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9 PM Current Affairs Brief – July 26, 2019
Lok Sabha passes Bill to set up single tribunal to settle inter-state water disputes Lok Sabha has passed the Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2019. The bill seeks to amend the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956. The Act provides for the adjudication of disputes relating to waters of inter-state rivers and river valleys.… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – July 26, 2019
7 PM | Opportunity to reform agriculture missed |26th July, 2019
Context: structural issues in agriculture Present scenario of Indian agriculture: The aggregate Share of Agriculture and Allied Sectors, Including agribusiness, domesticated animals, and ranger service and fishery sub segments as far as rate of GDP is 13.9 percent during 2018-19 at 2004-05 prices. Indian is an agriculture based country, where more than 50% of population… Continue reading 7 PM | Opportunity to reform agriculture missed |26th July, 2019
7 PM | Making national legislatures more gender balanced | 26th July, 2019
Context: Women representation in Parliament. Gender parity is fundamental to whether and how economies and societies thrive. Ensuring the full development and appropriate deployment of half of the world’s total talent pool has a vast bearing on the growth, competitiveness and future-readiness of economies and businesses worldwide. Global gender gap report: The Global Gender Gap… Continue reading 7 PM | Making national legislatures more gender balanced | 26th July, 2019
Daily Quiz #23 UPSC Prelims Marathon – July 26, 2019
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Must Read News Articles-July 26th 2019
Archives GS-2 RTI Amendment bill passed in Rajya Sabh amid protests The Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019, was passed in the Rajya Sabha EC sets up teams to prove VVPAT mismatch in LS election After reports of mismatches between the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips and the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) count… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-July 26th 2019
Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – July 26th, 2019
Q.1) “A policy of population control should focus on choice rather than restrictions.” Discuss. The Hindu Q.2) “The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019 try to balance altruistic and commercial interests.” Examine. The Hindu Q.3) Discuss salient features of RTI Act, 2005. What are various issues and loopholes in RTI act? The Hindu Q.4) Discuss the 7… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – July 26th, 2019
10 PM Current Affairs Quiz #22 July 25, 2019
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9 PM Current Affairs Brief – July 25, 2019
Centre notifies pension scheme for small traders The Union Labour and Employment Ministry has notified the Pradhan Mantri Laghu Vyapari Maan-dhan Yojana 2019. It is a pension scheme for retailers and small traders. The pension scheme assures a minimum monthly pension of ₹3000 per month to small shopkeepers, retail traders and the self-employed people after… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – July 25, 2019
7 PM | Untangling labour laws | 25th July, 2019
Context: labour laws in India and its reforms Labor reforms essentially mean taking steps in increasing production, productivity, and employment opportunities in the economy in such a manner that the interests of the workers are not compromised. Essentially, it means skill development, retraining, redeployment, updating knowledge base of workers-teachers, promotion of leadership qualities, etc. Labor… Continue reading 7 PM | Untangling labour laws | 25th July, 2019
