9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – July 4, 2017

The organising principle of lynch mobs:  Context: Recent years has seen a growing trend of “mob lynching” in every corner of the country. The reason for the same being various at various points of time. Present day context: The larger picture of the majority class is to cast a shadow of fear and trepidation over… Continue reading The organising principle of lynch mobs: 

Tiger reserves to remain closed during monsoon: Context: Tourism zones falling in the national park areas of Ranthambhore and Sariska tiger reserves in Rajasthan will remain closed during monsoon in 2017. Details:   Following a meeting of the State Wildlife Board’s standing committee and Ranthambhore Tiger Conservation Foundation on June 9th, the Forest Department had issued… Continue reading Tiger reserves to remain closed during monsoon:

NPA resolution: a rough road ahead:  Context The problem of NPAs in the Indian banking system is one of the foremost and the most formidable problems that had impact the entire banking system   And banking clean-up plus corporate deleveraging are critical for a more robust economic revival The Worrying Factor  The latest “Financial Stability Report”,… Continue reading NPA resolution: a rough road ahead: 

Open acres: Context  Recently the government liberalized the regime for oil and gas exploration by announcing Open Acreage Licensing process that allows companies to carve their own areas for hydrocarbon hunting.   Also was launched India’s maiden National Data Repository (NDR) that will assimilate, preserve and upkeep country’s vast sedimentary data for future use in oil… Continue reading Open acres:

Close vigil on GST rollout progress:  Context  Recently India launched GST after 16 years of its initial discussion The government is keeping a close watch on the day-to-day progress in the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Tracking the Implementation   Government weekly meet at its highest level is being done to keep a… Continue reading Close vigil on GST rollout progress: 

SC takes a maiden step towards paperless court: SC on paperless court Context Supreme Court takes a maiden leap towards paperless court by introducing Integrated Case Management Information System (ICMIS). Stacks of files replaced with electronic devices The court unveiled a comprehensive switchover to the digitized system in all new cases in the first five… Continue reading SC takes a maiden step towards paperless court: