Daily Homework for Prelims and Mains-12 April 2024
| Headlines |
Source |
Syllabus |
Your Homework |
| Lachit Borphukan: Battle of Saraighat: Statue of Valour watches over battle for Ahom pride in Assam’s tea capital |
The Hindu |
GS 1: History |
- About Lachit Borphukan:
- Overview of Ahom Kingdom
- Battle of Saraighat
- Map: Ahom Kingdom
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| India’s Jagjit Pavadia re-elected for a third term to the International Narcotics Control Board |
The Hindu |
GS 2: International Relation |
- About International Narcotics Control Board
- Significance of Jagjit Pavadia Win for India
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| Crafted in Indian labs, NexCAR19 takes India to next level in cancer care |
The Hindu |
GS 3: Science & Technology |
- About Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR)-T Cell Therapy
- How are CAR-T Cells Made?
- Risks Associated with CAR-T Therapy
- Significance of CAR-T Cell Therapy
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| ISRO’s ‘zero orbital debris’ milestone & the space debris crisis |
The Hindu |
GS 3: Science & Technology |
- About Space Debris
- Significance of ISRO’s PSLV-C58/XPoSat Mission
- What is POEM?
- How are space agencies dealing with debris?
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| Global trade to pickup in 2024: WTO |
The Hindu |
GS 3: Economy |
- Key Highlights of World Trade Organisation’s Forecast
- Significance of Increase in Global Trade for India
- Table: About World Trade Organisation
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| The path Ambedkar showed: Why lower castes embrace Buddhism |
Indian Express |
GS 1: Indian Society |
- Overview of Conversion to Buddhism
- Reasons for Conversion to Buddhism
- Table: Dr. BR Ambedkar and Buddhism
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| What is the ‘Adjudicating Authority’ that has confirmed ED’s attachment |
Indian Express |
GS 2: Polity and Governance |
- What is the role of the Adjudicating Authority?
- What happens after the Adjudicating Authority confirms the attachment?
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| Why Andaman and Nicobar Islands are key to Indo-Pacific security |
Indian Express |
GS 2: International Relation |
- Background: Liberation of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Challenges Associated with Security of India and Indo-Pacific
- Significance of Theatre Command at Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Way Forward
- Table: Importance of the Chain of Islands
- Map: Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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