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
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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
Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon – March 15, 2019
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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
Must Read News Articles – March 15th, 2019
Archives GS 2 RTI trumps Official Secrets Act, says SC An all-out effort by the government to claim privilege and push the Rafale jets’ pricing details back into the dark zone was met with a stoic counter from Justice K.M. Joseph in the Supreme Court on Thursday. India wants visa-free travel to Kartarpur India has… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – March 15th, 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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7 PM | Forest Right Act and tribals | 14 March, 2019
Read In-depth analysis of all the Editorials here Context Supreme Court in its latest order has stayed its earlier decision to evict tribals and forest dwellers whose claims over forest land were rejected under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006. Court’s stayed its order to give time to… Continue reading 7 PM | Forest Right Act and tribals | 14 March, 2019
