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RTI trumps Official Secrets Act, says SC

The Supreme Court has reserved its order on whether it would examine the documents submitted by Petitioners to review its order on the Rafale deal. The government had argued these documents are privileged and cannot be produced in court without its permission.While,petitioners had said that everything cannot be dismissed in the name of national security.… Continue reading RTI trumps Official Secrets Act, says SC

Prices slashed for 463 cancer drugs

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has invoked powers under Drugs (Prices Control) Order,2013 and brought 463 non-scheduled cancer medicines under price control.This will reduce the trage margin of the drug.The trade margin is the difference between the price at which the manufacturers sell to trade and the price that patients pay(maximum retail price). NPPA… Continue reading Prices slashed for 463 cancer drugs

Election Commission introduces mobile app for observers

The Election Commission of India (ECI) have launched the Observer App,a mobile application.The election observers can submit the relevant document and material to election commission directly through this mobile app. The poll observers will also get all the important notifications and alerts through this app.It will also help them get their deployment status, download the… Continue reading Election Commission introduces mobile app for observers

Arbitral award:SC poser to Singh brothers

Supreme Court has directed former promoters of Fortis Healthcare Ltd to come up with a plan on how they can pay over ₹3,500 crore to Japanese drugmaker Daiichi Sankyo as directed by a Singapore arbitration tribunal. In February,2018,Singh brothers resigned as directors from the Fortis company’s board following the Delhi High Court order upholding the… Continue reading Arbitral award:SC poser to Singh brothers

Raghu Karnad’s book on war gets Campbell prize

Journalist and author Raghu Karnad has been conferred the prestigious Windham-Campbell Prize for his book, ‘Farthest Field: An Indian Story of the Second World War’. The Donald Windham Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes is an American literary award which offers prizes in four categories:(a)fiction (b)nonfiction (c)poetry and (d)drama.The award was established at Yale University in… Continue reading Raghu Karnad’s book on war gets Campbell prize

Disinvestment target within reach: Centre

The government is close enough to reach its disinvestment target of Rs 80,000 crore for the current fiscal year(2018-19).While,for the next fiscal (2019-2020),the government has set disinvestment target of Rs 90,000 crore.Disinvestment is defined as the action of an organisation (or government) selling or liquidating an asset or subsidiary. Earlier,Government got Rs 10,000 crore from… Continue reading Disinvestment target within reach: Centre

Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – March 14, 2019

Archives Q.1) Colonial era Official Secrets Act (OSA) needs a relook in light of modern realities and the norms that are prevailing today. Comment. Answer: Problems with OSA: There is no clear definition of “secret” documents or information, government can declare any document as official secrets. The act is in contravention of the Right to… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – March 14, 2019

Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – March 15th, 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 others answers Q.1) Recently announced  ‘Pradhan Mantri Shram-Yogi Maandhan’ scheme in the Union budget would provide the much needed support to unorganised sector workers. Critically examine. Q.2) What is your opinion… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – March 15th, 2019

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