The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of the Karnataka Extension of Consequential Seniority to Government Servants Promoted on the Basis of Reservation (to the Posts in the Civil Services of the State) Act 2018. The act provides for consequential seniority to persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes promoted under the… Continue reading SC/ST govt staff promotion: apex court upholds validity of Karnataka law
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5,000 millionaires left India last year
According to the AFRASIA Bank Global Wealth Migration Review 2019, about 5,000 Indian High networth Individuals(HNWI) has migrated from India during 2018. The report has said that as per data since 2008 India has been among the world’s top countries in wealth creation.India will also be the 4th largest wealth market by 2028, after US,… Continue reading 5,000 millionaires left India last year
Kim orders stronger strike power; U.S. still open to talks
The North Korean leader has ordered its military to boost its strike capability as he directed another missile firing. North Korea’s missile firing came after U.S has seized a large North Korean cargo ship accused of illicit coal shipments in violation of U.N. sanctions. This move was intended to escalate the pressure on US to… Continue reading Kim orders stronger strike power; U.S. still open to talks
Supreme Court seeks Centre’s reply on plea to regulate content
The Supreme Court has sought central Government response on a petition which seeks framing of guidelines by the government to regulate the functioning of online media streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. The petitioner had filed this appeal against the decision of the Delhi High Court which had dismissed its PIL in February,2019.The… Continue reading Supreme Court seeks Centre’s reply on plea to regulate content
Driving change: Govt may let you be part-time cabbie
The government has decided to frame a policy for vehicle pooling in its bid to reduce private vehicles on roads. This will allow private vehicles to ferry passengers but the policy will limit it to just 3-4 such trips in a day. Further,private vehicles will be linked to aggregators accredited by the state transport departments… Continue reading Driving change: Govt may let you be part-time cabbie
Fani’s fury creates four new mouths in Odisha’s Chilika Lake
The extremely severe cyclone, Fani, has created four new mouths in Chilika Lake. Chilika Lake is a brackish water lagoon, spread over the Puri, Khurda and Ganjam districts of Odisha. It is located at the of the Daya River, flowing into the Bay of Bengal. It is the Asia’s largest brackish water lake. In 1981,… Continue reading Fani’s fury creates four new mouths in Odisha’s Chilika Lake
Supreme Court extends Ayodhya mediation till Aug. 15
Constitution bench of the Supreme Court has extended the time given to the Ayodhya mediation panel to complete the process till August 15. The committee had filed an interim report dated May 7 with the Constitution Bench. The Ayodhya case pertains to the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute. The Supreme Court had referred the Ayodhya… Continue reading Supreme Court extends Ayodhya mediation till Aug. 15
India faces acute shortage of healthcare providers’
A World Health Organisation database has put India into the “critical shortage of healthcare providers” category. India continues to have low density of health professionals with the number being lower than those of Sri Lanka, China, Thailand, United Kingdom and Brazil. There are also inequitable distributions of skilled health workers. Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and… Continue reading India faces acute shortage of healthcare providers’
Must Read News Articles – May 11th, 2019
Archives GS-2 Karnataka law on SC/ST promotion quota upheld The Supreme Court has upheld the validity of a new Karnataka law, granting reservation in promotion to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) employees. Supreme Court extends Ayodhya mediation till Aug. 15 A five-judge Bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi has given… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – May 11th, 2019
[Video] Working Candidate, Selected for IPS, Prelims & Mains Strategy Krishan Kumar Singh AIR 181 CSE 2018
Krishan Kumar Singh secured a rank of 181 in the Civil Services Examination 2018. This was his 4th attempt with Political Science Optional. He was working with RBI as a manager before making it to the list of CSE selected candidates. He has done his engineering from NSIT. With each attempt, he recalibrated his strategy… Continue reading [Video] Working Candidate, Selected for IPS, Prelims & Mains Strategy Krishan Kumar Singh AIR 181 CSE 2018
