Category: Daily Initiatives
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Nand Kumar Sai assumes charge as Chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
Senior tribal leader from Chhattisgarh and ex parliamentarian Shri Nand Kuamr Sai assumed charge as the chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST). A large percentage of tribals in our country are still not aware of their rights guaranteed to them by the constitutions. Shri Sai said he will see to it that NCST…
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Must Read News Articles – April 26
The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL SC pulls up trial court in Sabarmati train blasts case: A Supreme Court Bench of Chief Justice Khehar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud on Tuesday gave the trial court in the 2000 Sabarmati train blasts case six months – October 31, 2017 deadline — to complete the proceedings. China wants government-level…
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9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – April 25, 2017
Front Page / NATIONAL [The Hindu] [1]25 CRPF men killed in Maoist attack [2]Goldman Prize for Niyamgiri hero [3]SC for broad anti-torture legislation [4]Sukhois join frontline squadron in Punjab Editorial/OPINION [The Hindu] [1] The best laid plans [2]The climate fight is global Economy [The Hindu] [1]Only six of top 20 H-1B recipients are Indian firms…
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Chinese Maritime Aggression
Context China People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is building second aircraft carrier referred to as “Type 001A” and that another carrier, dubbed “Type 002”, is also under construction. The Type 002 represents not only a much bigger class of ship but will incorporate modern design and operational features, including a catapult and early-warning aircraft. Strategic…
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Must Read News Articles – April 25
The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL 25 CRPF men killed in Maoist attack: Extremists target 74th battalion in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma districtJawans were sanitising the area for a road construction project10-12 Maoists were shot deadin retaliatory firing by securitymen. Goldman Prize for Niyamgiri hero: Prafulla Samantara led a 12-year battle to stall Vedanta’s bauxite mining. SC for broad…
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9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – April 24 2017
Front Page / NATIONAL [The Hindu] [1]Step up spending on infra, PM tells States [2]SC bats for the rights of Internet users [3]Heat claimed 4,620 lives in four years [4]BEL, ECIL to make VVPAT machines [5]Cyprus sees role for India [6]Corruption, the top pain: poll [7]Now, Australia wants a LEMOA [8]Beijing’s Belt-Road plan overshadows BCIM…
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Agricultural problem and the policy interventions
Context Agriculture engages 47 per cent of the work force, as per the Labour Bureau, and without whose development “sabka saath, sabka vikas” is not possible. In the first three years of the government, agri-GDP grew by just 1.7 per cent per annum, which is less than half of what was achieved during the last…
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