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The Weakened financial capacity of States

Context- With various measures the Centre government has reduced of the fiscal resource capacity of the States. What are the reasons of weakened fiscal capacity of States? Impact of Implementation of GST on States– Since implementation, the Goods and Services Tax appears to have reduced the resource-generating capacity of States and has contributed to worsening… Continue reading The Weakened financial capacity of States

importance of freedom of press in india

What is the importance of the freedom of the press? Context: The arrest of television anchor and editor-in-chief of Republic Television Arnab Goswami for alleged abetment to suicide. Why the arrest is seen as political vendetta? First, the editor-in-chief of Republic Television, Arnab Goswami was very critical of the Maharashtra state government on several issues… Continue reading importance of freedom of press in india

Power of Election Commission Of India

Electoral System of India :Power of Election Commission Of India Context: Power of Election commission of India to enforce poll norms and clean campaigns. Background of the issue Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister, Kamal Nath, while campaigning for a by-election to the Madhya Pradesh Assembly recently used the derogatory word “item” for a BJP woman… Continue reading Power of Election Commission Of India

Must Read Current Affairs Articles I 5th November 2020

Good Morning dear reader. We are posting Today’s Must Read Current Affairs Articles below: GS Paper 1 SC lays down guidelines for matrimonial cases The Hindu page – 1  Syllabus Topic – Salient aspects of Diversity of India and Indian Society Is linguistic nationalism on the wane? The Hindu page – 7 Syllabus Topic –… Continue reading Must Read Current Affairs Articles I 5th November 2020

LGBT community rights

Context- Issues and Challenges of same sex marriages in India. What is Solicitor General Verdict on same sex marriage? Same-sex marriages are neither a part of “our culture” nor a part of the law, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the Delhi High Court Monday, opposing a petition demanding marriage rights for the gay community under the Hindu Marriage Act… Continue reading LGBT community rights

academic freedom index

Context: India’s dull score on the Academic Freedom Index reflects the issues troubling the country’s education system. What were the findings of academic freedom index? India has scored noticeably low in the international Academic Freedom Index (AFI) with a score of 0.352, which is closely followed by Saudi Arabia (0.278) and Libya (0.238). The AFI of India… Continue reading academic freedom index

DBT Scam

Context: Central scholarship scam underlines need to tighten checks and balances in DBT architecture, fix accountability Background An investigation by a newspaper has uncovered a nexus of middlemen, government employees, and bank staff were involved in cheating students from minority communities of a centrally funded scholarship in Jharkhand. It was found that the officials have bypassed… Continue reading DBT Scam

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