Month: April 2017
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Must Read News Articles – April 7
The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL Supreme Court proposes joint trial of Babri cases: 25-year delay amounts to ‘evasion of justice. India, Russia seal deal on Kudankulam Unit 1: India has taken over full operational control of Unit 1 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP). Editorial/OPINION Friendship is a flowing river: If our commitments are honest, India…
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PIB: Government steps for promotion of agriculture
The Ministry is implementing various crop development schemes for increasing production and productivity of the crops in the country viz. National Food Security Mission(NFSM) on rice, wheat, pulses, coarse cereals and Commercial Crops (cotton, jute & sugarcane); Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI) and Crop Diversification Programme(CDP). Steps Taken Under these schemes, scientific crop…
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UPSC Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – Mains Marathon – April 7
Read the following questions and answer them by clicking on the links in not more than 200 words Time: 30 Minutes Kindly review each others answers. 1. What is a quasi-judicial body? Explain with the help of concrete examples. (GS 2) अर्ध-न्यायिक (न्यायिकवत) निकाय से क्या तात्पर्य है ? ठोस उदहारणों की सहायता से स्पष्ट कीजिए|…
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9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – April 6 2017
Front Page / NATIONAL [The Hindu] [1]. Ties severely damaged, says China [2]. Rail regulator gets green light [3]. Centre hands over to SC accreditation guidelines for NGOs, VOs [4]. BC Commission set to get constitutional status [5]. India asserts sovereignty over Gilgit-Baltistan Editorial/OPINION [The Hindu] [1]. A new Delhi chapter for Sheikh Hasina [2]. Painting it all black Economy [The…
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Prelims Capsule: Profiles of Personalities- Raja Ram Mohan Roy (1772-1833)
He was an influential socio-religious reformer whose works influenced the contemporary politics, administration, education and religion of India during pre-independence. Ram Mohan early in his life went to Patna to study Persian and Arabic in a Madrasa at the behest of his father. Persian and Arabic were in high demand at that time as…
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Railway Development Authority to be Constituted
Context The Union Cabinet has approved a major reform in Indian Railways, by allowing the formation of an independent railway regulator called Rail Development Authority (RDA). It has been hailed as the having the potential to change the Indian Railways landscape. Let us go through what could be some of its functions and…
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PIB: Government initiatives to promote education in budget 2017-18
Considering changes in funding pattern after devolution by Finance Commission, there has been 25% more allocation made for education and we are progressing towards the expenditure 6% of GDP. Specific initiatives mentioned in the Union Budget 2017-18. Learning Outcomes are assessment standards indicating the expected levels of learning that children should achieve for that class. These…
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PIB: Electoral reforms
Political Parties cannot receive donation above Rs. 2,000 in cash from one person A political party can receive maximum donation up to Rs. 2,000 in cash from one person. Proposing steps towards transparent funding of political parties, the Finance Minister proposed that banks will issue Electoral Bonds to enable donations to political parties. The political…
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PIB: India launches India Innovation Index (III)
States will be ranked on innovations from 2017 NITI Aayog, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) together launched a mega initiative “India Innovation Index”. It will rank states on Innovations through country’s first online innovation index portal that will capture data on innovation from all Indian states on…
