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GS 2
‘Political parties most distrusted, Army, judiciary win people’s trust’
Ahead of the Lok Sabha election, a public opinion survey in 12 States has found that political parties are the most distrusted political institutions in the country.
Very, very serious matters in CBI report on Saradha case: SC
Former Kolkata police chief connived with accused in ponzi cases, says agency
China destroys maps showing ‘wrong’ border
China claims the north-eastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh as part of South Tibet. The country also routinely objects to Indian leaders visiting Arunachal Pradesh to highlight its stand.
Poor people are running from pillar to post as the Aadhaar payment bridge routinely obstructs their welfare benefits
European Council had to take control of the Brexit time-line last week to offer Ms. May a reprieve until April 12 to decide how Britain wishes to exit the EU.
‘Let Finance Commission function the way it does now’
The Finance Commission should be allowed to function in the same manner as it is doing currently, according to former Reserve Bank Governor Y.V. Reddy.
GS 3
Coming soon — a robot to clean septic tanks
A group in IIT-Madras is developing a robot to clean septic tanks. After mock trials in the lab scheduled for April and May, the robot will undergo site trials in July through August. The dire need for such an invention is starkly obvious with six persons killed on Tuesday near Chennai while cleaning a septic tank.
Stubble burning menace emerges in Kuttanad
The practice, common in Punjab and Haryana, is a major threat to environment
India’s carbon dioxide emissions up 5%
India emitted 2,299 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2018, a 4.8% rise from last year, according to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA).
It would be easy to dismiss the Congress party’s promise of transferring ₹6,000 a month to poor households as just a pre-poll gimmick by an Opposition party seeking to be one up on the ruling regime’s minimal cash transfer scheme in the form of PM-KISAN.
RBI receives aggressive bids, infuses ₹34,500 cr. liquidity
The first dollar-rupee buy/sell swap auction by Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which was aimed at infusing primary liquidity, saw aggressive bidding by banks, data released by the central bank showed.
