The Draft national Education Policy, 2019 has recommended that there should be common (all-India) entrance examinations for admissions to undergraduate courses in all government-funded universities and colleges, w.e.f. 2020. Further, private universities should also be encouraged to make use of the common admission tests. It has suggested that the National Testing Agency (NTA) should conduct… Continue reading Draft National Education Policy moots all-India entrance tests for UG courses in public colleges
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Must Read News Articles – June 8th, 2019
Archives GS-2 Plea in SC to modify PG admissions order An application has been filed in the Supreme Court for a modification of its June 4 order restraining students from changing their original option/preference for seats in the postgraduate medical and dental courses in Maharashtra for the academic year 2019-2020. Dissenting view not… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – June 8th, 2019
ANNOUNCEMENT : Sociology Optional Classes + Test Series for Mains 2019 + CSE 2020
Dear Friends, We are happy to share with you that we shall be commencing with Sociology Augmented Test Series for Mains 2019 and Sociology Classes for Mains 2019 & 2020 shortly. This program existed last year, but was not publicised by us because it was the first year, and we were yet to get a… Continue reading ANNOUNCEMENT : Sociology Optional Classes + Test Series for Mains 2019 + CSE 2020
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – June 7, 2019
Download the compilation of all summaries of all the news Articles here Ecologists have 596 reasons to cheer In 2018, 596 new species of flora and fauna from India have been documented by scientists and taxonomists. The details have been published by Botanical Survey of India (BSI) and the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) in the… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – June 7, 2019
Download : UPSC Prelims CSAT-2019 Answer Key
Dear Friends, CSAT-2019 answer key is available now. You can download it from the link given below.
Thaawarchand Gehlot leaves for Buenos Aires to participate in 2nd Global Disability Summit
Union Social Justice and Empowerment minister has left for Buenos Aires to participate in the 2nd Global Disability Summit to be held during 6-8 June,2019. The summit is hosted by the Government of Argentina Republic,the International Alliance Disability(IDA) and the Latin American Network of Non-Governmental Organizations of Persons with Disabilities and their Families(RIADIS). The objective… Continue reading Thaawarchand Gehlot leaves for Buenos Aires to participate in 2nd Global Disability Summit
Sunder Pichai, Nasdaq’s Friedman to receive 2019 Global Leadership Award
Google’s India-born CEO Sundar Pichai and Nasdaq president Adena Friedman have been chosen for the prestigious Global Leadership Awards 2019. The award is given annually since 2007 by the Washington-based US-India Business Council (USIBC). The award recognises top corporate executives from the United States and India whose companies has played a major role in catalysing… Continue reading Sunder Pichai, Nasdaq’s Friedman to receive 2019 Global Leadership Award
CII launches new Index to measure fiscal performance
Confederation of Indian Industry(CII) has launched a Fiscal Performance Index(FPI).The index is an innovative tool using multiple indicators to study the quality of Budgets at the Central and State levels. The index has been constructed using UNDP’s Human Development Index methodology. The Index incorporates qualitative assessments of (a)revenue expenditure (b)capital expenditure (c)revenues (d)fiscal prudence and… Continue reading CII launches new Index to measure fiscal performance
Why Cabinet Committees are formed, what are the functions of each
The Government of India has reconstituted eight key cabinet committees under the Transaction of Business Rules. The Cabinet Committee are organizations which are instrumental in reducing the workload of the Cabinet.The Cabinet Committees are extra-constitutional in emergence. In other words,they are not mentioned in the Constitution.However, the Rules of Business provide for their establishment. These… Continue reading Why Cabinet Committees are formed, what are the functions of each
RBI cuts interest rate by 25 bps
The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) Monetary Policy Committee has unanimously cut the repo rate by 25 basis points from 6% to 5.75%. Repo stands for ‘Repurchasing Option’. Repo rate refers to the rate at which commercial banks borrow money from the RBI. The reverse repo rate was also lowered to 5.50% from 5.75%.The reverse repo… Continue reading RBI cuts interest rate by 25 bps
