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Centre may enact law against fugitives Context: The Union government may consider enacting the Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill to confiscate assets of those who flee the country and refuse to return after committing frauds in excess of Rs. 100 crore. Significance: Such a law assumes significance as major bank frauds have come to light. Examples:… Continue reading Centre may enact law against fugitives

Regulating the future Context: Alan Turing speculated in 1950 that around the turn of the century, it would be possible to make computers that matched the capacity of human brains, packing in about a billion neurons. Why is in news? Alan Turning predicted that if these machines were pitted against a human interrogator in what… Continue reading Regulating the future

Justin Trudeau’s discovery of India Context: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tried hard to expand his understanding of India and foster closer India-Canada relations. Khalistan controversy: The Canadian delegation should have avoided the controversy concerning the Khalistan movement, but it was self-inflicted. It stemmed from the ruling Liberal Party’s soft approach on extremist and separatist… Continue reading Justin Trudeau’s discovery of India

New India needs women as equal partners, says Modi Context: In the 41st edition of his Mann Ki Baat radio broadcast on 25th February, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stressed the need to have women as equal partners in the development of the country. Details: Apart from women’s rights, Prime Minister Modi spoke at length… Continue reading New India needs women as equal partners, says Modi

In a record, more than 4 lakh olive ridleys nest at Rushikulya Context: With 4,28,083 mother olive ridley turtles, the endangered species has created an all-time record of mass nesting at the Rushikulya rookery coast in the Ganjam district of Odisha this year. Background: With 3,65,000 nests, olive ridley turtles had created a record of… Continue reading In a record, more than 4 lakh olive ridleys nest at Rushikulya

Q3 GDP growth likely 6.9%, best in 2017, says poll Context: According to a Reuters poll, India’s economy grew at its fastest pace in a year in the October-December quarter as consumers, businesses and the government stepped up spending. Details: Gross domestic product (GDP) grew 6.9% in the October-December quarter from a year earlier In… Continue reading Q3 GDP growth likely 6.9%, best in 2017, says poll

A royal salute to India’s religious plurality Context: Jordanian King Abdullah II will deliver a special address at Vigyan Bhavan in Delhi on Tuesday on his three-day visit to India. More in news: Jordanian King will speak on “Islamic heritage: promoting understanding and moderation”, to an audience including academics, Islamic scholars and representatives of all… Continue reading A royal salute to India’s religious plurality

ICAI favours existing audit mechanism Context: The Institute of Charted Accountants of India (ICAI) supports efforts to strengthen its existing disciplinary and oversight mechanism through amendments to the CA Act. Why is it in news? This comes in the backdrop of allegations about the role of Chartered Accountants (CAs) in the Punjab National Bank (PNB)… Continue reading ICAI favours existing audit mechanism

NHPS a gimmick, says Chidambaram Context: Former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has dubbed the National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS) as a gimmick alleging that it was introduced without any proper planning Details: Criticising the Centre for the scheme, P. Chidambaram wondered how it will provide funds for it. He also mocked at the Centre’s… Continue reading NHPS a gimmick, says Chidambaram

‘Hard to steal, destroy or tamper with Aadhaar’ Context: Aadhaar cannot be tampered with or destroyed since it is nearly impossible to duplicate or match the biometrics of the 10 fingers and the iris (eye) scan of the person concerned. More in news: UIDAI programme is unprecedented in the scale of operations anywhere in the… Continue reading ‘Hard to steal, destroy or tamper with Aadhaar’