Archives GS 2 Quash Kulbhushan verdict, says India The first day of oral arguments in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case at the International Court of Justice in The Hague concluded with India accusing Pakistan of “knowingly, wilfully and brazenly” flouting the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations. The contractual functionary From the early 1990s, government jobs could… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 19th, 2019
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Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – February 19, 2019
Read the following questions and answer them by clicking on the links in not more than 200 words Time: 30 Minutes Kindly review each others answersP Pulwama attacks have exposed the gaps in our security apparatus and the urgent need to have a well-articulated national security doctrine. Comment Wage employment scheme like MGNREGA would be… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – February 19, 2019
IAF conducts Exercise Vayu Shakti 2019 at Pokhran
Indian Air Force demonstrated its full combat and fire capabilities during ‘Exercise Vayu Shakti-2019’ in the Pokharan firing range close to Indo-Pak border in Rajasthan. It is conducted once in three years which is participated by fighters, helicopters, force enablers and support systems. The aim of the exercise is to detect and identify targets and… Continue reading IAF conducts Exercise Vayu Shakti 2019 at Pokhran
RBI to transfer Rs 28,000 crore interim surplus to government
Reserve Bank will transfer an interim dividend of Rs 28,000 crore to the government, a move that will help the Centre keep fiscal deficit in check.RBI has already transferred Rs 40,000 crore in current year (2018-19). Interim dividend is a payment made during the course of a financial year.RBI is a “full service” central bank… Continue reading RBI to transfer Rs 28,000 crore interim surplus to government
EXPLAINED: WHAT IS IUCN
Established in 1948 Headquarter — Gland, Switzerland FORMER NAME:International Union for the Protection of Nature(1948–1956) and World Conservation Union(1990–2008) The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. IUCN has observer and consultative status at the United Nations It is best known for compiling… Continue reading EXPLAINED: WHAT IS IUCN
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Policy bias against rainfed agriculture
A new rainfed agriculture atlas has been released recently released by the Revitalising Rainfed Agriculture (RRA) Network. The atlas not only maps the agro biodiversity and socio-economic conditions prevailing in such areas, but also attempts to document the policy biases that are making farming unviable for many in these areas. The term Rainfed agriculture is… Continue reading Policy bias against rainfed agriculture
7 PM | Urban settlements | 18 February, 2019
Read In-depth analysis of all the Editorials here Present state of urbanization in India: According to 2011 Census, the level of urbanisation in India increased from 27.7% in 2001 to 31.15% in 2011 and, the urban population grew to 387 million. In 2017 the annual growth rate of urbanization in India was 2.324 %. Estimated trend… Continue reading 7 PM | Urban settlements | 18 February, 2019
Panel backs old system for oil block bid
Panel backs old system for oil block bid A High level panel headed by NITI AAYOG Vice chairman Rajiv Kumar, has advised government to shift from the present revenue sharing contracts for oil and gas block auctions to the older system of production sharing contract. In Production sharing,firms offering the largest work programmes (such as… Continue reading Panel backs old system for oil block bid
