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Electoral bonds won’t solve all issues:Joti  Context Electoral bonds will not solve all problems pertaining to transparency in political funding, Chief Election Commissioner A K Joti said today, but hoped that it will be a step in the “right direction” News Electoral bonds will not solve all problems pertaining to transparency in political funding, Chief… Continue reading Electoral bonds won’t solve all issues:Joti

Supreme Court stays ban on screening of Padmaavat Context The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the notifications and orders passed by certain States to prohibit the exhibition of the Censor Board certified movie, Padmaavat, saying the court’s “conscience is shocked” that the States have guillotined creative rights Court’s directions Court ordered all States to ensure that… Continue reading Supreme Court stays ban on screening of Padmaavat

Tibetan leader cautions India   Context Views of the president of Central Tibetan Administration in India Occasion He expressed his views while announcing upcoming events to mark the 60th anniversary of the arrival of the Dalai Lama and Tibetans in India. He announced that the Tibetan community in India will hold a major inter-religious event in New… Continue reading Tibetan leader cautions India 

China’s rise a big disruption, says Jaishankar Context Concluding session of the Raisina Dialogue, organised jointly by the Ministry of External Affairs and the Observer Research Foundation Foreign secretary’s views Jaishankar said that one big disruption is the rise of China, then the posture of the U.S., the challenge of terrorism, and the fourth would… Continue reading China’s rise a big disruption, says Jaishankar

Budget may increase health ooutlay by 11%   Context India is poised to raise its public health spending by 11% in the annual budget next month, after rejecting the health minister’s demand for a much bigger increase to ramp up disease control, according to government sources and documents Latest data (Source: World Bank) Public health spending… Continue reading Budget may increase health ooutlay by 11% 

Protecting marriages across castes  Context SC’s direction against Khap panchayats What has happened? The Supreme Court on Tuesday declared that It was illegal for parents or khappanchayats to interfere in decisions of adult men and women of different castes to marry A khappanchayat cannot summon adults and question their choice of marriage partner and warned that the… Continue reading Protecting marriages across castes 

Navy confident of commissioning aircraft carrier Vikrant in two years  Context After several delays, the Indian Navy is confident of commissioning Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC-1) Vikrant, currently under construction at Kochi, by October 2020 Hold-ups in procuring major parts resolved The IAC-I project has been delayed due to hold-ups in procurement especially of 18 major equipment related to… Continue reading Navy confident of commissioning aircraft carrier Vikrant in two years 

Ease of data access is driving compliance  Context Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said the ease with which corporate data is available online had put pressure on companies to ensure compliance. It was also helping in preventing improprieties due to the fear of the possibility of such wrongdoings being detected, he… Continue reading Ease of data access is driving compliance 

Cut the confusion  Context Decisions taken by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) have recently attracted a lot of attention. The renewed focus on monetary policy has arisen due to a few factors Key equation Real interest rate = Nominal Interest rate – Inflation Repo rate cut is too little Author states that repo rate cut… Continue reading Cut the confusion 

Soon, you can make calls while flying  Context Flyers in India, as well as those flying over the country, may soon be able to make voice calls and remain connected to the Internet even when on board an aircraft as the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on Friday recommended allowing in-flight connectivity in Indian airspace.… Continue reading Soon, you can make calls while flying