Category: Current Affairs
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IPL Spot Fixing & Lodha Panel Recommendations – Issue Brief #2
What is Lodha Panel? A three man committee appointed by Supreme Court of India (by a 2 men-bench of Justice TS Thakur[now CJI] and Justice F.M.I. Kalifulla) in January 2015. Why it was appointed? SC came across BCCI’s discrepancies pertaining to its own rules and standard operating procedures in its course of hearing of 2013…
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How To Prepare Indian Polity for Prelims Examination – A Beginner’s Guide
I had started preparation in 2012, where every tom, dick and harry was suggesting me a book for India Polity. Even book-shop owner itself had suggested me several books without checking my requirement, my background, my strengths or weaknesses. And what is resulted into – I had following books for Indian Polity alone: Indian…
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Union Budget 2016 – 17: Excerpts and Analysis
Hi Folks, As promised we have brought out the excerpts and analysis on Union Budget 2016 – 17. The article contains the factsheet of changes brought about in Union Budget 2016 – 17 as well as the new promises made by the Government of India. We have let go almost 40 articles in 9 PM brief in the…
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Solar Panel Dispute: India and WTO
Brief Background: India has come up with regulations that prefer domestic manufacturers of solar modules over foreign manufacturers. USA, a major manufacturer of solar panels says that it violates WTO norms of “National Treatment” Encouraging Renewable Energy This issue has its origin in India’s National Solar Mission – one of the eight missions under National…
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Gold Schemes in India – Explained
Background In 2015 , the Indian Government came up with three new gold schemes. The combined purposes of these schemes are to reduce India’s gold imports and to inject all the idle gold from Indian homes into the Indian economy. Introduction India is among the top three largest importers of Gold in the world. Gold is one…
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The European refugee crisis
Refugee (noun): A person who has been forced to leave his country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. Economic migrant (noun): A person who travels from one country or area to another in order to improve his standard of living. The European refugee crisis of 2015 refers to the migration of war refugees and…
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The Most Complex International Borders in the World – Part 1
In part 1, a look at various international border issues and disputes, with a special emphasis on the Indo-Bangladeshi enclave issue.
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The Most Complex International Borders in the World – Part 2
In part 2, a continuation of various international border issues and disputes, with a special emphasis on the Kashmir border.
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[RSTV] Law of the Land – The Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Bill, 2015
Trending The bill was introduced in Lok Sabha on 13 May, 2015. The Bill seeks to amend the Benami Transactions Act, 1988. Why You Should Know? The topic is important from the view point of both General Studies Paper II and III. In General Studies Paper II it falls under Acts, Policies & Bodies. In…
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![[RSTV] India’s World – Japan China maritime dispute in focus again](https://forumias.com/portal/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Capture.jpg)
[RSTV] India’s World – Japan China maritime dispute in focus again
Trending A White Paper has been brought out by the Defense Ministry of Japan which deals with threats posed towards Japan, especially in the Asia-Pacific Region. The paper displays concerns related to offshore gas platforms that China have been constructing in the East China Sea since 2013. The White Paper is going to be put up in…
