The extremely severe cyclone, Fani, has created four new mouths in Chilika Lake. Chilika Lake is a brackish water lagoon, spread over the Puri, Khurda and Ganjam districts of Odisha. It is located at the of the Daya River, flowing into the Bay of Bengal. It is the Asia’s largest brackish water lake. In 1981,… Continue reading Fani’s fury creates four new mouths in Odisha’s Chilika Lake
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Supreme Court extends Ayodhya mediation till Aug. 15
Constitution bench of the Supreme Court has extended the time given to the Ayodhya mediation panel to complete the process till August 15. The committee had filed an interim report dated May 7 with the Constitution Bench. The Ayodhya case pertains to the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute. The Supreme Court had referred the Ayodhya… Continue reading Supreme Court extends Ayodhya mediation till Aug. 15
India faces acute shortage of healthcare providers’
A World Health Organisation database has put India into the “critical shortage of healthcare providers” category. India continues to have low density of health professionals with the number being lower than those of Sri Lanka, China, Thailand, United Kingdom and Brazil. There are also inequitable distributions of skilled health workers. Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and… Continue reading India faces acute shortage of healthcare providers’
Must Read News Articles – May 11th, 2019
Archives GS-2 Karnataka law on SC/ST promotion quota upheld The Supreme Court has upheld the validity of a new Karnataka law, granting reservation in promotion to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) employees. Supreme Court extends Ayodhya mediation till Aug. 15 A five-judge Bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi has given… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – May 11th, 2019
[Video] Working Candidate, Selected for IPS, Prelims & Mains Strategy Krishan Kumar Singh AIR 181 CSE 2018
Krishan Kumar Singh secured a rank of 181 in the Civil Services Examination 2018. This was his 4th attempt with Political Science Optional. He was working with RBI as a manager before making it to the list of CSE selected candidates. He has done his engineering from NSIT. With each attempt, he recalibrated his strategy… Continue reading [Video] Working Candidate, Selected for IPS, Prelims & Mains Strategy Krishan Kumar Singh AIR 181 CSE 2018
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – May 10, 2019
Download the compilation of all summaries of all the news Articles here Supreme Court to hear Ayodhya title appeals on May 10 On 10th May, the Supreme Court will hear the Ayodhya title dispute appeals as the court-appointed mediation committee has sent its interim report. The Ayodhya case pertains to the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute. The… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – May 10, 2019
Supreme Court to hear Ayodhya title appeals on May 10
On 10th May, the Supreme Court will hear the Ayodhya title dispute appeals as the court-appointed mediation committee has sent its interim report. The Ayodhya case pertains to the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute. The Supreme Court had referred the Ayodhya case for mediation. The court had invoked Section 89 of the Civil Procedure Code… Continue reading Supreme Court to hear Ayodhya title appeals on May 10
SC frowns on foreigners’ tribunals plan
The Supreme Court has questioned a proposal by the Assam government to quickly open 1,000 foreigners’ tribunals all over the state to try suspected illegal immigrants. The court has questioned the feasibility of setting up these tribunals and appointing judicial officers to preside over them. The court had highlighted that there would be an influx… Continue reading SC frowns on foreigners’ tribunals plan
SC defers NGT levy over sand mining
Supreme Court has deferred a National Green Tribunal order directing the Andhra Pradesh government to deposit Rs. 100 crore for not checking illegal sand mining. NGT’s direction came in the backdrop of a plea which had alleged illegal sand mining was causing damage to the Krishna and Godavari rivers and their tributaries in the state.… Continue reading SC defers NGT levy over sand mining
Reservation for the poor from this academic year
A high-power committee on quota for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) appointed by the Andhra Pradesh government has decided to roll out reservations for EWS in educational institutions. The reservations would come into force from next academic year. The committee has decided to extend 5% reservation to Kapus and 5% reservation to other communities in… Continue reading Reservation for the poor from this academic year
