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Uttarakhand rain toll touches 47

 

(Disaster Management )

How incessant downpour in Uttarakhand impacted the region and what are various mitigation measures adopted by the government.

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EU food recalls linked to GM rice from India

(Economy )

 

Know about the Rice flour with genetically modified (GM) contamination, features, the present status of India’s annual rice exports, GM Crops in India, Pros, Cons & Regulations.

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In the crosshairs, civilians and Kashmiri harmony

 

(Internal Security)

 

Recent killings of civilians and nine Army troops  by militants in the Kashmir Valley, what was the most of the targeted groups, what is the immediate reaction to these killings, how it is a setback for Kashmiri Pandits, key analysis and way forward 

 

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No excuses please, India awaits a full caste headcount

(Polity and Governance)

 

 

What is the reason elaborated by the government for not disclosing the caste data collated in the Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011? Objectives behind appointing the Expert Committee in this context, know about Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC), What kind of caste data is published in the Census? How often has the demand for a caste census been made? Government stand in this context 

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6

Trouble in Bangladesh

 

(IR)

Why The UN, the U.S. and India have condemned incidents of majoritarian violence against Bangladesh’s Hindu minority community during Durga Puja in the past few days and what are the implications of violence, know about India -Bangladesh relations 

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The other Quad

(IR)

 

(IR )

 

Relevance of The virtual meet of the Foreign Ministers of India, the U.S., Israel and the UAE, how it is a strong manifestation of the changes in West Asian geopolitics, about their growing economic and strategic cooperation is opening up opportunities, what are India’s top defence suppliers, about three pillars to India’s West Asia policy,key analysis and way forward 

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Getting to the heart of causality

 

(Economy  )

Know about the Economics Nobel Laureates for 2021 and their contributions and relevance 

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8

‘Chinese patrolling slightly up in east’

(IR)

 

Why there is Marginal increase in Chinese patrolling in the eastern sector across LAC and why both India and China were attempting to develop infrastructure close to the LAC, overview on the situation along the LAC in the eastern sector, various strategies adopted in this context and what further needs to be done in this context 

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India, Israel, UAE and U.S. launch quad forum

 

(IR)

Know about the newly announced quadrilateral meeting between India-Israel-UAE-U.S, Will it be essentially an agreement on goods? Or will services be included in the FTA negotiations? Where did the idea for the India-Israel-UAE-U.S. quadrilateral come from and where is this headed? Does a quadrilateral like this also have a strategic purpose when it comes to West Asia?

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Gross NPAs of banks to rise to 8­9% from 7.5%: Crisil

 

(Economy)

 

Why Gross non-performing assets (NPAs) of banks are expected to rise? what are the estimates were predicated, what are COVID-19 relief measures, what are Non Performing Assets and their issues,various steps taken in this context 

 
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