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Relevance for Prelims and Mains  

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Let dam committee continue for a year

 

I&B Ministry blocks 22 YouTube news channels

 

Rajya Sabha passes Bill on Delhi municipal corporations

 

(Polity and Governance)

What are the recent developments related to Mullaperiyar dam issue?Background of Mullaperiyar Dam issue, stand of various stakeholders , SC’s observations , features and significance of Dam Safety Act,What are the constitutional and statutory provisions regarding Interstate Water Dispute?

 

Key Features of the IT Rules, 2021,significance ,

Associated Issues with the Rules and discuss ways to address them.

 

What are the major provisions of Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022?and its Objectives .

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Strengthen secularism, save the republic

 

(Constitution)

Why is the issue of the hijab political as well as constitutional?What is Secularism? Secularism in the History of India, why tolerance of other faiths and compassion toward fellow beings became an integral part of Indian traditions?,Secularism and the Indian Constitution,Indian vs. Western Model of Secularism,how  Indian Constitution provides for freedom of religion and conscience?what factor  makes a theocratic state impossible in India,threats to Secularism ,key analysis and Way Forward

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The CUET mandate warrants cautious implementation 

 

(Education )

What is the Central University Entrance Test (CUET)?What will be the format of the CUET?How will it work?Will it be necessary for a student to take special classes to clear CUET?Concerns related to it and what lies ahead ?

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In the middle 

(International Relations )

Why does India’s role appear to be more relevant in the Ukraine crisis ? Indian “national interest” linked to the region ,what are India’s responsibilities as a global democracy, and a truly non-aligned power ,key analysis and way forward 

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The recombinant variants of SARS-CoV-2 

(Science and Technology) 

How are variants created?What is a recombinant variant?How are mutations and recombinants different from each other? Is the newly detected recombinant coronavirus more transmissible? 

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The Indian Antarctic Bill and its various provisions 

 

(Polity and Governance)

What does the Antarctic Bill

envisage?Why was this Bill necessary?What is the history of the Antarctic Treaty?What research does India conduct at

Antarctica?

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SC to soon take up case against poll bonds scheme 

 

Bill in Lok Sabha to ban WMD funding

 

(Polity and Governance)

What are electoral bonds?How popular are electoral bonds as a route of donation?What is the Election Commission’s stand on electoral bonds? challenge against the government’s electoral bonds scheme and what lies ahead ?

 

What are features of Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Amendment Bill,its objectives and needs .

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IPCC report endorses India’s position on climate finance

(Environment)

 

Major findings of a recent report released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),focus of the report ,issues highlighted and suggestions ,what is India’s position on the need for scale, scope and speed in climate finance?

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‘BrahMos sale to Philippines a bilateral deal’

(Defence)

What is the BrahMos missile system?What is the significance of having land, sea and air-launched BrahMos?Which other countries are in discussion for the BrahMos missiles?What is the status of defence exports?

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Rural India will create  1.2 cr. jobs in dairy sector

 

(Economy)

What is the potential of the dairy sector in India ?Budget’s role,Challenges Faced By the Indian Dairy Sector,Initiatives Related to the Dairy sector and Way Forward

 
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