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Context: Recently the Apex court ruled that the successful IAS aspirants have no right to be allocated to a cadre of their choice. Court Observations A bench stated this while setting aside a Kerala High Court order, which asked the Centre to grant Kerala cadre to IAS officers. She had been allotted Himachal Pradesh cadre. The top court pointed ou... .Read more
Updated on 23 October, 2021 GS2 Governance
The Hindu GS2: Polity and Governance & Schemes issues SC flags vacancies in consumer disputes fora. GS2: International Relations & Health issues India-U.K. ties vital in coming decades 43 countries call on China at the UN to respect Uighur rights. Barbados elects its first president (map) The US will defend Taiwan against Ch... .Read more
Updated on 23 October, 2021 Target 2021
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Context: The winter is setting in in the icy cold deserts of Ladakh and there is no respite for Indian and Chinese soldiers who will remain deployed against each other. Even if it is a period of calm at the tactical level, the rarefied atmosphere, low temperatures and high altitude take their toll on both men and materiel. In the... .Read more
Updated on 22 October, 2021 GS2 International Relations
Context: The third meeting of the Moscow Format — attended by representatives of 10 countries including Russia, China and Pakistan, with the US staying away —reaffirmed the positions of regional and international actors on Taliban-ruled Afghanistan: It must be inclusive, must act against terrorist groups on its soil, and prevent them from c... .Read more
Updated on 22 October, 2021 GS2 International Relations
Context India scripted history with its COVID-19 vaccine doses administered crossing the one-billion mark — accomplished in just about nine months after the vaccination programme rollout on January 16. Background Since December 8, 2020, when the 90-year-old Margaret Keenan received the first vaccine shot in the world, more than 7 billi... .Read more
Updated on 22 October, 2021 GS2 Health and Family wellfare
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Context: Around a 100 farmers in Punjab, specially in the kinnow belt, have started making BEs from this waste fruit — peel and ‘D’ grade, very small kinnows. Background The start of kinnow season in Punjab also brings with it the falling fruit, which is considered a total waste by farmers. But this fallen fruit can prove a... .Read more
Updated on 22 October, 2021 GS3 Science and Technology
