Duration: 30 mins Board: Smita Nagraj Ma’am Employee: IRS C&CE Optional: Sociology Home State: Haryana Hobbies: Chess and swimming Chairman how are you feeling? you are already in service. Has the name of the service been changed? you are from Haryana. Tell 3 areas in which you want to work in next 10years? Education what… Continue reading [UPSC Interview Transcript #61]: Smita Nagraj Board, Haryana Home State, Sociology Optional, Chess & Swimming Hobbies
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | March 11 2021
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9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – March 11, 2021
Good evening dear reader Here is our 9pm current affairs brief for you today Contents1 Growing Food Subsidy Bill: Reasons and Suggestions2 Importance of FPOs | Farmer Producer’s Organisations)3 Flaws in New IT rules 20214 Increasing Cases of Gestational Diabetes in India5 Lack of Gender sensitivity in the Court Judgments6 Why India Needs a Strong… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – March 11, 2021
Importance of FPOs | Farmer Producer’s Organisations
Synopsis: FPOs Farmer Producer’s Organisations could be a solution to the agrarian distress if they are helped to access credit and markets What are the main reasons for farmer’s distress? First, the declining average size of farm holdings is one of the reasons for agrarian distress. The average farm size declined from 2.3 hectares (ha)… Continue reading Importance of FPOs | Farmer Producer’s Organisations
Flaws in New IT rules 2021
Synopsis: The new Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) New IT Rules 2021 suffers from numerous flaws. Due to this, experts have questioned their efficacy and legality. Contents1 Background:2 Challenges prior to new regulation:3 Flaws in new IT rules:4 Way Forward: Background: The online streaming industry has grown multifold in recent years… Continue reading Flaws in New IT rules 2021
Increasing Cases of Gestational Diabetes in India
Synopsis: India registers a high number of gestational diabetes cases, which are bound to increase in the future. This coupled with low awareness and poor testing potential calls for immediate action. Contents1 Background:2 About Gestational Diabetes:3 Impact of Gestational Diabetes:4 Challenges in Managing Gestational Diabetes:5 Way Forward: Background: Diabetes is a metabolic disease that causes… Continue reading Increasing Cases of Gestational Diabetes in India
Present Status of “Stand Up India Scheme”
What is the News? The government has informed the Lok Sabha about the implementation of the Stand Up India Scheme. More than 81% of the accounts under the Stand Up India Scheme belong to women entrepreneurs. About Stand Up India Scheme: Ministry: Launched in 2016 by the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance. Objective:… Continue reading Present Status of “Stand Up India Scheme”
IDBI Bank out of “PCA framework”
What is the News? Reserve Bank of India(RBI) has taken out IDBI Bank from the prompt corrective action(PCA) framework. But it is still subject to certain conditions and continuous monitoring. What is Prompt corrective action(PCA) Framework? PCA is an RBI framework. Banks with weak financial metrics are put under the PCA framework by the Reserve… Continue reading IDBI Bank out of “PCA framework”
National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws Second (Amendment) Bill, 2020
Introduced: Rajya Sabha (8th Feb 2021) Passed: Rajya Sabha (9th Feb 2021) Passed: Lok Sabha (10th March 2021) Present status: Received assent on 12th Mar 2021 and converted to Act. About National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws Second (Amendment) Bill, 2020: Ministry: Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation The bill amends the National Capital Territory of… Continue reading National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws Second (Amendment) Bill, 2020
Astronomers discover most distant “Quasar P172+18”
What is the news? International team of astronomers discovers the most distant ‘Radio-Loud’ Quasar. It is named “P172+18”. P172+18 discovered with the help of the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT). About P172+18: P172+18 is a quasar. It emitted wavelengths with a redshift of 6.8. The higher the redshift of the radio wavelength,… Continue reading Astronomers discover most distant “Quasar P172+18”
