| Headlines |
Source |
Syllabus |
Your Homework |
| How do Global Indices Measure Democracy |
The Hindu |
GS 2: Polity and Governance |
- Various global democracy indices?
- How is democracy defined?
- What are the limitations of global indices?
- Why does India care about a democracy index?
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| How are Symbols Allotted to Political parties |
The Hindu |
GS 2: Polity and Governance |
- Provisions of the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968 (Symbols Order)
- What is the current issue?
- What happens when a recognised political party splits?
- What criteria does ECI use to resolve a symbol dispute in case of a split?
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| Centre to Separately Record parents’ religion during registration of childbirth |
The Hindu |
GS 2: Polity and Governance |
- About Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Act, 2023
- Importance of this move
- Additional Reading: Centre’s portal for the Civil Registration System
- The National Population Register (NPR).
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| India Fast Emerging As World’s Cancer Capital |
The Hindu |
GS 2: Issue Related to Health |
- Status of Cancer in India: Prevalence
- What are the critical reasons for rising cancer cases?
- What are the Challenges in cancer treatment?
- Way Forward
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| Electoral bonds data | 55 firms’ purchases exceeded 7.5% cap |
The Hindu |
GS 2: Polity and Governance |
- What is Section 182 (1) of the Companies Act 2013?
- What is the SC Stand?
- What is the 7.5% cap on donations to political parties?
- Additional Reading: Electoral Bond Scheme and SC Judgement
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| Can states levy Excise Duty on Industrial Alcohol? |
Indian Express |
GS 2: Polity and Governance
GS 3: Indian Economy |
- What is the Constitutional Scheme of Revenue Distribution?
- What was the case before the SC?
- Has the SC considered this issue earlier?
- How did this lead to the case now before the SC?
- What have the states argued so far?
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| Shallow Fakes |
Indian Express |
GS 3: Science and Technology |
- What is Shallow Fakes?
- What is the difference between deepfakes and shallowfakes?
- Do shallow fakes affect the electoral process?
- Have the avenues to create cheap fakes increased with time?
- Additional Reading: Artificial intelligence makes a debut in Lok Sabha polls with deep fakes, voice cloning
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| A New Map of the Universe may open a window to dark energy. |
Indian Express |
GS 3: Science and Technology |
- About Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, or DESI
- Features and Significance
- Key Findings of the Experiment.
- Additional Reading: Dark Energy
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