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Farmers’ Produce Trading and Commerce Act 2020
What is Agriculture Produce Market Regulation (APMC) acts? From the 1960s, there have been concerted efforts to bring all wholesale markets for agricultural produce in various states under the Agriculture Produce Market Regulation (APMC) acts. All states, except Kerala, Jammu and Kashmir and Manipur, enacted such laws. The APMC Acts mandated that the sale/purchase of… Continue reading Farmers’ Produce Trading and Commerce Act 2020
Increasing Onion Prices
Onion prices could touch Rs 80 to 100/kg What is the need for government intervention? Production losses: Heavy rainfall in north Karnataka has resulted in massive losses of kharif onions. Storage losses: The heavy rains not only destroyed the new crop in Karnataka but also took a toll on stored onions in states. Low shelf… Continue reading Increasing Onion Prices
India’s UN journey and its role
What are the different phases of India’s journey in UN? Phase 1- Before the end of the Cold War in 1989- The Indian leadership learned that the UN could not be relied upon to impartially resolve vital security disputes. The UN only to focus on common causes such as anti-colonialism, anti-racism, nuclear disarmament, environment conservation… Continue reading India’s UN journey and its role
[Download] 9PM Compilation – October, 2020 – 1st week
Hello every one, We are posting Compilation of 9 PM current affairs Brief for the Month of October – First week Click on the following link to download 9 PM Compilation for the month of October 2020 First week About 9 PM Current Affairs Brief The idea behind 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief is… Continue reading [Download] 9PM Compilation – October, 2020 – 1st week
Ayushman Sahakar Scheme
Ayushman Sahakar Scheme Launched by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare to assist cooperatives in the creation of healthcare infrastructure. Cooperatives at the present run around 52 hospitals across the country having cumulative bed strength of more than 5,000. Read Also :ias syllabus National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC)Nodal Body: The scheme has been formulated by… Continue reading Ayushman Sahakar Scheme
Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon (Environment)| October 24th 2020
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Must Read Current Affairs Articles I 24th October 2020
Good Morning dear reader. We are posting Today’s Must Read Current Affairs Articles below: GS Paper – 1 The revenge of the lakes in Hyderabad Syllabus Topic- Urbanization, their problems and their remedies Paper 3- Disaster and Disaster Management. GS Paper – 2 Centre’s Bureau? States withdrawing general consent should worry the CBI — onus… Continue reading Must Read Current Affairs Articles I 24th October 2020
Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an inter-governmental body established in 1989 during the G7 Summit in Paris. Its Secretariat is located at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) headquarters in Paris. The objectives of the FATF are to (a) set standards and promote effective implementation of legal, regulatory and operational measures… Continue reading Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
BECA (Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement)
BECA (Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement) The Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement mainly refer to an agreement on the sharing of geospatial intelligence, information on maps and satellite images for defence. According to officials, anyone who sails a ship flies an aircraft, fights wars, locates targets, responds to natural disasters, or even navigates with a… Continue reading BECA (Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement)
