Context: Several states have recently urged the central government to reduce its reliance on revenue-raising cesses and surcharges, which lower their portion of the divisible pool of taxes. They also want more financial support to help the economy recover, as well as an ex…

Context: Recently, the fourth edition of Indo Pacific Regional Dialogue concluded in Delhi. Relevance: GS1 - Groupings About: Indo Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD):- IPRD is an apex level international annual conference of the Indian Navy. In 2018, the initial concepti…

Context: Odisha’s Kutia Kondh tribe worship and exchange millet seeds in a celebration during Burlang Yatra festival. Relevance: Prelims – Art and Culture and Environment About Kutia Kondh Tribe/ Tribes of Kalahandi: Kutia Kondha is one of the primitive sections of …

Context: Recently in a significant development in the Tibetan Buddhist circles, the Nyingma sect has identified a boy from Spiti in Himachal Pradesh as the “reincarnation” of the late Taklung Setrung Rinpoche, a scholar known for his knowledge of Tibetan Tantric school. …

Supreme Court Judgement: Justice Kant wrote: “Society has a right to lead a peaceful and fearless life, without free-roaming criminals creating havoc in the lives of ordinary peace-loving citizens. But equally strong is the foundation of reformative theory, which propou…

PM-DevINE Scheme-The Hindu-21-10-2022 GS-2 GOVERNMENT SCHEMES AND GOVERNNACE What is PM-DevINE Scheme? About: PM-DevINE will lead to the creation of infrastructure, support industries, social development projects and create livelihood activities for youth and women, thu…

Context: A new study projects that climate change will significantly impact El Niño-La Niña weather patterns approximately by 2030 — a decade before what was earlier predicted. Relevance: GS-I: Geography (Climatology, Important Geophysical Phenomena), GS-III: Environm…

Giant Leap Towards IAS!!!!!! Learn from Experts. V2V IAS organizing a Seminar on 20th July at 3pm. Seminar is open for all. Features of Seminar: 1. Learn the Hacks of Mains answer writing. 2. Insight into prelims preparation. 3. Strategy to integrate overall preparat…