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Task force to improve India’s rights record

News:Government is forming a task force to prepare a National Action Plan on Human Rights(NAPHR) as mandated under the UN Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) Universal Periodic Review(UPR). Facts: About Universal Periodic Review(UPR): UPR is a state-driven process under UN Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC). It provides opportunities to member states to declare what actions they have… Continue reading Task force to improve India’s rights record

Conference of Central Council of Health and Family Welfare

News:The 13th Conference of Central Council of Health and Family Welfare was inaugurated by the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare. Facts: About the conference: The purpose of the conference is to build a consensus on Universal Health coverage(UHC) through various flagship programs like Ayushman Bharat, National Control of Tuberculosis Program, National Nutrition Mission… Continue reading Conference of Central Council of Health and Family Welfare

Moody’s cuts India GDP growth forecast to 5.8%

News:International rating agency Moody has announced the lowering of India’s Gross Domestic Products(GDP) growth to 5.8% from 6.2%. Facts: The reasons for lowering the growth rate are (a)investment-led slowdown (b)weak consumption (c)financial stress among rural households and (d)weak job creation. Further, credit crunch among Non-Bank Financial Institutions(NBFIs) who have been major providers of retail loans… Continue reading Moody’s cuts India GDP growth forecast to 5.8%

Input tax Credit

News:Government has decided to restrict input tax credit under the goods and services tax to 20% of the eligible amount for an entity if its supplier has not uploaded relevant invoices detailing the payments made. Facts: There was no such restriction until now as input tax credit was claimed by taxpayers on the basis of… Continue reading Input tax Credit

J&K: 5,300 displaced families to get rehabilitation package

News:Cabinet has approved inclusion of 5,300 Displaced Persons(DP) families of Jammu & Kashmir in the Rehabilitation Package announced in 2016 for Displaced Families of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir(PoJK) and Chhamb. Facts: Background: In the aftermath of partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947, thousands of families from Pakistan occupied areas of Jammu & Kashmir (PoJK)… Continue reading J&K: 5,300 displaced families to get rehabilitation package

Emperor Penguins

News: a new study published in the journal Biological Conservation has recommended that the status of the emperor penguin, in the Red List of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), should be changed to ‘vulnerable’. Facts: The Emperor Penguin is the largest of all living penguin species. It is the only one that breeds… Continue reading Emperor Penguins

Empowered Group for Privatization of Railways

News: The Ministry of Railways will form an Empowered Group to oversee the entry of private operators for 150 trains and development of 50 railway stations as per global standards. Facts: Composition: Panel will be led by NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant Other members of the panel will include Railway board Chairman, Economic Affairs secretary,… Continue reading Empowered Group for Privatization of Railways

Gangetic River Dolphin

News: The annual Ganges river dolphin census has begun. Facts: About Ganges River Dolphin Census It is undertaken by World Wide Fund for Nature-India in collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department. It takes place along about 250-km-long riverine stretch of Upper Ganga between Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary and Narora Ramsar site. Unlike previous years, when… Continue reading Gangetic River Dolphin

Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – October 10, 2019

Q.1) “China-India relations transcend the bilateral dimension and assume global and strategic significance.” Discuss. Answers Q.2) “Strategy for water resource management require new approach and not the continuation of failed policies of the past.” Comment. Answers Q.3) What is Zero Budget Natural Farming? Critically examine whether Zero Budget Natural Farming should be included into agricultural… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – October 10, 2019

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