CONTEXT The Union cabinet has cleared the plant to build a new bridge connecting India and Nepal, over the Mahakali river INDO-NEPAL RELATIONS Close relations since ancient times: the relations between two countries have come to be broad based and traditionally been very close since the ancient times It has been possible due to the geogra... .Read more
Updated on 10 January, 2022 GS2 International Relations
CONTEXT UJALA scheme has completed 7 years of energy efficient and foldable LED distribution ABOUT THE SCHEME UJALA Scheme for energy efficiency:The scheme was launched by the government in 2015-Unnat Jyoti under the Affordable LED for All (UJALA) program. Under UJALA scheme, LED bulbs, LED Tube lights and Energy efficient fans are being provide ... .Read more
Updated on 10 January, 2022 GS2 Daily Updates
CONTEXT Power, throughout history, has been defined as the strength of the mighty and hegemonic, rather than the subtle magnetism of civilisational strength.Soft power, based on the civilisational ethos of India and Indian culture, works as an aggregator for the national interest when accompanied by the evidence of real developmental progress on the groun... .Read more
Updated on 10 January, 2022 GS2 International Relations
Please find the UPSC Mains 2021 GENERAL STUDIES PAPER 1 (GS1) Paper below Q.1) Evaluate the nature of the Bhakti literature and its contribution to Indian culture. (Answer in 150 words) Q.2) Trace the rise and growth of socio-religious reform movements with special reference to young Bengal and Brahmo Samaj. (Answer in 150 words) ... .Read more
Updated on 8 January, 2022 Preparation Strategy
CONTEXT A two-day national conference on e-governance will get underway at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC). There is a need for conversations around the topics and technologies that would shape digital governance with digital innovation set to play an important part for governance in the next decade. The conference would serve as a fo... .Read more
Updated on 8 January, 2022 GS2