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Human Development in India
About Human development is a broader measure of progress that looks beyond economic growth and focuses on whether people are able to live long…
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Healthcare Sector in India
About India’s healthcare system is a mixed system involving public and private providers and is organised broadly into primary, secondary and tertiary levels of…
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Education Structure in India
About The education system in India is broadly divided into school education and higher education. School education covers the foundational, preparatory, middle and secondary…
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Raising the Legal Age of Marriage
Raising the Legal Age of Marriage About The proposal to raise the minimum legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years…
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Windfall Tax
A windfall tax is an extra tax levied by the government on companies or sectors of the economy that gain unexpectedly high profits as…
UPSC Prelims Current Affairs
Hara Mangrove Forest
Prelims Question | English Q. With reference to the Hara Mangrove Forest, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above are correct?…
UPSC Prelims Current Affairs
Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS)
Prelims Question | English Q. With reference to the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS), consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above…
UPSC Prelims Current Affairs
Mahadayi (Mhadei/Mandovi) River
· Origin: Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka, in the Western Ghats. Prelims Question | English Q. With reference to the Mahadayi…
UPSC Mains Current Affairs
Ken-Betwa River Linking Project: Development, Displacement and Tribal Rights
GS-III: Environment | GS-II: Tribal Issues | Inter-State River Water Management | Rehabilitation & Resettlement | Sustainable Development Context Ken and Betwa Rivers Human…
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Can SHANTI Act Override Courts on Compensation for Nuclear Disasters
GS-II: Polity | GS-III: Nuclear Energy | Disaster Management | Constitutional Law Context What is the SHANTI Act? Why is the Act Controversial? What…
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