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FRONT PAGE
After Prophet row, PM meets UAE President, both underline ties
Syllabus:
Preliminary Examination: Economic and Social Development
Mains Examination: General Studies II: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s Interest
Key Points to Ponder:
• How are India’s Bilateral Relations with the UAE?
• India and the UAE diplomatic relations established when?
• India-UAE Economic Relations-Key Points
• What is the Economic Significance of the UAE for India?
• Know the data and statistics on India’s economic ties with the UAE?
• What is an Interim Trade Agreement (ITA)?
• What is Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement?
• Map Work-UAE (Seven Emirates)
• What is ‘The Order of Zayed’?
• Gulf Cooperation Council and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)-compare and contrast
• Gulf Cooperation Council, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and India-Connect the dot
• Is India Member of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation?
• What is the Status of India’s relationship with Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)?
• What does the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) do?
• Which countries include in Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)?
• Why is the Gulf and Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) important for India?
• How much trade does India do with Gulf countries?
• How much oil does India import?
• How many Indians work in the Gulf, and how much remittance do they send?
Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:
📍Explained: What is OIC and why did India slam the group?
📍Why the Gulf matters for India
‘Phantom of Bombay House’, looked beyond India & construction
Syllabus:
Preliminary Examination: History of India and Indian National Movement.
Mains Examination: General Studies I: Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present significant events, personalities, issues.
Key Points to Ponder:
• Personality in News-Pallonji Mistry
• Shapoorji Pallonji Construction Private Limited-Know in brief (Esp. Historical Context)
• The landmark buildings in Mumbai mostly executed by Shapoorji Pallonji Construction Private Limited (SPCL)-Know them in brief
• Shapoorji Pallonji Construction Private Limited was founded in 1865. What was the situation of Industries in India under British rule?
• Know the contributions of Pallonji Mistry in shaping India’s economic growth
• Know in detail the role of Industrialists in the freedom struggle of India
• Why the contribution of the Indian industrialists has not gained much space in the History of India?
• Know the Indian Industrialists initiative of industrialisation at a time when the Crown was indifferent and hostile towards the Indian Industries and industrialists
• What was Mahatma Gandhi’s vision for Indian industries?
Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:
📍Pallonji Mistry: Man with eye for India’s growth story
THE EDITORIAL PAGE
Syllabus:
Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance
Main Examination: General Studies III: Changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth and Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life.
Key Points to Ponder:
• Fifth generation wireless technology (5G)-what do you understand by this?
• Difference between 4G and 5G
• 5G Technology – Key Features
• List out the importance of digital infrastructure and critically analyse loopholes in India’s Digital Infrastructure
• The Government of India has taken several measures to build the next generation of digital infrastructure-Know them in detail
• Optical fibre and 5G technology-connect the dots
• What is National Optical Fiber Network (NOFN) project?
• National Optical Fiber Network (NOFN) project and Bharatnet-Know the difference
• India’s optical fibre industry-Know the Issues and Challenges like unfair competition from cheap imports from China, Indonesia and South Korea
• What do you understand by Dumping?
• How The World Trade Organisation defines dumping?
• What is Total Internal Reflection?
• Total Internal Reflection and optical fibre-connect the dots
Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:
📍Tech InDepth: What is fiber broadband and how does it work
📍Filling the physical gaps in India’s digital push
THE IDEAS PAGE
Syllabus:
Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance.
Mains Examination: General Studies II: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s Interests.
Key Points to Ponder:
• “The G7 countries managed to present a united front in the backdrop of triple crisis that is The war in Ukraine, the challenge of post-pandemic economic recovery and the eternal issue of climate change”-What author is trying to say in this statement?
• G7 final communique-Know the key highlights
• G7 on China and Russia-Know in detail
• Know the name of G7 countries
• Map Work-G7 Countries
• The G7 countries Global GDP
• How did G7 become G8 and again G7-Reasons
• The G7 countries, during the Leaders’ Summit in Germany, officially launched the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII)- What is G7’s PGII?
• What has been China’s response to the PGII announcement?
• What is Partners in the Blue Pacific (PBP) initiative?
• G7 and India-Know in Brief
Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:
📍Explained: The G-7 agenda this year, and what is in it for India
📍Explained: The G7’s infrastructure investment plan to counter China’s Belt and Road Initiative
📍Explained: What is the US-led ‘Partners in the Blue Pacific’ initiative to counter China?
GOVT & POLITICS
Jump in demand for NREGS: 2.6 cr families covered in May
Syllabus:
Preliminary Examination: Economic and Social Development
Main Examination: General Studies II: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes
Key Points to Ponder:
• After a dip in demand for work under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MG-NREGS) the demand for work has again seen a rise-Know the reasons
• Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)-Mandate, Goals
• What are the core objectives of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)?
• When was Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act passed by the Indian Parliament?
• What is the relationship between the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (Mahatma Gandhi NREGA) and the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS)?
• In what way paradigm shift has taken place with the implementation of MGNREGA?
• Who are the key stakeholders of MGNREGS?
• What is the role of Gram Sabha and Gram Panchayat in MGNREGS?
• How is Household defined in MGNREGA?
• Issues with MGNREGA?
• What are the eligibility criteria for receiving the benefits under MGNREGA scheme?
• Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)-Nodal Ministry
• COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on MGNREGA?
• Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and Social Audit
Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:
📍NREGS wages revised, less than 5 per cent hike in 21 states, Union Territories
Gulabi meenakari brooch to ittar bottles: PM Modi’s gifts to G7 leaders a slice of Indian crafts
Syllabus:
Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance.
Mains 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:
• What is Meenakari art?
• What is ‘Ek Rang Khula Meenakari’, ‘Panch Rangi Meenakari’ and ‘Gulabi Meenakari’?
• Nizamabad black clay pottery-Know in detail
• What is Dhokra art?
• Dhokra art and lost wax technique-Connect the dots
• How is Dhokra art made?
• What is GI tag?
• Who is a registered proprietor of a geographical indication?
• Know GI products in India
• Importance of GI Tag-Know in detail
Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:
📍Explained: The craft traditions behind PM Modi’s special gifts for G7 leaders
THE WORLD
50 illegal migrants found dead in Texas truck, bodies scattered across blocks
Syllabus:
Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance.
Mains Examination: General Studies II: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests
Key Points to Ponder:
• What exactly is a refugee, an asylum-Seeker and a migrant?
• What is Human trafficking?
• Human trafficking and migrant smuggling-Connect the dot
• Know about United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
• What is Global Refugee Forum (GRF)?
• What is India’s Refugee Policy?
• 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol and India-Know in detail
• What do you understand by expression ‘right of non-refoulement’?
Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:
📍Human trafficking and migrant smuggling
NASA’S CAPSTONE LAUNCHES INTO SPACE
Syllabus:
Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance
Mains 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:
• NASA’s CAPSTONE mission-Know the key details
• Know NASA’s CAPSTONE Mission’s objectives
• What is CubeSat?
• What are SmallSats?
• SmallSats and CubeSats-Compare and contrast
Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:
📍UPSC Essentials: One word a day- CAPSTONE
EXPLAINED
Russia’s Gold Reserves, And Why G7 Has Moved To Ban Imports
Syllabus:
Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance.
Mains Examination: General Studies II: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.
Key Points to Ponder:
• Group of Seven nations banned Russian gold imports-Know why?
• How a G-7 Russian gold ban would work
• How much gold does Russia have?
• What other measures have been made on gold trade?
• How will this move punish Russia?
Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:
📍UK joins US, Canada, Japan at G7 Summit to ban Russian gold imports
Speaker’s powers in a rebellion
Syllabus:
Preliminary Examination: Indian Polity and Governance-Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
Mains Examination: General Studies II: Parliament and State legislatures—structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these.
Key Points to Ponder:
• The Supreme Court made a crucial but unusual judicial intervention while granting interim relief to rebel MLAs of the Shiv Sena- What does the interim order say?
• What does the Tenth Schedule say?
• What was the Nabam Rebia ruling?
• Have legislators used this legal route?
• How can the Speaker be removed?
• What were the reasons for the Supreme Court’s 2016 decision?
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📍BJP asks Governor to direct Uddhav to take floor test
Syllabus:
Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance.
Mains Examination: General Studies II: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.
Key Points to Ponder:
• What is Partners in the Blue Pacific (PBP) initiative?
• How is China trying to transform its ties in the Pacific?
• What is being done by the US and its allies to counter China?
• Why is the Pacific region strategically important?
Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:
📍Explained: What is the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework?
NITI report on gig economy: the takeaways
Syllabus:
Preliminary Examination: Economic and Social Development
Main Examination: General Studies III: Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.
Key Points to Ponder:
• What is Gig Economy?
• NITI Aayog’s report ‘India’s Booming Gig and Platform Economy’-Key highlights
• What were some of NITI Aayog’s observations?
• What do you understand by ‘female labour force participation’?
• What are NITI Aayog’s recommendations for the gig economy?
• NITI Aayog’s recommendations-Know its significance
• Workforce engaged in the gig economy in India-Know in detail
• Gig Workers in India-Issues and Challenges
• Labour Laws and Reforms in Labour laws in India
• National Commission on Labour’s recommendations and its implementation
• Supreme Court of India on gig Workers
• Unorganised Workers and Gig Workers-Key Differences?
• Code on Wages, 2019-Key Provisions
• Industrial Relations Code, 2020-Key Features
• Code on Social Security, 2020-Key Features
• Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions, 2020-Key Features
Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:
📍 Why social security benefits for gig workers must be expedited
📍 High demand, work control pulled in gig workers; now focus turns to rights
📍 e-Shram registration is a stepping stone towards protection of informal workers
What is Hermit, the Pegasus-like spyware that’s targeted Android, iOS devices?
Syllabus:
Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance
Main Examination: General Studies III: Basics of Cyber Security
Key Points to Ponder:
• What is Hermit and what exactly does it do on a device?
• How did Hermit get deployed on Android and iOS devices?
• how did they get past both Apple and Google’s security measures?
• What next? How can users keep themselves safe?
• What is Pegasus Software? How does it work?
• How is Hermit different from Pegasus?
• What kind of devices are vulnerable and What information can be compromised?
• Types of Cyber Attacks
• Hermit and Pegasus in India-know in brief
Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:
📍Explained: How Pegasus spyware infects a device; what data may be compromised
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