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We are posting the 10 PM current affairs quiz for today. Under our 10 PM current affairs quiz initiative, we are posting 10 MCQs sources from news articles, on a daily basis. MCQs in this initiative are sourced from PIB, The Hindu, Indian Express, etc.
Dear Friends, We have initiated some changes in the 9 PM Brief and other postings related to current affairs. 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 than enough and… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – August 19th, 2021
Source: Business Standard Contents1 What is the news?2 About the scheme:3 What are the issues in the scheme:4 About the Government move:5 Benefits of the move: What is the news? In a move to encourage private hospitals to take part in Ayushman Bharat-Jan Arogya Yojana (JAY), the government is planning to rationalise the rates of… Continue reading Govt to rationalise rates of health benefit packages under Ayushman Bharat
Source: Business Standard Relevance: RBI has published the Financial Inclusion Index (FI- Index) Synopsis: Given the need to attain equitable growth, it is important to Focus on financial inclusion. The study of RBI report becomes important in this regard. Click here to read about FI-Index Contents1 What is the need for Financial Inclusion?2 What needs to… Continue reading Beyond bank accounts
Source: Live Mint Relevance: IBC process is one of the most important aspects of industrial growth. Synopsis: IBC Process has been a mixed bag of achievements and challenges. This article highlights issues and achievements of, and ways to improve the IBC process. Recently, the chairperson of the standing committee on finance, Jayant Sinha informed parliament… Continue reading HAS IBC DELIVERED ON ITS LOFTY PROMISE?
Source: Down to Earth Relevance: Implications of the decline in pollinator population Synopsis: World’s biodiversity is facing a risk from reduction of pollinators such as bees, butterflies, birds, bats, etc. It is believed that the risk is greater for most of the developing world. A brief look. Contents1 Context2 Concerns 3 Causes behind pollinator decline4 Significance… Continue reading Why the Global South needs birds and bees more than the North?
Source: The Hindu Relevance: To understand the government’s reluctance to release data Synopsis: Governments have the tendency to escape public scrutiny. In recent days, this has resulted in the government resorting to not releasing data on sensitive issues. Contents1 Introduction2 This is evident in many cases:3 Situation before pandemic4 Widening information gap5 Way forward Introduction It… Continue reading The significance of the ” there is no data” answer
Source: The Hindu Relevance: To understand the demands of the contemporary police system. Synopsis: As society and polity are in transition, there is an urgent need to bring transformative changes in police management to meet contemporary needs. What citizens aspire from police To treat all the individuals equally irrespective of their financial status—rich or poor To… Continue reading The police we need
Source: Indian Express Relevance: To recognize qualities of women and map them according to socio-economic needs Synopsis: There is a need to see more women in positions of power, and that can only happen if they are recognized and enabled for their strengths and not for acting ‘like men’ Contents1 Introduction2 Perception against women3 Present Education… Continue reading What women bring to the 21st century workplace
Source: Indian Express Relevance: To understand the role of the speaker in the functioning of the Indian parliament. Synopsis: Either allow Parliament and state legislatures to descend into terminal decline or make the Speaker truly independent and let every legislature perform its constitutional function Contents1 Introduction2 Features of Indian Constitution3 Suggestions4 Way forward Introduction The main… Continue reading How can we guarantee the Speaker’s impartiality?
