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Council of Ministers

Union Council of Ministers (COM) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was sworn in on June 9, 2024. The present COM consists of: The Prime Minister, 30 Cabinet Ministers, 5 Ministers of state (MoS) with independent charge and 36…

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India At Peace Summit in Switzerland

“Only proposals acceptable to both-Russia & Ukraine can lead to peace”. India was among 7 countries which refused to endorse the outcome of the peace talks. Around 80 countries endorsed the outcome which called for protecting terr…

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Bonn Meeting On Climate Change

climate meeting in Bonn, Germany, has failed to make much headway on the crucial issue of defining a new climate finance goal. By the end of 2024, countries have to finalise a new sum of money — above the existing figure of $100 b…

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India Foreign Policy in Modi 3.

INDIA FOREIGN POLICY IN MODI 3.0 What could the foreign policy of the Narendra Modi government in its third term look like? With no change at the top at the Ministry of External Affairs, a broad continuity is indicated. However, t…

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NEET UG 2024

On June 13, the Union government submitted to the Supreme Court that the score cards of 1,563 candidates who were given compensatory marks in the common undergraduate medical entrance examination, NEET-UG 2024, held on May 5, will…

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Mercy Petition

President Droupadi Murmu has rejected a mercy petition filed by Pakistani national Mohammed Arif who was sentenced to death for the December 22, 2000 terrorist attack at the Red Fort in which three people including two Army jawans…

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India Is Second Largest Emitter of Nitrous Oxide

world’s second largest source of nitrous oxide (N2O), a greenhouse gas that heats up the atmosphere far more than carbon dioxide. Nearly 11% of such global man-made emissions in 2020 were from India, topped only by China at 16%. W…

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PM to Attend G7 Outreach Meeting

Apulia region of Italy on thursday to attend the G-7 outreach meet. IS THIS INVITATION FIRST OF ITS KIND? This is the 11th time that India has been invited to the G-7 outreach, and the fifth that Mr.

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UPSC CSAT Syllabus 2025 - Topic Wise CSAT Syllabus

Understanding the Detailed UPSC CSAT syllabus 2025 is crucial for effective preparation. CSAT is the qualifying paper for the UPSC prelims exam. Let's break down the UPSC CSAT syllabus topic-wise and the CSAT Pattern.

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European Parliamentary Elections

June 6-9 European Parliament elections, in which about 51% of 370 million-plus electors in 27 European Union (EU) countries voted, showed gains for rightwing and far right parties at the cost of mainly Left and liberal parties. Th…

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Significance of President Muizzu's Visit

President of Maldives, Mohamed Muizzu, was one of seven leaders from India’s neighbourhood who attended Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s swearing-in at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday evening (June 9). Muizzu’s presence was significant…

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CSAT Booklist for UPSC 2024

Some highly recommended books for UPSC CSAT preparation that compile previous years’ UPSC Prelims question papers

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Reasi Terror Attack

two or three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants involved in an attack on a bus in the Pouni area of Reasi in Jammu and Kashmir, which left 9 pilgrims dead and over 33 injured. Official sources said the early inputs analysed by the se…

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The Expanded Brics

Egypt, Iran, Uae, Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia Joining the BRICS as their representatives attended for the first time a key meeting of the grouping hosted by Russia. BRICS EXPANSION The 2023 BRICS summit is the fifteenth annual BRICS…

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Cabinet Committees

BJP — with 240 seats in Lok Sabha — will not cede the four big portfolios of Home, Defence, Finance, and External Affairs to its alliance partners, so it is able to retain its hold on the Cabinet Committees. LIST OF IMPORTANT CABI…

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The Oath

the President, the PM, the CM, Cabinet Ministers and judges. The Third Schedule of the Constitution details the oaths for other offices. Holders of these offices also take an oath of secrecy.

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Foreign Leaders in Swearing in Ceremony

leaders of seven countries with whom India shares a close relationship. Notably, all these seven countries, in recent years, have seen growing ties with China, India’s closest geopolitical rival. BANGLADESH, PRIME MINISTER SHEIKH…

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RBI Keeps Repo Rate Unchanged

Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.5%. The decision, taken at the MPC’s meeting, marks the eighth time in a row that the policy rate has been p…

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Pak PM Visits China

five-day visit to China, his country’s biggest and most important ally. The second phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is expected to be formally announced during the visit. ABOUT CPEC During an April 2015 visit t…

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Women in Parliment

WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT India has elected 74 women MPs to Lok Sabha this year, four fewer than in 2019 and 52 more than in India’s first elections in 1952. These 74 women make just 13.63% of the elected strength of the Lower House, mu…

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Contestants in Jail Have Won Elections

Waris Punjab De chief Amrit Pal Singh from Punjab’s Khadoor Sahib, and Engineer Rashid from Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla — both of whom are currently in prison on serious charges that are being probed by the National Investigatio…

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Special Category Status

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N Chandrababu Naidu emerged as a key player in national politics on Wednesday (June 4) after his party won 16 seats in the Lok Sabha election. TDP is in alliance with the Jana Sena Party and the…

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NOTA

10.09 lakh margin, receiving 12,26,751 votes. His nearest competitor: NOTA, with 2,18,674 votes. The extraordinary result in Indore is the most votes that the “None Of The Above” (NOTA) option has ever received in any constituency…

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