Kerala’s Chief Electoral Officer said that political parties invoking the Sabarimala temple during campaigning would be considered as the violation of Model code of conduct(MCC).MCC came into force after the Election Commission announced the dates for General election,2019. The Model Code of Conduct is a set of general guidelines for model behaviour during elections to… Continue reading Parties may find it hard to raise Sabarimala issue in campaign
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Assam CEO: people in electoral rolls can vote
Assam chief electoral officer said those people who have their names enrolled in the electoral rolls will be able to cast their votes in the Lok Sabha polls. There was confusion among a large section of people in Assam whether those excluded from the draft National Register of Citizens(NRC) could cast their votes or not.The… Continue reading Assam CEO: people in electoral rolls can vote
May’s deal faces another crunch test today
UK Parliamentarians will vote on Brexit deal after UK prime minister has said that she had secured “legally binding” changes to the backstop agreement with the European Union(EU).She said that this would mean that the European Union(EU) cannot keep the UK in the [Irish] backstop indefinitely. The “backstop” agreement reached between the EU and the… Continue reading May’s deal faces another crunch test today
Uncertain govt. policies clouded developer sentiment, hit solar capacity addition: Crisil
According to CRISIL report,India’s target of adding 100 GW of solar project capacity by 2022 is facing problems due to (a)lack of clarity on policy (b)frequent bid cancellation and (c)safeguard measures. Last year,the Finance Ministry imposed up to 25% safeguard duty on imported solar panels and modules.The safeguard duty imposition has affected project costs by… Continue reading Uncertain govt. policies clouded developer sentiment, hit solar capacity addition: Crisil
J&K draft of return policy for militants: Rs 6,000 stipend, jobs
Jammu & Kashmir(J&K) Government has proposed draft Reintegration Policy for militants to encourage them to give up arms and join mainstream.It is presently under pre-State Administrative Council (SAC) stage consideration.SAC is the body governing J&K,which is under President’s rule.It is led by Governor and includes four advisors and Chief Secretary. The features of draft policy… Continue reading J&K draft of return policy for militants: Rs 6,000 stipend, jobs
National Energy Efficiency Strategy Plan 2031 – UNNATEE (Unlocking NATional Energy Efficiency potential)
Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has developed a national strategy document “UNNATEE” for accelerating energy efficiency in India. This exercise is first of its kind initiative clearly delineating the energy efficiency targets for the respective demand sectors up to the state levels. The document describes a framework and implementation strategy to establish a clear linkage… Continue reading National Energy Efficiency Strategy Plan 2031 – UNNATEE (Unlocking NATional Energy Efficiency potential)
India is world’s second largest arms importer
According to a report published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute(SIPRI),India is the world’s second largest importer of major arms in 2014–18 and accounted for 9.5% of the global imports.Saudi Arabia stands first followed by India,Egypt,Australia and Algeria. Russia is biggest supplier to India followed by US and Israel.Russia accounted for 58% of Indian… Continue reading India is world’s second largest arms importer
Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon – March 12, 2019
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Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – March 11, 2019
Archives Q.1) As per the information revealed by an RTI, total of 384 tigers have been killed by poachers across the country in the last ten years. Discuss the reasons which create hurdles in elimination of poaching and laws and mechanism available in India against it? Answer: Hurdles in eliminating poaching: Difficult terrain Support of… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – March 11, 2019
Must Read News Articles- March 12th, 2019
GS-1 Excavations shed light on early Harappan ritual Archaeological excavations undertaken by a group of researchers and students of the University of Kerala in Kutch (Gujarat) have shed light on the custom and burial rituals that were prevalent during the early Harappan phase. GS-2 SC may send plea challenging quota Bill to Constitution Bench The… Continue reading Must Read News Articles- March 12th, 2019
