GS 2 Gaps in Births and Deaths Registration (Amendment) Act Source: https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/2023-08-18/th_delhi/articleGTNBKP1P2-3952998.ece Context: The Registration of Births and Deaths (RBD) Act, 1969 is set to be amended through the Registration…
GS 1 Addressing housing shortage in urban areas requires urgent, concerted efforts Source: https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/2023-08-17/th_delhi/articleGQNBKKBNC-3942128.ece Context: The announcement of a new scheme by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to assist urban poor…
GS 1 Kerala likely to face drought due to deficit monsoon Source: https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/2023-08-16/th_delhi/articleGS0BKF7MQ-3926112.ece Context: Kerala is facing the possibility of drought due to a widening monsoon deficit. Relevance: GS -1…
GS 2 Should there be a blanket ban on smartphones in schools? Source: https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/2023-08-11/th_delhi/articleGK5BJR1Q7-3877887.ece Context: Use of smartphones in schools Relevance: GS 2 Education Data Point: The proliferation of mobile…
GS 2 Stop the fence-sitting in cluster bomb use Source: https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/2023-08-10/th_chennai/articleGHQBJLJFR-3860244.ece Context: The United States' decision to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine for military aid against Russia has sparked controversy.…
GS 1 Climate events and an umbrella for urban health Source: https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/2023-08-09/th_chennai/articleGH7BJG1RQ-3849470.ece Context: Monsoon season in India causing significant devastation, attracting media attention. Concerns arise about public health consequences due…
GS 2 Child, law, and consensual sex Source: https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/2023-07-26/th_chennai/articleGTMBHH80K-3706880.eceContext: In the last month, three High Courts in India quashed FIRs and criminal proceedings under the Protection of Children from Sexual…
GS 1 What does India’s first gig workers’ rights Bill stipulate? Gig workers welfare Bill passed in Rajasthan Source: https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/2023-07-25/th_chennai/articleGMLBHCFD4-3696360.ece Context: The Rajasthan government passed the Rajasthan Platform Based Gig…
GS 2 On ED’s power to arrest and seek custody Context:Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthilbalaji faced arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money-laundering case related to a cash-for-jobs…
GS 2 Why is the Kerch Bridge attack significant? Relevance: GS 2 International Relations Context: The Kerch Bridge, linking the Russian mainland to the Crimean Peninsula, was attacked by two…