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Day: March 22, 2017

  • PIB January Week 4: Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Policy Initiatives, Infrastructure, Renewable Energy and Others

    PIB January Week 4: Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Policy Initiatives, Infrastructure, Renewable Energy and Others

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    Note: Click Here to Download January Week 4 Compilation  For other important Downloads: Click Here Chemicals & Petrochemicals The Chemicals industry in India is an important contributor to the Indian economy sustaining a variety of downstream industries such as textiles and pharmaceuticals. The Indian chemicals industry with a market size of USD 145 billion is theseventh…

  • PIB January Week 4: INFRASTRUCTURE

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    Note: Click Here to Download January Week 4 Compilation  For other important Downloads: Click Here INFRASTRUCTURE Biotechnology Sector The Biotechnology sector is one of the sunrise sectors in India. The government is investing substantially for creating human capital and infrastructure with a special focus on R&D to develop India into a world class bio manufacturing hub.…

  • 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – 22 March 2017

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    Front Page / NATIONAL [The Hindu] [1]. SC calls for out-of-court settlement in Ayodhya case [2]. Aadhaar to be must for IT returns [3]. Note ban: SC questions Centre [4]. India slips in human development index Editorial/OPINION [The Hindu] [1]. What goes around must come around [2]. To eschew isolationism   Economy [The Hindu] — Indian…

  • Daily Quiz : UPSC Prelims Marathon – March 22

    Daily Quiz : UPSC Prelims Marathon – March 22

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  • PIB January Week 4: AGRICULTURE

    PIB January Week 4: AGRICULTURE

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    Note: Click Here to Download January Week 4 Compilation  For other important Downloads: Click Here AGRICULTURE   India will continue to extend their support in early implementation of past commitments Union Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Minister, ShriRadha Mohan Singh addressed the G-20 Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting at Berlin, Germany. The Minister added that in India, ICT has…

  • Building World-class universities in India

    Building World-class universities in India

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        Context In 2017-2018 Budget of Karnataka Government, announced that they would build a ‘world-class’ university named “Bengaluru Dr B.R.Ambedkar School of Economics” (BASE), will be modelled on the lines of London School of Economics (LSE). Apart from that, even Central Government announced a year earlier that they would establish 20 world-class universities which…

  • PIB January Week 4: ECONOMY

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    Note: Click Here to Download January Week 4 Compilation  For other important Downloads: Click Here ECONOMY Government e-Marketplace  Introduction: Public procurement forms a very important part of Government activity and reform in Public Procurement is one of the top priorities of the present Government. Government e-Marketplace (GeM) is a very bold step of the Government with…

  • Daily Quiz 2.0 : UPSC Prelims Marathon – March 22

    Daily Quiz 2.0 : UPSC Prelims Marathon – March 22

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  • PIB January Week 4: ENVIRONMENT

    PIB January Week 4: ENVIRONMENT

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    Note: Click Here to Download January Week 4 Compilation  For other important Downloads: Click Here ENVIRONMENT Cabinet approves ratification of the Second Commitment Period of Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change  The Union Cabinet has given its approval to ratify the Second Commitment Period of the Kyoto Protocol on containing the…

  • PIB January Week 4: GOVERNANCE

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    Note: Click Here to Download January Week 4 Compilation  For other important Downloads: Click Here GOVERNANCE Govt lays down specific ‘timeline’ for completing enquiry against officers and members of All India Services Government has laid down specific timeline for completing enquiry against officers and members of All India Services (AIS) within a given deadline, in a…