A balancing Act News: R.K Raghavan, former CBI Director, expressed his views on the amendments to the Prevention of Corruption Act . Important Analysis: To tackle rising incidences of corruption in India, the Parliament has passed the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill recently. The amendment Bill will contain the following provisions. It will mandate prior… Continue reading A balancing Act
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Must Read News Articles – October 24th, 2018
Archives GS 2 SC moves to make festivals less noisy The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck a balance between the interests of the firecracker industry and the right to public health, allowing the manufacture and sale of only “green” and reduced-emission or “improved” crackers, while banning those that are loud and toxic to man, animal… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – October 24th, 2018
Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – October 24, 2018
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) Critically examine the impact of urbanization on water bodies. What are the various government interventions in tackling loss of urban water bodies in India? Suggest remedial measures. Q.2)… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – October 24, 2018
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9 PM Current Affairs Brief – October 23th, 2018
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7 PM Daily Editorials Brief – October 23th, 2018 (IL & FS crisis)
Read In-depth analysis of all the Editorials here Source: IL&FS crisis: Shareholders await guidance from new board Analysis : IL&FS crisis
PT Facts
PT Facts ‘Cockroaches of the ocean’ are eating away California’s underwater forests The purple urchins are commonly being called as ‘Cockroaches of the ocean’ owing to the dangers they pose to the danger to the underwater kelp forests. The climate change has helped trigger a 60-fold explosion of purple urchins off Northern California’s coast in… Continue reading PT Facts
Panel for adopting UN model on cross-border insolvency
Panel for adopting UN model on cross-border insolvency News: The Insolvency Law Committee (ILC) has suggested amendments to India’s Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) to align it with United Nations’ model to handle cross-border insolvency cases. Important Facts: The ILC headed by Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) secretary Injeti Srinivas recommended the adoption of the… Continue reading Panel for adopting UN model on cross-border insolvency
Turf battle: on independent payments regulator
Turf battle: on independent payments regulator News: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has opposed the move to have an independent Payments Regulatory Board (PRB) as envisaged by the draft proposal for amendments to the Payment & Settlement Systems Act, 2007. Important Facts: About the Payments Regulatory Board (PRB) : The Union Government in Budget… Continue reading Turf battle: on independent payments regulator
Where Ganga meets the Bay of Pollution
Where Ganga meets the Bay of Pollution News: A research paper highlighted the worsening water quality of Ganga river after the Ganga Sagar Mela celebrated on Sagar Islands (West Bengal) Important Facts: A paper titled ‘Pollution and its consequences at Ganga Sagar mass bathing in India’, was published recently in the journal Environment, Development and… Continue reading Where Ganga meets the Bay of Pollution
