Source: PIB Contents1 What is the News?2 About the Joint Assembly:3 Key Highlights from the address:4 National Centre for Seismology(NCS): What is the News? The Union Minister addressed the inaugural ceremony of the Joint Scientific Assembly of International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy (IAGA) – International Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth’s Interior… Continue reading India to Add 35 More Earthquake Observatories by End of This Year and 100 More by Year 2026: Govt
9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – August 23rd, 2021
Dear Friends, We have initiated some changes in the 9 PM Brief and other postings related to current affairs August 23rd. What we sought to do: Ensure that all relevant facts, data, and arguments from today’s newspaper are readily available to you. We have widened the sources to provide you with content that is more… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – August 23rd, 2021
How we’re beneficiaries of suspension of human rights
Source: LiveMint Relevance: To understand the complexity of Human rights and national security. Synopsis: Recent revelations in a book have revealed that State agencies do use the means like torture or violation of human rights to achieve the goal of national security. Introduction The recent book ‘Spy Stories: Inside the secret world of the R.A.W. and… Continue reading How we’re beneficiaries of suspension of human rights
How can India’s wool sector be revived
Source: Down To Earth Introduction The shepherds in Uttarakhand will soon get a batch of lambs through the cross-breeding of sheep indigenous to the region with Australian Merino sheep. Australian Merino sheep are known to have the softest and finest wool used for apparel. This cross-breeding was done with an aim to boost the pastoral… Continue reading How can India’s wool sector be revived
SC allowing women to sit for NDA test is a welcome push for a substantive gender reset in the armed forces
Source: Indian Express Relevance: Understand evolving notions of gender parity Synopsis: Recent guidelines by SC to allow women candidates to appear for the NDA (National Defence Academy) exam is a welcome step in gender parity. We need to understand all of its dimensions. SC decision to allow women to sit for the NDA exam is one… Continue reading SC allowing women to sit for NDA test is a welcome push for a substantive gender reset in the armed forces
Focusing on diseases sidelined by Covid 19
Source: The Hindu Relevance: Understand issues around non-communicable diseases. (NCD) Synopsis: Given the increasing menace of NCD there is an urgent need for a multi-stakeholder approach to handle the impending crisis. Contents1 Introduction2 The top contributors to NCD:3 About government initiatives:4 How Covid disrupts the NCD services5 Reasons for discontinuing the services6 Relationship between Covid… Continue reading Focusing on diseases sidelined by Covid 19
It is time to end judicial feudalism in India
Source: The Hindu and Indian Express Relevance – To understand the working of Collegium Synopsis: Recent breaking of deadlock between collegium and GoI is a welcome step. We should take it further to cut on judicial hierarchy. Contents1 Introduction:2 Significance of the recent move:3 Task before collegium4 Need for transparency5 Issue of Judicial hierarchy6 Way… Continue reading It is time to end judicial feudalism in India
[UPSC Interview 2020] – Transcript #24 : Sujata Mehta ma’am Board, IPS Service, Gujarat Home State
Date of Interview: 16-8-21 Board: Sujata Mehta Ma’am Service: IPS, Home State: Gujarat Chairman Introduce yourself Work organization at Samsung that you would like to implement in govt You mentioned data driven, can you think of any govt data whose credibility has been questioned (I replied COVID deaths) How was it redressed You spoke of… Continue reading [UPSC Interview 2020] – Transcript #24 : Sujata Mehta ma’am Board, IPS Service, Gujarat Home State
RoDTEP Scheme and Export competitiveness – Explained, pointwise
Contents1 Introduction2 About RoDTEP Scheme3 Key Features of the RoDTEP Scheme4 How does the RoDTEP scheme work?5 Need for RoDTEP Scheme6 Advantages of the RoDTEP scheme7 Challenges with the RoDTEP scheme8 Suggestions to improve India’s export competitiveness Introduction After delaying by 8 months, the government of India has notified the rates and norms for the… Continue reading RoDTEP Scheme and Export competitiveness – Explained, pointwise
India must negotiate well on free trade pacts: Experts
Source: Business Standard Relevance: Negotiating Free Trade Agreement (FTA’s) Synopsis: India is on the verge of signing FTA’s with some important nations. Let’s have a brief look at the subject. Context: Recently, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal had said that India is at a ‘positive momentum’ with respect to inking trade deals with the… Continue reading India must negotiate well on free trade pacts: Experts
