9 PM UPSC Current Affairs Articles 28th August, 2024
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We are posting the 9 PM UPSC Current Affairs Articles 28th August 2024 based on today’s current affairs.
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Must Read Daily Current Affairs Articles, 7th November 2024
About Must Read News Articles is an initiative by Team ForumIAS to provide links to the most important news articles of the day. It covers The Hindu newspaper. This saves the time and effort of students in identifying useful and important articles. With newspaper websites requiring a paid subscription beyond a certain number of fixed articles,… Continue reading Must Read Daily Current Affairs Articles, 7th November 2024
Supreme Court’s judgment on the UP Madarsa Act, 2004
Source: The post Supreme Court’s judgment on the UP Madarsa Act, 2004 has been created, based on the article “With UP Madarsa verdict, Supreme Court upholds positive secularism” published in “Indian Express” and on the article “Express View on Supreme Court’s UP Madarsa verdict: A learning matter” published in “Indian Express” on 6th November 2024… Continue reading Supreme Court’s judgment on the UP Madarsa Act, 2004
Balancing Privacy and Justice: Aadhaar Access for Identifying Unidentified Bodies
Source: The post balancing privacy and justice: Aadhaar access for identifying unidentified bodies has been created, based on the article “Aadhaar biometric data access will aid forensics” published in “The Hindu” on 6th November 2024 UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2- Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of… Continue reading Balancing Privacy and Justice: Aadhaar Access for Identifying Unidentified Bodies
Tensions between Canada and India over the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar
Source: The post tensions between Canada and India over the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar has been created, based on the article “On India-Canada diplomatic relations” published in “The Hindu” on 6th November 2024 UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper2- International Relations – Effect of Policies and Politics of Developed and Developing Countries on India’s interests.… Continue reading Tensions between Canada and India over the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar
Challenges in India’s higher education
Source: The post challenges in India’s higher education has been created, based on the article “Rising STEM research demands revitalised education” published in “The Hindu” on 6th November 2024 UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper2-governance-Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Education. Context: The article discusses challenges in India’s higher education. Many… Continue reading Challenges in India’s higher education
Decades of dispute later, SC: Not all private property can be taken over by state for ‘common good’
News: A nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court, in a majority judgement, held that not all private property can be deemed material resource of the community for redistribution under Article 39(b) of the Constitution. 1. The historical origin of the issue can be traced back to a minority opinion by Justice VR Krishna Iyer in… Continue reading Decades of dispute later, SC: Not all private property can be taken over by state for ‘common good’
Buddhism can teach how to counter sectarianism: Murmu
News: The first Asian Buddhist Summit was inaugurated by the President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu in New Delhi. She emphasised on how Buddhism can bring peace to Asia and the world. 1. Buddhism was founded by Siddhartha Gautam, known as the Buddha. 2. It focuses on the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path… Continue reading Buddhism can teach how to counter sectarianism: Murmu
Bandhavgarh jumbo deaths: Toxicology report points to fungus in kodo millets
News: The toxicological examination report from the Centre for Wildlife Conservation, Management and Disease Surveillance, ICAR- Indian Veterinary Research Institute has found the 10 elephants that died at Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (BTR) had consumed a large quantity of kodo millet plants that were infected with a fungus. 1. The report has found the presence of… Continue reading Bandhavgarh jumbo deaths: Toxicology report points to fungus in kodo millets
Why the Supreme Court upheld constitutional validity of UP Madarsa Act, 2004
News: The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004, except the provisions related to higher education. It has overruled the Allahabad High Court’s earlier ruling which struck down the entire act on grounds of violating secularism. 1. The Madarsa Act provides for the legal framework for… Continue reading Why the Supreme Court upheld constitutional validity of UP Madarsa Act, 2004
How Dedicated Freight Corridor are adding to GDP growth, boosting Rail revenues
News: A recent study by Australia’s University of New South Wales, published in the journal Elsevier, has found that dedicated freight corridors are improving India’s GDP and contributing significantly to the Indian Railway’s revenue. 1. Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFCs) are high speed and high-capacity railway corridors that are specially built and designed to accommodate freight… Continue reading How Dedicated Freight Corridor are adding to GDP growth, boosting Rail revenues
