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US aviation hit by fears over 5G, Air India joins long list of cancellations
Syllabus:
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Preliminary Examination: General Science and Current events of national and international importance.
Main Examination: General Studies III: Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life.
Key Points to Ponder:
• What are Electromagnetic Spectrum and Radio Spectrum? Any correlations between these two terms?
• Radio Waves and Radio Bands
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Radio Bands and their Names
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)-About, Role and Member Countries
• Department of Telecommunications and Digital Communications Commission- About, Vision, Mission, Functions
• C-Band and 5G communications-what are the apprehensions and challenges associated with 5G Communication
• C-Band Spectrum-know the Basics
• Telecom Regulatory Authority of India -Role and Mandate
Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:
📍 DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS
📍 Explained: What is 5G in telecom, and how will this tech work in India?
📍 Explained: Do 5G telecoms pose a threat to airline safety?
📍 Explained: What is 5G, and how prepared is India to adapt to this tech?
Centre to rank states on faster green nods, fewer details sought
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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:
• What do you understand by the term ‘Environmental Impact Assessment’ (EIA) ?
• Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environment Protection Act, 1986-How they are related with each other?
• Why Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is Important?
• Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and India
• Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Rules Amendment, 2006
• Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) notification 2020
• Environmental Impact Assessment-Achievements, Issues and Challenges
• Supreme court of India on Environment Impact Assessment (ex-post facto environmental clearance)
Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:
📍 Draft EIA notification 2020: Is it contra legem to international conventions, judicial verdicts
📍 Explained: Reading the draft Environment Impact Assessment norms, and finding the red flags
GOVT & POLITICS
Boundary dispute: Assam, Meghalaya CMs to meet Shah
Syllabus:
Preliminary Examination: Indian Polity and Governance and Indian Geography
Main Examination: General Studies II: Inter-States disputes and Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.
Key Points to Ponder:
• Assam and Meghalaya border Dispute- Historical Background and What is the present status?
• Map Work-Langpih, Kamrup and Garo Hills
• Assam Reorganisation Act, 1971 and Meghalaya State Day (on 21st January 1972 Meghalaya was declared as a State)
• Inter state border disputes in India
• Article 263 of the Constitution of India and Interstate Border Disputes
Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:
📍 Explained: Assam-Mizoram border dispute, and its roots in two notifications dating to 1875 and 1933
📍 Assam-Mizoram border dispute: Fault line from history flares up in the present
THE IDEAS PAGE
Syllabus:
Preliminary Examination: Economic and Social Development
Main Examination: General Studies III: Inclusive growth and issues arising from it
Key Points to Ponder:
• Know the Basics-Demography, Demographic characteristics, Demographic potential, Demographic Transition,
Demographic Dividend and India’s Demographic Dividend
• What do you understand by the term “green jobs” given in the article?
• India’s unemployment rate in Urban and Rural Areas-Present Status
• Why unemployment is more in the urban areas as compared to the rural areas?
• What is Labour Force Participation (LPR)?
• What Is the Unemployment Rate? How it is Calculated by CMIE?
• Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE)-Role and Under which Ministry/Organisation?
• Reasons for rise in Unemployment Rate
• Types of Unemployment in India
Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:
📍 Explain Speaking: High unemployment, a common factor in poll-bound states
📍 Explained: India’s falling jobless rate and risks to employment
EXPLAINED
Syllabus:
Main Examination: General Studies I: Salient features of Indian Society, Social empowerment, Role of women and women’s organization
Key Points to Ponder:
• Delhi High Court and Constitutional validity of the ‘marital rape immunity’-Background of the Case
• What is Marital rape immunity?
• Criminalisation And Non-Criminalisation Of Marital Rape-For and Against
• IPC Section 375 of Indian Penal Code and Exception 2 to Section 375 of Indian Penal Code
• Status of Marital Rape in India-Latest Data by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)
• “Doctrine of Coverture”, Article 14 and Article 21 of the Indian Constitution and Exception 2 to Section 375 of
Indian Penal Code
• Justice Verma Committee Report and Pam Rajput committee’s report ‘Status of Women in India’ on Marital Rape
• United Nations Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on Violence against Women in India
• Government of India’s Stand on Marital Rape?
• Criminalisation of Marital Rape-Does the law exists in other Countries?
Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:
📍 Marital rape-a non-criminalized crime in India
📍 High-level panel slams legislature for failing to criminalise marital rape
📍 The impunity of marital rape
Houthis and the war in Yemen, in which Indian lives have now been lost
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, Indian diaspora.
Key Points to Ponder:
• Who are Yemen’s Houthis?
• Why is there a war in Yemen?
• Houthis and involvement of Saudi Arabia
• How did the UAE get involved?
• Map Work-Middle Eastern Countries
Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:
📍 Explained: Who are the Houthis and why did they attack UAE?
ECONOMY
Microsoft throws hat in metaverse ring
Syllabus:
Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance.
Main Examination: General Studies III:Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology and issues relating to intellectual property rights.
Key Points to Ponder:
• What Is the Metaverse and Where Did the Concept Come From?
• Facebook and Metaverse
• Video games as an entry for companies into metaverse?
• Why is Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard a major push for metaverse?
Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:
📍 Explained: Why Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard gives it a firmer footing in metaverse space
📍 Year when hybrid workforce can expect 5G and wait for metaverse
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