News:Union Minister for Home Affairs has launched the Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) for Chandigarh police. Facts: About ERSS: The Emergency Response Support System(ERSS) is one of the key projects of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs under Nirbhaya Fund. The system has been designed to play a pivotal role in mitigation or preventing escalation… Continue reading Emergency Response Support System
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National Educational Alliance for Technology(NEAT)
News:Ministry of Human Resource Development(MHRD) has announced a Scheme named National Educational Alliance for Technology(NEAT). Facts: About NEAT: The scheme aims to use Artificial Intelligence to make learning more personalized and customized as per the requirements of the learner. Under the scheme,a National NEAT platform will be created that would provide one-stop access to these… Continue reading National Educational Alliance for Technology(NEAT)
SC to get permanent Constitution bench
News:The Supreme Court has decided to create a permanent five judge Constitution Bench to hear and decide cases involving Constitutional questions. Facts: About Constitution bench: Constitution bench is the name given to the benches of the Supreme Court of India which consist of at least five judges of the court. These judges sit to decide… Continue reading SC to get permanent Constitution bench
MOSAIC MISSION
News:A team of scientists from 19 countries is about to start the year-long MOSAIC mission in the RV Polarstern ship to a large piece of Arctic sea ice to study climate change. Facts: About the Mosaic mission: MOSAiC mission stands for Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate. The objective of the mission… Continue reading MOSAIC MISSION
INS Khanderi
News:Indian Navy will commission India’s second Scorpene-class submarine INS Khanderi on September 28,2019. Facts: About INS Khanderi: INS Khanderi is the second of six planned Scorpene-class submarines being built at Mazagon Dock Limited(MDL) under technology transfer from Naval Group of France as part of Project 75I. The submarine is named after Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji’s… Continue reading INS Khanderi
Explained: How the latest corporate tax rate cut impacts the economy
News:Finance Minister has announced to reduce the corporate tax rates in order to encourage manufacturing and boost private investment. Facts: About the tax rate cut:The government has taken the following decisions: Why the corporate tax rate cut? The corporate tax rate was reduced as the two other factors of the economy namely government expenditure (where… Continue reading Explained: How the latest corporate tax rate cut impacts the economy
Corporate social responsibility(CSR)
News:Government has decided to expand the scope of corporate spend under Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) norms. Facts: About CSR: Corporate social responsibility (CSR) was initiated through the Companies Act, 2013. The act mandated companies and government organisations with (a)turnover of Rs1,000 crore or more(b)net worth exceeding Rs 500crore or (c)having more than Rs 5 crore in… Continue reading Corporate social responsibility(CSR)
Monthly Compilation: Download Mains Marathon August, 2019 Compilation (Questions and Answers)
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Draft rules to regulate social media ready: Government
News:Government has said that the Draft Information Technology Rules,2018 which mandate social media companies to cooperate with the police in cracking cyber crimes has been completed. Facts: Draft Information Technology [Intermediaries Guidelines (Amendment) Rules] 2018: The aim of the draft rules is to make social media and internet companies, that have over 50 lakh users… Continue reading Draft rules to regulate social media ready: Government
Germany Unveils 100 Billion Euro Climate Package
News:Germany has unveiled a 100 billion Euro climate package over the next four years to speed up the country’s transition to renewable energy and reduce carbon emissions. Facts: About the Climate change plan: The plan will include a scheme to charge industrial polluters for carbon emissions. The plan includes (a)grants for electric car buyers (b)raising… Continue reading Germany Unveils 100 Billion Euro Climate Package
