Benzene Pollution is a colourless or light-yellow chemical that is liquid at room temperature. It has a sweet odour and is highly flammable. Benzene is formed from both natural processes and human activities. Natural sources of benzene include volcanoes and forest fires. Benzene is also a natural part of crude oil, gasoline, and cigarette smoke. Normal environmental concentrations of benzene are unlikely to damage… Continue reading Benzene Pollution
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Redesign policy for private investment
Source- The Indian Express Syllabus – GS 3- Investment models. Context- Partnerships with various stakeholders in the private sector is required for sustainable infrastructure creation in India What is PPP investment model? Public Private Partnership is a cooperative arrangement between public and private sectors. The PPP model displays three essential characteristics: Long term contractual arrangement.… Continue reading Redesign policy for private investment
CAG audit- Improvement in disaster management
Syllabus – GS 2- Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures. Context- The Public Account Committee (PAC) directed the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) to conduct a special audit into purchase of COVID-19 equipment. What are the directions… Continue reading CAG audit- Improvement in disaster management
10 PM Current Affairs Quiz: September 30, 2020
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[Download ] [PDF] Civil Service Exam, 2019: Service Allocation list released
Category wise and Rank wise Service Allocation list has been released. UPSC announced the final result of Civil services exam 2019 in the month of August 2020. A total of 829 candidates recommended for the civil services including IAS, IPS, IFS, and various Group A and B services, against 927 vacancies released by UPSC. After… Continue reading [Download ] [PDF] Civil Service Exam, 2019: Service Allocation list released
UPSC Pre 2020 postponement case: UPSC says no to postponement
UPSC Pre 2020 postponement case A petition has been filed in the SC for postponement of UPSC Prelims 2020. The matter is in the Supreme Court and hearing is ongoing. During the hearing, UPSC tells Supreme Court It would not be possible to defer the exams as they had earlier been postponed due to the… Continue reading UPSC Pre 2020 postponement case: UPSC says no to postponement
Must Read News Articles I 29th September 2020
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
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
