Good Morning dear reader. We are posting Today’s Must Read News Articles below. GS PAPER 1 Nothing in this section today GS PAPER 2 # 1 Offset clause goes for IGAs # 2 Govt’s new defence acquisition policy drops offsets in 3 types of contracts (Indian Express) Syllabus Topic – powers, functions and responsibilities of… Continue reading Must Read News Articles I 29th September 2020
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GST Compensation Issue and cooperative federalism
Source: Indian Express Context: Issue of compensating states for the loss of their GST revenues What is the background of the issue? Creation of the GST Council in 2017, to levy GST (unified domestic consumption tax) was hailed as a great example of cooperative federalism. Concerned with loss of revenue due to the new GST… Continue reading GST Compensation Issue and cooperative federalism
Download EPIC! | August 2020
Click Here to Download – EPIC! Magazine for August 2020 Dear Forumites, What you are about to read is the fourth edition (August edition) of EPIC! Magazine. The two-part format of EPIC! i.e. the Mains Magazine and the Factly, provides a segregated yet complete coverage of current affairs for civil services preparations. Aggregating the various… Continue reading Download EPIC! | August 2020
Amendments to EIA NOTIFICATION, 2006
News: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, has made an amendment to EIA Notification 2006 to fasten availability/production of various drugs against COVID-19. Facts: All projects or activities in respect of bulk drugs and intermediates, manufactured for addressing various ailments, have been re-categorized from the existing Category ‘A’ to ‘B2’ category. Projects falling under Category… Continue reading Amendments to EIA NOTIFICATION, 2006
Centre seeks to replace EIA rules, activists rise in protest
Central Government has released a draft rule which seeks to make changes in environmental approvals. The draft rules significantly dilute the process through which projects are granted environmental clearances. The existing Environment impact assessment(EIA) rules,2006 governs green clearance for all varieties of tasks such as mining, infrastructure, thermal, hydro, irrigation, and industries – across the… Continue reading Centre seeks to replace EIA rules, activists rise in protest
Minor Forest Produce (MFP)
Minor Forest Produce News: Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs has informed Lok Sabha about the Minor Forest Produce(MFP). Facts: About Minor Forest Produce: Minor Forest Produce(MFP) is a subset of forest produce. The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act,2006 defines minor forest produce as all non-timber forest… Continue reading Minor Forest Produce (MFP)
Centre drops plan to bring in changes to Forest Act of 1927
News: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has withdrawn a draft amendment that proposed updates to the Indian Forest Act 1927. In March 2019, the government proposed the draft law called as Indian Forest Act, 2019. Facts: Key features of Draft Indian Forest (Amendment) Bill of 2019 Definition of Forests: It defines forest… Continue reading Centre drops plan to bring in changes to Forest Act of 1927
Forest Rights Act Case: What is at stake?
There were protests in districts with sizeable tribal populations. The protests took place over two issues- a) proposed amendments to the Indian Forest Act (IFA), 1927, and b) a Forest Rights Act (FRA) case that will be heard in the Supreme Court. In February 2019, the Supreme court had ordered the eviction of more than… Continue reading Forest Rights Act Case: What is at stake?
[Strategy] Zoology Optional + Download Notes : Kajal Jawla,Rank 28, CSE 2018
By Kajal Jawla Rank 28 CSE 2018 Dear readers, My name is Kajal Jawla and I have secured AIR 28 in Civil Services Examination 2018. This was my fifth attempt overall (I gave my first attempt in 2012) and my first attempt at Mains. I have been a fellow traveler for a very long time… Continue reading [Strategy] Zoology Optional + Download Notes : Kajal Jawla,Rank 28, CSE 2018
