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For : GS-3: Disaster ManagementCONTEXT:Flash floods hit Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Sunday, due to a suspected glacier break.This has come months after the PM Narendra Modi-led National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) issued guidelines detailing the measures to

For : GS-3: DISASTER MANAGEMENTCONTEXT:A glacial lake burst, a cloud burst or an avalanche, the effects of climate change or' development-Scientists are not sure what caused the sudden water surge near Chamoli in Uttarakhand on Sunday morning, which briefly raised fears of a

For: GS-2: Polity and ConstitutionCONTEXT:Only 2.2 % of cases registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act between the years 2016 and 2019 ended in convictions by court as said by Home Ministry in the Rajya Sabha.NEWS IN DETAILS:Total No. of Persons arrested:

For : GS-2: International RelationsCONTEXT:China and India have agreed to return to the pre-April 2020 positions in eastern Ladakh along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), according to the latest disengagement plan being implemented on the ground.BACKGROUND:India and China ha

For: GS-3: Economy, Infrastructure: Port SectorCONTEXT:Parliament Wednesday saw the first instance of division voting in times of the pandemic, with Major Ports Authorities Bill 2020 passed in Rajya Sabha as members voted through slips in view of social distancing norms in place

For: GS-3: Science & TechnologyCONTEXT:A spacecraft from the United Arab Emirates swung into orbit around Mars on Tuesday in a triumph for the Arab world's first interplanetary mission.NEWS IN DETAILS:Unmanned craft, called Amal, Arabic for Hope, had reached the

For: GS-3: Economy, E-commerceCONTEXT:The Centre plans to issue a clarification on the foreign direct investment (FDI) policy for the e-commerce sector in the wake of investigations into some foreign players’ operations following complaints about malpractices.NEWS IN DETAI

For: GS-3: EnvironmentCONTEXT:A chameleon discovered in the island country of Madagascar may be the world’s smallest adult reptile.NEWS IN DETAILS:Name: The team found one male and one female of the species, named Brookesia nana, during an expedition in 2012.Len

CONTEXT:Parliamentary Panel Slammed the government for its ‘laid-back approach’ and delay in conducting 5G trials.It has said that sufficient preparatory work had not been undertaken for introducing 5G services in IndiaCountry was likely to witness only partial

For: GS-2: Governance, GS-3: Land reformsCONTEXT:The Uttar Pradesh government has launched a new system under which every piece of land in the state will be assigned a 16-digit unique codeAim: To prevent fraud and cheating in sale and purchase of land.16 DIGIT UNICODE FOR L