News:Singapore has passed the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act,2019. Facts: Features of the Act: The act aims to control the spread of falsehood which the government deems to be a threat to national security, public tranquillity and Singapore’s friendly relations with other countries. The act enables the government to order social media websites… Continue reading Explained: How Singapore law proposes to crack down on ‘false’ online posts
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Government constitutes working group to prepare contours of new industrial policy
News:Government has constituted a working group to prepare the contours of a new industrial policy to make India a manufacturing hub. Facts: This will be the third industrial policy after the first in 1956 and the second in 1991. The new industrial policy will replace the industrial policy of 1991 which was prepared in the… Continue reading Government constitutes working group to prepare contours of new industrial policy
Cabinet approves new strategic disinvestment process
News:Union Cabinet has approved a new process of strategic disinvestment with a view to expediting privatization of select PSUs. Facts: What are the new changes? Under the new policy, the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) under the Ministry of Finance has been made the nodal department for the strategic disinvestment sale. Currently,… Continue reading Cabinet approves new strategic disinvestment process
Deadly Japanese Fungi found in Australia
News:One of the world’s most deadly fungi called Poison fire Coral has been identified growing in Australia for the first time. Facts: About Poison fire Coral: Poison fire coral which has a red appearance is a native of Japan and Korea. The fungus species is the only known fungus that is poisonous to touch. It… Continue reading Deadly Japanese Fungi found in Australia
Daily Quiz #4 UPSC Prelims Marathon – October 5, 2019
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Him Vijay Exercise
News: China has raised strong objection to the ongoing Him Vijay military exercise. Facts: Exercise Him Vijay is taking place in October, 2019 in Arunachal Pradesh. The exercise is to test mobility, communication and coordination of such huge body of fast-moving troops in difficult terrain. It is first time the integrated battle groups (IBGs) is… Continue reading Him Vijay Exercise
Jal Jeevan Mission
News: As part of the Jal Jeevan Mission, Rural households will get two to three hours of piped water supply and 14.6 crore such households will be provided piped water connection in the next five years. This was informed at a meeting of the group of Governors on Jal Shakti. Facts: About Jal Jeevan Mission:… Continue reading Jal Jeevan Mission
E-Waste Clinic in Madhya Pradesh
News: The Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) have signed a MoU to set up India’s first e-waste clinic in Bhopal. Facts: The e-waste clinic would enable segregation, processing and disposal of waste from both household and commercial units. Electronic waste will be collected door-to-door or could be deposited directly… Continue reading E-Waste Clinic in Madhya Pradesh
World Wildlife Trade
News: According to a study by researchers at University of Florida and the University of Sheffield nearly one in every five species of birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles are bought and sold on the wildlife market globally. Facts: Key findings of the Study Out of 31,745 vertebrate species on Earth, 5,579 (18%) are traded —… Continue reading World Wildlife Trade
Cosmic Web
News: The cosmic web has been imaged on a large scale for the first time. The study has been published in the journal Science. Facts: Cosmic Web: Galaxies across the universe are connected by a complex structure made up of filaments of dark matter and sheets of hydrogen gas. The network connecting these intergalactic filaments… Continue reading Cosmic Web
