The criterion for SC status #GS-02 Social Justice For Mains: Who are currently included in the consideration for Scheduled Caste status? The initial Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order of 1950, provided for recognising only Hindus as Scheduled Castes. This Order was later amended in 1956 to […]
‘62% rural houses have tap water connections’ #GS-02 Governance For Prelims About Jal Jeevan Mission: JJM aims at suppling 55 litres of water per person per day to every rural household through Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTC) by 2024. Ministry of Jal Shakti is the […]
What happened to the Nord Stream pipelines? #GS-02 International Relations For Prelims About Nord Stream pipeline: Nord Stream is divided into two pipelines, which have two lines each. Nord Stream 1 runs from Vyborg in Leningrad (Russia) to Lubmin near Greifswald, Germany and was completed […]
As India ages, keeping an eye on the elderly #GS-02 Social Justice For Prelims About World Population Prospects: World Population Prospects is published by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) biennially since 1951. For Mains How population age matters 16% of the world […]
U.S. sanctions Indian petrochemical company for Iran oil purchases #GS-02 International Relations For Prelims About JCPOA: The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was signed by President Barack Obama, in 2015 and dismantled in 2018 by President Donald Trump. The JCPOA resulted from prolonged negotiations […]
Permanent membership of the UNSC is another story #GS-02 International Relations For Prelims About United Nations Security Council: UNSC is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations and was established by the UN Charter in 1945. The council has 15 members i.e., […]
Govt. app to capture data on groundwater levels #GS-02 Governance For Prelims: About Jaldoot App: The app has been jointly developed by Ministry of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj to capture the water level of selected wells in a village. This is a Mobile application […]
OBCs not on Central list can apply under EWS for Union government posts: DoPT #GS-02 Social Justice Polity For Prelims Who are OBCs? Other Backward Classes (OBC) are socially and educationally backward classes in India. The Union Government of India maintains a list of castes/communities […]
The Global South’s assertion in geopolitics #GS-02 International Relations For Mains What is the Global South: The Global South is a term often used to identify regions within Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. Most, though not all of these countries are middle to low […]
Coming soon: relief from spam calls and fraudulent messages #GS -02 Governance For Prelims About Indian Telegraph Act 1885: It governs the use of wired and wireless telegraphy, telephones, teletype, radio communications and digital data communications. It gives the Government of India exclusive jurisdiction and […]