Question: How has Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) scheme contributed to addressing the challenges of affordable housing and urbanization? Illustrate with suitable examples. (150 words) Answer: The Pradhan Mantri Awas…
GS 1 Indore best city, M.P. top State in Smart Cities contest Source: https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/2023-08-26/th_delhi/articleG42BLS7RG-4033328.ece Context: The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs organized the India Smart Cities Award Contest (ISAC)…
Question: Analyze the potential advantages and disadvantages of the BRICS grouping's decision to expand its membership by including six new countries. How might this expansion influence the dynamics of the…
GS 2 BRICS decides to include six new members Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/brics-to-admit-six-new-members-next-year/article67230192.ece#:~:text=Argentina%2C%20Egypt%2C%20Ethiopia%2C%20Iran,become%20full%20members%20of%20BRICS&text=In%20a%20landmark%20decision%2C%20members,new%20countries%20into%20the%20fold. Context: BRICS members have made a significant decision to expand the grouping by including six new countries. Relevance: GS…
Question: Discuss the significance and achievements of India's Chandrayaan missions, with a focus on Chandrayaan 3. (150 WORDS) GS 3 Space Answer: The Chandrayaan missions, launched by the Indian Space…
GS 2 We are in favour of BRICS expansion: PM Source: https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/2023-08-24/th_chennai/articleG4KBLIUM0-4007660.ece Context: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed India's welcome to the expansion of the BRICS grouping through a…
Question: Highlight the significance of northeastern region in the context of India's overall biodiversity and the role it plays in the country's ecological balance. (150 words) Answer: GS 3 Environment…
GS 2 Causing floods is a terrorist offence in law proposed to replace the Indian Penal Code Source: https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/2023-08-23/th_chennai/articleGKOBLDN0N-3996897.ece Context: The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill (BNS) aims to replace the…
Question: Discuss the causes, impacts, and mitigation strategies associated with cloudbursts, considering both the scientific understanding and the socio-economic aspects. (250 words) Answer: Cloudbursts, brief and intense periods of heavy…
GS 2 The BRICS test for India’s multipolarity rhetoric Source: https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/2023-08-22/th_delhi/articleG7LBL9BGE-3991838.ece Context: The upcoming BRICS summit in South Africa, scheduled from August 22 to August 24, is poised to test…