GS1: Geography Time for a ‘sponge cities’ mission in India (TH) The idea needs traction at a time when discussion on urban flooding only reduces the problem to simple dichotomies GS2: International Relations Malabar naval exercise to kick off next week (TH) The second phase of the mega exercise is schedule... .Read more
Updated on 31 October, 2020 Target 2021
GS1: Social Issues Increasing legal age for women's marriage has enormous social, economic benefits: SBI Ecowrap (ET) It said increasing the marriage age will push the mean marriage age higher and will lead to more females doing graduation and hence improving the female labour force participation ratio. As per its estimations, the percentage of fem... .Read more
Updated on 30 October, 2020 Target 2021
GS2: Education ‘20% rural students lack books’ (TH) About 20% of rural children have no textbooks at home, according to the Annual State of Education Report (ASER) survey conducted in September, the sixth month of school closures due to COVID-19 across the country. In Andhra Pradesh, less than 35% of children had textbooks, and ... .Read more
Updated on 29 October, 2020 Target 2021
GS2: Polity Now, outsiders can buy land in J&K Under the newly introduced J&K Development Act, the term “being permanent resident of the State” as a criteria has been “omitted”, paving the way for investors outside J&K to invest in the UT.. India designates 18 persons based in Pak. as terrorists The Unlawful Activi... .Read more
Updated on 28 October, 2020 Target 2021
GS1: Geography Newly identified tectonically active zone in Himalayas could alter earthquake study & predictions(PIB) The suture zone of the Himalayas or the Indus Suture Zone (ISZ) in the Ladakh region where Indian and Asian Plates are joined has been found to be tectonically active, as against current understanding that it is a locked zone... .Read more
Updated on 27 October, 2020 Target 2021
GS1: History Evidence of dairy production in the Indus Valley Civilisation (TH) Traces indicate that milk may have been boiled before consumption. The year 2020 marks 100 years of discovery of Indus Valley Civilisation GS1: Social Issues The chronic battle with malnourishment (TH) The story so far: India has been ranked 94 on the 2020 Gl... .Read more
Updated on 26 October, 2020 Target 2021
