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Newspaper articles bearing relevance to Civil Services preparation The Hindu National Uphill task for Skill India mission – The article looks into how even after Skill India program running for almost 6 years now, the people who have received formal skill training is a very meager number. The government should look to address this as…

Newspaper articles bearing relevance to Civil Services preparation The Hindu National India has to homogenise liability law, says GE chief– The article looks into the language of India’s Nuclear Liability law which is deterring the investment from companies even after the deal is signed. No firm is ready to expose itself to unlimited risk and…

Newspaper articles bearing relevance to Civil Services preparation The Hindu National Centre will resolve tax disputes soon, says Jaitley– Inviting more foreign investment in India, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that India will give better returns on investments in comparison to other countries; also India looks to speed up pending tax disputes to boost investors…

Newspaper articles bearing relevance to Civil Services preparation The Hindu National Centre drops two contentious clauses on NGOs – Afraid of being labelled “Anti Civil Society” government has dropped two contentious provision from Foreign Contribution Regulation Rules (FCRR), 2015. NGOs receiving foreign contributions to declare their social media accounts like their Twitter handle and Facebook…

Newspaper articles bearing relevance to Civil Services preparation The Hindu National Evidence Act likely to be amended – The government is considering changes to the Evidence Act to make it easier to deal with cases of cyber crime, and to add provision for online submission of evidences. The Indian Evidence Act framed in 1872 has…

Newspaper articles bearing relevance to Civil Services preparation The Hindu National Ashoka stupa restored in China – A 2,000-year-old lost stupa, one of 19 built with Lord Buddha’s relics sent by Emperor Ashoka to China, has been restored with religious rites by an Indian monk in the remote Tibetan town Qinghai province. Geo-tagging to ensure…

Newspaper articles bearing relevance to Civil Services preparation The Hindu National Sri Lankan war crimes horrific: U.N. report– The report indicates the human right violation during Sri Lanka- LTTE war. The report looks into unlawful killings, gender violence and deprivation of liberty; it has made recommendation to Sri Lanka to look into human right violation.…

Newspaper articles bearing relevance to Civil Services preparation The Hindu National Crowdsourcing to counter radical online posturing– In the recent wake of radcalisation of youth by Islamic State, police have suggested crowdsourcing a way to fight this menace. It talks about citizen using online protals and social media to report online radical activity. India reaches…

Newspaper articles bearing relevance to Civil Services preparation The Hindu National U.N. adopts text-based negotiations on council reforms – The U.N. General Assembly on Monday adopted a negotiating text by consensus for the long- pending Security Council reforms, boosting India’s bid for a permanent seat in the revamped world body. India yet to achieve U.N.…