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Pakistan releases Jadhav video, India terms it propaganda: Context Pakistan has put out another coerced statement, says MEA News Accusing Pakistan of violating the human rights of KulbhushanJadhav again, India on Thursday dismissed as “propaganda” another video statement given by Mr.Jadhav that was released by the Pakistani Foreign Ministry The video In the video, which… Continue reading Pakistan releases Jadhav video, India terms it propaganda:

Governor hails TNs role in Quit India Movement:  Context Tamil Nadu Governor BanwarilalPurohit on Thursday said the people of Tamil Nadu had played a significant role in the Quit India movement The occasion He was delivering the inaugural address at a seminar organised by the University of Madras’ Department of History. The opening of ‘The… Continue reading Governor hails TNs role in Quit India Movement: 

State of conflict: Context Who provoked the Maharashtra violence and how it got out of hand must be determined Author’s contention The speed with which tension spread from Bhima-Koregaon, a village on the outskirts of Pune, on Monday to bring cities across Maharashtra to a shutdown by Wednesday, is a pointer to multiple failings Failure of… Continue reading State of conflict:

Rural BPO scheme: women from 40% of added headcount  Context The government’s India BPO promotion scheme, which aims to popularise the industry beyond metros, has so far provided employment to almost 11,000 people across the country, of which 40% are women India BPO scheme The scheme, under the Digital India Programme Introduced in: It was… Continue reading Rural BPO scheme: women from 40% of added headcount 

Public stockholding of grains to stay  Context India’s ongoing public stockholding programmes would remain unaffected and continue, Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu informed the Rajya Sabha on Friday Backdrop The minister’s assurance comes in the wake of the recent Eleventh Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (Nairobi) failing to reach a permanent solution on public… Continue reading Public stockholding of grains to stay 

Come july label mandatory for food certified as ‘organic’  Context The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) had issued regulations that required food companies selling organic produce to get certified with one of the two authorities — National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) or the Participatory Guarantee System for India (PGS-India). Companies could… Continue reading Come july label mandatory for food certified as ‘organic’ 

GDP growth seen slowing to 4 year low of 6.5% in 2017-18 Context The Central Statistics Office (CSO)’s GDP forecast What has happened? CSO has forecast that GDP growth in the current financial year ending March 31 will slow to a four-year low of 6.5%, from the provisional 7.1% pace seen in 2016-17, dragged down… Continue reading GDP growth seen slowing to 4 year low of 6.5% in 2017-18

This too is a right  Context The right to sexual privacy makes the law on adultery open to constitutional scrutiny Joseph Shine v. Union of India Joseph Shine v. Union of India, the petition challenging the constitutional validity of the criminal prohibition on adultery under Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code, has now been referred… Continue reading This too is a right 

Enabling a law  Context The Supreme Court has struck a blow for the rights of the disabled ,with a direction to the Central and State governments to provide full access to public facilities, such as buildings and transport, within stipulated deadlines Supreme Court’s timeline to ensure full access for the disabled to public facilities is welcome… Continue reading Enabling a law 

Bengal unveils official state emblem  Context The official emblem of West Bengal was unveiled by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on January 5. The emblem designed by Ms. Banerjee features the Ashoka Pillar. Chief Minister unveils the emblem at the State Secretariat. We had to do this (create the State emblem) 70 years after Independence because it… Continue reading Bengal unveils official state emblem