News: The Prime Minister will chair the Virtual Global Investor Roundtable (VGIR). Facts: Organized by: Ministry of Finance and National Investment and Infrastructure Fund(NIIF) What is it? It is an exclusive dialogue between leading global institutional investors, Indian business leaders and the highest decision makers from the Government of India and Financial Market Regulators. … Continue reading Prime Minister to preside over Virtual Global Investor Roundtable
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Enhanced version of PINAKA Rocket System successfully Flight Tested
News: Enhanced PINAKA rocket system has been successfully flight tested from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha. Facts: Pinaka Rocket System: It is a multiple rocket launcher developed indigenously by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the Indian Army. Purpose: It is used for attacking the adversary targets prior… Continue reading Enhanced version of PINAKA Rocket System successfully Flight Tested
India’s Growing income crisis
Context: India has an incomes crisis: incomes of people in the lower half of the pyramid are too low. What are the solutions to this income crisis? The solutions economists propose are: Free up markets: Markets should be freed up for agricultural products so that farmers can get higher prices; and freed up for labour… Continue reading India’s Growing income crisis
The Weakened financial capacity of States
Context- With various measures the Centre government has reduced of the fiscal resource capacity of the States. What are the reasons of weakened fiscal capacity of States? Impact of Implementation of GST on States– Since implementation, the Goods and Services Tax appears to have reduced the resource-generating capacity of States and has contributed to worsening… Continue reading The Weakened financial capacity of States
importance of freedom of press in india
What is the importance of the freedom of the press? Context: The arrest of television anchor and editor-in-chief of Republic Television Arnab Goswami for alleged abetment to suicide. Why the arrest is seen as political vendetta? First, the editor-in-chief of Republic Television, Arnab Goswami was very critical of the Maharashtra state government on several issues… Continue reading importance of freedom of press in india
Power of Election Commission Of India
Electoral System of India :Power of Election Commission Of India Context: Power of Election commission of India to enforce poll norms and clean campaigns. Background of the issue Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister, Kamal Nath, while campaigning for a by-election to the Madhya Pradesh Assembly recently used the derogatory word “item” for a BJP woman… Continue reading Power of Election Commission Of India
Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon (Science & Technology) | November 5,2020
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Must Read Current Affairs Articles I 5th November 2020
Good Morning dear reader. We are posting Today’s Must Read Current Affairs Articles below: GS Paper 1 SC lays down guidelines for matrimonial cases The Hindu page – 1 Syllabus Topic – Salient aspects of Diversity of India and Indian Society Is linguistic nationalism on the wane? The Hindu page – 7 Syllabus Topic –… Continue reading Must Read Current Affairs Articles I 5th November 2020
10 PM Current Affairs Quiz: November 4, 2020
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9 PM Daily Brief – November 4, 2020
Good evening dear reader. Here is our 9pm current affairs brief for you today GS 1 LGBT community rights GS 2 Academic freedom DBT Scam GS 3 Divestment in fossil fuels 9 PM for Preliminary examination FACTLY LGBT community rights Source- The Indian Express Syllabus- GS 1- Society Context- Issues and Challenges of same sex… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Brief – November 4, 2020
