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Must Read News Articles – March 25, 2019
Archives GS 2 India, Pakistan row over Hindu sisters’ abduction External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s statement on the abduction of two sisters from the minority Hindu community in Pakistan snowballed into an online spat on Sunday after strong responses from Islamabad. Army’s carbine procurement held up The fast-track procurement of 93,895 Close Quarter Carbine (CQB)… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – March 25, 2019
Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – March 25th, 2019
Read the following questions and answer them by clicking on the links in not more than 200 words Time: 30 Minutes Kindly review each other’s answers India has always been seeking an “Afghan-led, Afghan-owned and Afghan-controlled” peace process and settlement but as international talks with the Taliban leadership gain momentum India soften its stance. What… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – March 25th, 2019
Put off loan waiver payments till poll ends, EC tells Karnataka
Election commission has asked the Karnataka Government to stop the transfer of money to the loan accounts of farmers under the farm-loan waiver scheme. The decision to stop the scheme temporarily was taken after the model code of conduct came into force ahead of the Lok Sabha election. Further,the scheme entailed cash transfer to the… Continue reading Put off loan waiver payments till poll ends, EC tells Karnataka
Protected areas matter to bumphead parrotfish
According to a recent study,Coral cover protection along the existing protected marine areas in Andaman and Nicobar islands is necessary for the conservation of the Bumphead parrotfish,a species of fish.The findings suggested the necessity to ban night fishing for the species and to implement regulations regarding reef fishing. Bumphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum) is an important… Continue reading Protected areas matter to bumphead parrotfish
Sacking of soldier for taking unauthorised leave not harsh, says Supreme Court
Recently,Supreme Court in one of its judgement has held that dismissal of a soldier for taking unauthorised leave is not a harsh move. This judgement comes in the backdrop of soldier who was dismissed for his unauthorized absence over a period of 302 days. The recent SC judgement sets aside a 2015 decision of the… Continue reading Sacking of soldier for taking unauthorised leave not harsh, says Supreme Court
India’s first forest-certification scheme gets global recognition
The council of Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC),a Geneva-based non-profit organisation has decided to endorse the Certification Standard for Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) developed by Network for Certification and Conservation of Forests (NCCF). The NCCF was set up in 2015 by representatives of forest-based industries,non-profits,forest auditors and government forest departments with an aim… Continue reading India’s first forest-certification scheme gets global recognition
Initials hurdle hits PAN-Aadhaar link
According to Income tax officials,people may not be able to file their income tax returns for the coming financial year.It is because they are unable to link their Aadhaar to the Permanent Account Number(PANs). Since a person’s identity is authenticated biometrically,Aadhaar allows initials in the name.On the other hand,PAN is based on an old system… Continue reading Initials hurdle hits PAN-Aadhaar link
Elephant protection campaign gets a ‘Gatimaan’ push
India’s semi-high-speed train Gatimaan Express will now be actively promoting elephant protection in partnership with Wildlife SOS. Seats on the train now carry the message “Joy rides on elephants is elephant abuse”. In 2018,the Animal Welfare Board of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, had published a report about the dire conditions of… Continue reading Elephant protection campaign gets a ‘Gatimaan’ push
States overall deficit set to decline in FY20: Economists
State Bank of India(SBI) Economists has said that states have managed to contain the fiscal deficit at the aggregate level for FY20.All the states have projected a decline in fiscal deficit next year,except Odisha,Assam and Uttarakhand.Despite the increase,these three states are keeping the fiscal deficit below 3%. The factors that helped in reducing fiscal deficit… Continue reading States overall deficit set to decline in FY20: Economists
