The government has laid out a blueprint for a substantial boost in India’s infrastructure.A key element of that is the upgrade of Indian Railways. However,the Finance Minister has accepted that the government did not have the fiscal space to make the kind of heavy investments that are required to modernise the Railways. As modernising railways… Continue reading Railway roadmap: Govt to invite private players to run routes
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Centre’s decision to bring amendments to RTI Act draws criticism from activists
Activists and former information commissioners have opposed the Centre’s move to amend the Right to Information(RTI) Act. The amendment proposes to empower the government to fix the term of service of information commissioners.It also proposes to change the salaries and allowances of CIC and IC as may be prescribed by the Central Government. However,activists have… Continue reading Centre’s decision to bring amendments to RTI Act draws criticism from activists
Modi 2.0 sets fast pace in 1st 50 days: Report card
The government has underlined its priorities in the first 50 days of its second term.It has aimed towards making India a $5 trillion economy and hitting the ground running on spurring growth. The Union Budget has outlined the roadmap for the $5trillion economy and doubling the farmer’s income. The budget talked of (a)electric vehicles (b)mission… Continue reading Modi 2.0 sets fast pace in 1st 50 days: Report card
Final index score of NITI Aayog report on States adversely impacted
The NITI Aayog had released the second edition of its State Health Index 2019 in a report titled “Healthy States, Progressive India: Report on Rank of States and UTs”. The index has used estimated figures in place of reported numbers to calculate certain health indicators.This has adversely impacted the final index score of certain States… Continue reading Final index score of NITI Aayog report on States adversely impacted
Must Read News Articles-July 22nd 2019
Archives GS-2 Centre’s decision to bring amendments to RTI Act draws criticism from activists Activists and former information commissioners have hit out at the Centre’s move to amend the Right to Information (RTI) Act. NITI Aayog health index suffers from skew An analysis of the NITI Aayog’s ‘Healthy States, Progressive India’ report released on June… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-July 22nd 2019
Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – July 22th, 2019
Q.1) “Without factoring in agriculture, the vision of a $5-trillion economy will remain a distant dream”. Discuss. The Hindu Q.2) “The ugly path of unilateralism and protectionism has affected the growth and stability of the world”. Comment. The Hindu Q.3) Discuss salient features of draft National education policy. How it ensure better learning and critical… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – July 22th, 2019
Dr. Harsh Vardhan inaugurates NSG facility at CCMB
Union Minister Science and Technology and Earth Sciences has inaugurated the Next Generation Sequencing(NGS) facility at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology in Hyderabad. Genome sequencing means determining the order of the four chemical building blocks called bases that make up the DNA molecule. Genome sequencing helps to understand how genes work together to… Continue reading Dr. Harsh Vardhan inaugurates NSG facility at CCMB
One Stop Crisis Centre
Minister of Minister of Women and Child Development has informed the Rajya Sabha about the One Stop Centre(OSC) scheme. One Stop Centre(OSC) are centres established by the Government of India through the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) to support women affected by violence of any sort. The main objectives of the scheme is… Continue reading One Stop Crisis Centre
One case of Chandipura virus infection detected in Gujarat: All you need to know about the virus that affects children
Recently,four cases of suspected Chandipura virus infection were reported in Gujarat. Chandipura virus is named after the town in Maharashtra where the discovery was made and isolated.Chandipura virus is known to cause inflammation of the brain,progress rapidly from an influenza-like illness to coma and death. The virus was first discovered by two virologists of the… Continue reading One case of Chandipura virus infection detected in Gujarat: All you need to know about the virus that affects children
ECI Flagship IT Program – Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System (ETPBS) – a success story
The Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System (ETPBS) has recorded a 60.14% voting in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections. ETPBS was developed by the Election Commission of India with the help of C-DAC for the use of service voters.It is fully secured system. This system enables the entitled service voter to cast their vote using… Continue reading ECI Flagship IT Program – Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System (ETPBS) – a success story
