –Science and Technology) What needs to be known? OSIRIS-REx Mission Fullform: Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith … Continue reading

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Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana

Prelims Perspective: What needs to be learned? What is it? Nature of the scheme Beneficiaries  Features Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY)                 Mains Perspective: Notes need to be prepared Welfare Scheme for Vulnerable Section, Health (GS II- Social Justice) What needs to … Continue reading

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Rani Velu Nachiyar

Prelims Perspective: What needs to be learned? Who is she? Other name  Contemporary Events Mains Perspective: Notes need to be prepared Personalities (GS I – Modern History, Society) What needs to be known? Rani Velu Nachiyar (1730 – 1796) Who … Continue reading

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Savitribai Phule

Prelims Perspective: What needs to be learned? Who is she? Reform Movement  Literature Works Mains Perspective: Notes need to be prepared Social Reform Movement  (GS 1 –Modern History, Society) What needs to be known? Savitribai Phule Who is she? She … Continue reading

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Tuberculosis (TB)

Prelims Perspective: What needs to be learned? Causes Transmission Test to Detect Mission Indiradanush – BCG vaccine                 Government Initiatives to Control TB in India MDR – TB Mains Perspective: Notes need to be prepared Communicable Diseases – Drug Resistance(GS III- … Continue reading

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Digital India Land Record Modernisation Programme (DILRMP) and Land Stack

Prelims Perspective: What needs to be learned? What is DILRMP and its aim? What is Land Stack? Mains Perspective: Notes need to be prepared E – Governance (GS II – Governance) Agriculture (GS III – Economy) GIS Technology (GS 3 … Continue reading

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Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)

Prelims Perspective: What needs to be learned? What is it? Target Sectors Covered Impact of Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) on India Mains Perspective: Notes need to be prepared International Trade (GS 2 – International Relations) Climate Change Mitigation (GS … Continue reading

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Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme

Prelims Perspective: What needs to be learned? Ministry and Aim Tenure of Scheme Target Areas Incentive Structure  Mains Perspective: Notes need to be prepared Electronic Industry (GS III- Economy) What needs to be known? Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme Launch: In … Continue reading

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