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In rare move, EC pushes Punjab polls to Feb 20
Syllabus:
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Preliminary Examination: Indian Polity and Governance
Main Examination: General Studies II: Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies and Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act
Key Points to Ponder:
• What are Constitutional Bodies?
• Election Commission of India- Composition, Independence,
• Election Commission of India- Powers and Functions
• System of Election- First past the post electoral system.
• How Elections are conducted in India?
• How Election Commission Can Change dates for Election? (Any Past Precedence? Hint: 1991, Section 153 and Article 324 of the Constitution)
• Section 153 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951
• Article 324 of the Indian Constitution
Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:
📍 Election and Representation
📍 The Functions (Electoral System of India)
Kathak doyen who embodied virtuosity and expression, grace and control
Syllabus:
Preliminary Examination: History of India
Main Examination: General Studies I: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times.
Key Points to Ponder:
• Brijmohan Nath Mishra Maharaj/Pt Birju Maharaj-About, His Massive Contributions in Dance and Legacy
• Kathak Dance-Origin, Style, and Revival in Modern India
• Role of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah in Revival of Kathak
• Difference between Nritta and Nritya
• Other Classical Dance forms in India
Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:
📍 Classical Dances
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SC upholds NCLAT order to wind up Devas
Syllabus:
Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance
Main Examination: General Studies II: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests
Key Points to Ponder:
• Antrix-Devas deal Controversy- Background (2005 Deal, 2011 UPA Government Cancelled the agreement, Legal Disputes etc.)
• National Company Law Tribunal decision on Devas Multimedia
• Supreme Court of India’s Decision on Antrix-Devas Deal
• National Company Law Tribunal- Quasi-Judicial Body, Established Under which Act?
• Know About Antrix, Restrictive Immunity
Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:
📍 Explained: Why did NCLAT term the Devas-Antrix agreement as fraud
📍 The story of a Rs 4,400 crore fiasco at ISRO
Centre cites Covid-19 risk, tells SC can’t let plea to allow Parsi last rites
Syllabus:
Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance
Main Examination: General Studies II:Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.
Key Points to Ponder:
• Parsis and the “dokhmenashini” ritual
• Parsi community’s customary last rites during pandemic, Article 25 of the Indian Constitution and Rules and Protocols
• Why letting bodies decay is risky
Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:
THE EDITORIAL PAGE
Syllabus:
Preliminary Examination: General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change
Main Examination: General Studies III: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.
Key Points to Ponder:
• India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2021- Major Findings
• Loss of Natural Forests-Reasons and Long-Term Impact
• Other Significant Features of ISFR 2021 like the assessment of forest cover in the Tiger Reserves, Corridors and Lion conservation area of India
• New initiative by FSI like ‘Mapping of Climate Change Hotspots in Indian Forests’ and ‘Above Ground Biomass’ documented in IFSR 2021
• Significant losses of dense forests Cover-Bottom five States
• India’s national forest policy-What is the forest cover target set by India?
• Forest Survey of India-About, Role and Under which Ministry?
• Map Work-Locate top five and bottom five states, Tiger Reserves mentioned in IFSR 2021
Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:
📍 Explained: Takeaways from Forest Report
📍 Forest Survey Report 2021: 11 states have lost forest cover; 21 have lost good forests
Syllabus:
Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance
Main Examination: General Studies Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s Interests
Key Points to Ponder:
• 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and India
• India-Japan Relations- Historical Background
• Buddhism in Japan
• Japan’s role in India’s struggle for independence
• Meaning of ‘Free and Open Indo-Pacific’?
Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:
📍 Japan’s unsung role in India’s struggle for independence
📍 How India’s independence movement influenced Korea’s struggle for freedom from Japanese rule
📍 What Does a ‘Free and Open Indo-Pacific’ Actually Mean?
THE WORLD
Europe faces threat of prolonged ‘twindemic’
Syllabus:
Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance.
Key Points to Ponder:
• What do you understand by the term ‘Twindemic’?
• Impact of Twindemic on Europe
• Twindemic and Health Infrastructure India
Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:
China’s birth rate drops to record low in ‘21
Syllabus:
Preliminary Examination: Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.
Key Points to Ponder:
• China’s Birth Rate-Issues and Challenges
• One-child policy-Long term Impact on China’s Demography
• Know the terms- demographic dividend, Population Growth Rate, Birth rate, Death rate
Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:
📍 China’s birth rate drops to record low in 2021
In Volcano’s wake, agonizing waits for news from Tonga
Syllabus:
Preliminary Examination: Indian and World Geography
Main Examination: General Studies I: Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc.
Key Points to Ponder:
• Volcanoes and Volcanic Landforms
• Types of Volcanoes
• What is a Tsunami and Causes of Tsunami
• Characteristics of Tsunami
• Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes and Earthquake
• Map work-Tonga and other subregion of Oceania (Polynesia)
Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:
📍 INTERIOR OF THE EARTH
📍 DISTRIBUTION OF OCEANS AND CONTINENTS
Previous Year question based on Same theme
📍 Mention the global occurrence of volcanic eruptions in 2021 and their impact on regional environment. (GS-1, 2021)
EXPLAINED
Syllabus:
Preliminary Examination: History of India
Main Examination: General Studies I: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times.
Key Points to Ponder:
• Guru Ravidas and Bhakti Movement
• Adi Granth of Sikhs and Guru Ravidas
• Who are the Ravidassias?
• Dera Sachkhand Ballan
• Significance of Guru Ravidas Jayanti
Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:
📍 Guru Ravidass, his teachings are relevant even today: Prof Santosh K Singh
📍 We hear about Kabir, not Ravidas. Why?’
How the Centre chooses the tableaux for the Republic Day parade
Syllabus:
Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance.
Key Points to Ponder:
• How are the tableaux selected?
• When does the process to decide the tableaux start and who can participate?
• Can the participating states or central government departments depict anything through their tableaux?
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