FRONT PAGE
No winner in this war, serious impact on developing and poor countries: PM
Sillabus:
Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance.
Main Examination: General Studies II: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s Interests.
Key Points to Ponder:
• India and Germany Relations-Historical Background
• India and Germany Relations-Areas and Instruments of Cooperation
• India and Germany on Ukraine Crisis-Outcome of Joint statements by both Nations
• The Ukraine crisis throws up many learnings-what are they?
• Ukraine-Russia War-Try to understand the changing dynamics in diplomatic relations and its impact on India
• What is G7?
• How did G7 become G8 and again G7-Reasons
• Map Work-G7 Countries
• G7 and India-Know in Brief
• India, Germany and Indo-Pacific Region
• The Term ‘Indo-Pacific’-What does it mean? Define this term in Geopolitical and in geographical context.
• Importance of Indo-Pacific region for Germany-what are they?
• India’s Indo-Pacific strategy
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📍 Engaging Germany
📍On Ukraine, India must choose a side
Before Modi meets Macron, French opt out of India project for submarines
Sillabus:
Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance.
Main 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 ‘Project-75’?
• Project -75 and Project-75I-difference between the two?
• Project-75I (India)-Key Features
• Project -75 or Project-75I (India)-Significance
• Project-75I and France-Know in Detail
• Defense Acquisition Council-About, Role and Functions
• Other Submarines under Project P75-Know in detail
• How many submarines does India have?
• Why are nuclear submarines so coveted?
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📍 Explained: India’s submarine strength
How heat wave added to power demand amid coal shortages
Sillabus:
Preliminary Examination: Economic and Social Development
Main Examination:
• General Studies I: Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc., geographical features and their location-changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes.
• General Studies III: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.
Key Points to Ponder:
• Heat Wave, Fuel shortage at coal-fired thermal plants and its impact
• What is a heat wave?
• Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) criteria for Heat Waves?
• What is the present situation of Heat Waves in India?
• Why is India facing a prolonged heat wave in 2022?
• What is La Nina phenomenon?
• What is the reason behind an early heat wave in North India?
• La Nina phenomenon, North-South low-pressure pattern over India in winters and Heat Waves-Connect the dots
• What is the Impact of these Heat Waves?
• Health Impacts of Heat Waves
• India Meteorological Department (IMD)-About, Role and Objectives
• Power Sector in India-Background
• What is Plant Load Factor (PLF)?
• Power Generation Scenario-Contribution of Thermal, Hydro and Nuclear in Power Generation
• What are the Issues and Challenges faced by Thermal Power Plants in India?
• Coal: demand and supply in India
• Why is there a Coal Shortage?
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📍 Why is India facing a prolonged heat wave in 2022?
THE CITY
From 3 colleges and 750 students, how DU grew and grew over 100 years
Sillabus:
Preliminary Examination: History of India and Indian National Movement.
Main 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:
• Delhi University-The idea of a university
• The Delhi University Bill 1922 and Initial three Colleges
• Who was the first Chancellor and the first Vice-Chancellor of the Delhi University?
• Role of Delhi University in India’s Struggle for Independence-Know in Brief
• Sir Maurice Gwyer, The Maker of university-About Him and His Contributions
• Post Partition, growth and spread of Delhi University
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📍 Explained: 100 years of DU, the story of a university’s birth
THE IDEAS PAGE
Europe to the centre
Sillabus:
Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance.
Main Examination: General Studies II: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.
Key Points to Ponder:
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Berlin, Copenhagen, and Paris-Significance especially in current geopolitical context
• India, Europe and European Union-Historical Relations and Current Status
• India-Nordic Summit-Know the Background (Note: Nordic Summit is Different from Nordic Council)
• Nordic Countries-Know the Names of those countries
• Map Work-Locate Nordic Countries
• India and Germany-Bilateral relationship between the two, Background and current Status
• India-Denmark and Green Strategic Partnership-Significance
• India and France-Historical Background and Strategic partnership between the two Nations
• India and European Union-Historical Relations and Current Status
• Know about European Union (EU)
• European Union (EU)-Members (Locate on Map)
• European Union and ‘Copenhagen criteria’
• India’s Geopolitical Stature and Changes in India’s Diplomacy-Elaborate in the current scenario
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📍Explained: The significance of PM Modi’s Europe tour
Dark days ahead
Sillabus:
Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance.
Main Examination: General Studies III: Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc.
Key Points to Ponder:
• The power sector in India is going through a crisis-What kind of crisis? Elaborate
• Power Sector in India-Background
• Understand the chronology of the crisis given in the article
• The fall in coal stock in power stations is because of two main reasons-what are they?
• What do you understand by the term ‘Discoms’?
• Issues Faced by Power Sector in India
• What are the Challenges Faced by the Power Sector DISCOMs?
• Transmission and Distribution Issues-Know the facts
• What do you understand by ‘Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) Losses’?
• What Initiatives have been launched for Power Sector DISCOMs?
• Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY)-Key Features
• Revamped Distribution Sector Reform Scheme (RDSS)-Key Features
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📍 How to create a better power distribution network
EXPLAINED
‘Need ease of doing science, wider distribution of grants’
Sillabus:
Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance.
Main Examination: General Studies II: Role of civil services in a democracy.
Key Points to Ponder:
• Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India-Know in detail
• What is the job of the Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA)?
• Initiatives Undertaken by Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA)
• How will the opening of the space sector to private players change space science?
• What needs to be done to improve the quality of science in India?
Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:
📍 About the PSA Office
ECONOMY
Casinos, online gaming: GoM onboard for GST hike to 28%
Sillabus:
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:
• Group of Ministers (GoM)- View of the GoM
• The 28% tax on these services and its overall impact
Other Important Articles Covering the same topic:
📍 Explained: Why online gaming could now attract a higher GST of 28%
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