GS Paper - II
Every November, retirees, including from the government, Defence services, Railways, public sector undertakings, and many higher education institutions, etc. have to submit a “life certificate” to continue to receive their pensions for another year.
GS Paper - III
A formal submission by China, India and some other countries to discuss climate change-related trade measures such as those introduced in the European Union (EU) delayed the opening plenary of the climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan by several hours. The request was eventually put aside for the time being but the issue is unlikely to wither away. Trade restrictions on grounds of promoting climate objectives are expected to trigger many more battles, and result in greater protectionism and disruptions in global supply chains.
GS Paper - II
As a parliamentary panel deliberates on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, a land row in Kerala has become national news. The Kerala State Waqf Board has long staked claim over 404 acres of land in Ernakulam district’s Munambam coast — land inhabited for generations by some 600 Christian and Hindu families. Now, residents protest against the Muslim body obtaining the land’s title deeds.
Nearly three-quarters of the adult population in the United States is overweight or obese, according to a sweeping new study. The findings have wide-reaching implications for health and medical costs as the US faces a growing burden of weight-related diseases.
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