What are the reason of RBI to put LVB under moratorium and amalgamated with DBS Bank? The RBI has now decided to impose a 30-day moratorium on Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd (LVB) due to the following reasons- Continuous Losses: The RBI said the financial position was declining steadily, with continuous losses over the last three… Continue reading lakshmi vilas bank crisis
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Threat to Democracies
Context: Problems faced by the leading democracies in the world. What are the issues that are threatening the Democracies? Identity crisis: The issues of identity, or threats to identity, are becoming an important issue in elections, across democracies. Menace of Fake news: Manipulation of grievances by using psychometric techniques and use of ‘deep fakes’ made… Continue reading Threat to Democracies
Regulating free speech
Context: The Supreme Court’s has questioned the Union government on the measures it can and is willing to take against communally slanted television coverage. More on news: It appears to be an attempt to bring about a commitment to a course of action that will curb inflammatory journalism on broadcast media. The Court has distinguished between… Continue reading Regulating free speech
[Downloads] Prelims Marathon Compilation – November, 2020 – 2nd week
Hello everyone, We are posting compilation of Prelims Marathon for the month of November, 2020 – 2nd week. Click on the following link to download Prelims Compilation for the month of November, 2020 (2nd week) About Prelims Marathon Daily Prelims Marathon is focussed on UPSC Prelims 2020. Under this initiative, we post, daily 10 MCQs,… Continue reading [Downloads] Prelims Marathon Compilation – November, 2020 – 2nd week
[Repository] ENVIRONMENT: NEWS | CONCEPTS | MCQs
Good Afternoon Everyone, We have created a single page for all your environment-related requirements i.e. News, Concepts, and MCQs in your UPSC/IAS exam preparation. You can click on the link given below, to access the same: Environment News |Concepts |Quiz For UPSC Let us know, what you think about this initiative. Very soon, we will… Continue reading [Repository] ENVIRONMENT: NEWS | CONCEPTS | MCQs
Project Lion: Proposal identifies 6 relocation sites apart from Kuno-Palpur
News: Wildlife Institute of India along with the Gujarat Forest Department has identified six new relocation sites apart from the Kuno-Palpur Wildlife Sanctuary under Project Lion. Facts Project Lion: The program has been launched by the Government of India for the conservation of the Asiatic Lion. It aims to focus on habitat development, engaging technologies in… Continue reading Project Lion: Proposal identifies 6 relocation sites apart from Kuno-Palpur
High biodiversity in 49% of Ganga main river
News: The Wildlife Institute of India has released a survey on the Ganges river. The survey was conducted on behalf of the National Mission for Clean Ganga undertaken by the Ministry of Jal Shakti. Facts: Key Highlights from the Survey: Increase in Biodiversity: 49% of the Ganges river is high on biodiversity with Gangetic Dolphins and Otters… Continue reading High biodiversity in 49% of Ganga main river
Environment Quiz : Environment Legislations | Nov 20,2020
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Must Read Current Affairs Articles I 20th November 2020
Good Morning dear reader. We are posting Today’s Must Read Current Affairs Articles below: \ GS Paper 2 Curbing on-air bigotry The Hindu Page – 6 Syllabus Topic – Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation Vaccine plan ready: Vardhan The Hindu Page –… Continue reading Must Read Current Affairs Articles I 20th November 2020
10 PM Current Affairs Quiz: November 19, 2020
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