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20 Dec | UPSC Current Affairs: CCTNS, Kisan Kavach, Grey Junglefowl, HLVM3, and More

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UPSC GS 2  Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) News: Nearly 15 years after it was launched, all 17,130 police stations in the country have been linked through the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS). About CCTNS: The Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) is an online platform established […]

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Reading between the Lines: The Hindu 13 June 2024: What you should not miss!

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Reading between the Lines: The Hindu 13 June 2024: What you should not miss! Page No. News Heading Key Concepts Page 1 Prime Minister to attend G-7 outreach meet in Italy Places in news: Apulia region; G7 and other major groups like G4, G10, G15, G20, G24, G33 and G77 Mains Q: Analyze the contemporary

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Child Labour in India: Causes, Impacts & Solutions | UPSC

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Introduction: Child labour refers to the employment of children in any form of work that deprives them of their childhood, potential, dignity, and is harmful to their physical and mental development. It encompasses work that is mentally, physically, socially, or morally dangerous and harmful to children, or work that interferes with their schooling by depriving

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Elderly Population in India: Issues and Challenges | UPSC

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Introduction The phenomenon of population ageing is becoming a major concern for the policy makers all over the world, both for developed and developing countries. Our country too is not immune to this demographic change. The changing demographic profile has thrown many new challenges in the social, economic and political domains. The rapid socio-economic transformation

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Supreme Court Judgment on Child Care Leave | UPSC

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Supreme Court Judgment on Child Care Leave: Implications and the Way Forward | UPSC Introduction: In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court of India affirmed that a two-year child care leave for working women, in addition to the existing 180-day maternity leave, is a constitutional entitlement protected by Articles 14, 15, 19(1)(g) and 21 of

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Naxalite Movement in India: Causes and Solutions | UPSC

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Naxalite Movement in India: Causes and Solutions Introduction India’s remarkable economic development in the last 30 years has earned it the rank of the fastest growing democracy in the world. However, three major issues in the country have threatened its advancement on the international scene, its development and its national unity. These are: the Jammu

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Understand Competition Amendment Act, 2023 | UPSC

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Recent Changes in the Competition Law of India: Significance, Implications and Concerns Introduction: There has been a significant growth of Indian markets and a paradigm shift in the way businesses operate in the last decade. In view of the economic development, emergence of various business models and the experience gained out of the functioning of

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19 APR | UPSC Current Affairs | GS 3: Environment & Economy Explained

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Embodied Carbon News: Embodied carbon is the carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions associated with materials and construction processes throughout the whole lifecycle of a building or infrastructure. Examples: Any CO₂ created during the manufacturing of building materials (material extraction. CO₂ produced maintaining the building and eventually demolishing it, transporting the waste, and recycling it. Green Credit

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Dubai Rainfall, Climate Change and Cloud Seeding | UPSC

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Dubai Rainfall Climate Change and Cloud Seeding | UPSC Introduction Dubai has been hit by record floods over the past 24 hours, sparking misleading speculation about cloud seeding. So how unusual was the rainfall and what were the reasons behind the extreme downpours? Causes of exceptional rainfall in Dubai Experts and officials have debunked the

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Indian Summer Monsoon: Origin, Mechanism, Characteristics and Effects | UPSC

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What is Monsoon? A monsoon is a change in the direction of the prevailing winds of a region that happens when the seasons change. In fact, even the word monsoon comes from the Arabic word mausim, which means “season.” Monsoon often causes a very rainy season or a very dry season and it always blows

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