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GS -2 Supreme Court Declines to stay poll bond scheme Chief Justice of India, Sharad A Bobde orally made it clear that SC will not stay the electoral bond scheme. The comments came on a plea by petioners that it is being used to fill the coffers of ruling party. The Great Indian citizenship mess… Continue reading Must Read News Articles I 21st January 2020

GS -2 Centre for tougher law against sexual harassment at work A Group of Ministers, headed by Home Minister Amit Shah, was constituted in Oct 2018 to strengthen the legal framework to prevent sexual harassment at the workplace. The GoM has now finalized its recommendations. As per NCRB 2018, the most incidences of sexual harassment… Continue reading Must Read News Articles I 20th January 2020

GS -2 Punjab Assembly urges Centre to repeal CAA The Punjab Legislative Assembly on Friday passed a resolution, urging the Union government to repeal the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act. The resolution urged the Centre to put on hold the National Population Register (NPR) work till forms-documents associated with it are amended suitably, in order to… Continue reading Must Read News Articles I 18th January 2020

GS -2 India to invite Imran Khan for Shanghai Council meet Ministry of External Affairs has said that Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will be invited to participate in the Heads of Government council meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. It will be hosted by India later this year. Imran Khan has not been invited… Continue reading Must Read News Articles I 17th January 2020

GS -2 US, China reset trade relationship with Phase 1 deal USA and China has signed an initial trade deal that is expected to boost export from US farmers and manufacturers to China. The centrepiece of the deal is a pledge by China to purchase at least an additional $200 billion worth of US farm… Continue reading Must Read News Articles I 16th January 2020

GS – 1 Inscriptions confirms presence of two medieval monastries at Moghalmari A study of inscriptions on clay tablets recovered from recent excavations at Moghalmari, a Buddhist monastic site of the early medieval period in West Bengal, have confirmed the presence of two monastries. The presence of two monastries dating to the same period within… Continue reading Must Read News Articles I 14th January 2020

GS -2 Tripura HC says social media posting a fundamental right Tripura HC in a landmark order, has said that posting on social media was tantamount to a fundamental right applicable to all citizens, including government employees. It has ordered the police to refrain from prosecuting a man who was earlier arrested over a social… Continue reading Must Read News Articles I 13th January 2020

GS -2 Poll bonds worth Rs.6,000 crore sold in 2 years A RTI query has revealed that more than 11,770 EBs worth almost Rs. 6,000 crore has been sold in the past two years. Sec 144 not a tool to suppress opinion: SC The SC has ruled that the orders of restriction issued under Section… Continue reading Must Read News Articles I 11th January 2020

GS -2 In a first, submarines of China, Pakistan rehearse in Arabian Sea Navies of China and Pakistan, holding nine-day exercises in the Arabian Sea to enhance their all-weather strategic partnership, have for the first-time deployed submarines, providing a rare major exposure to the Chinese navy in the region. Reading between fault-lines The article highlights… Continue reading Must Read News Articles I 9th January 2020

GS -2 Amidst a tragedy, an opportunity The article highlights that the raging bushfires give India and Australia a chance to deepen their dialogue, including on energy G3 -3 India must create 70 million jobs to achieve $5 trillion economy by 2024 Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Senior Minister of Singapore, and a renowned economist and a political… Continue reading Must Read News Articles I 8th January 2020