Category: Daily Initiatives
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Must Read News Articles – May 17
The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL ‘Safeguard rights of online users’: The state has a duty to ensure that subscribers of online service providers are not “entrapped” by them, the Supreme Court advised the government. Palestine, Israel must coexist: Pitching for peace in West Asia, India on Tuesday urged that a future state of Palestine should coexist…
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9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – May 16, 2017
Front Page / NATIONAL [1] Jadhav’s trial farcical, says India [2] ‘Will enact divorce law for Muslims’ [3] India escapes major damage from ransomware Editorial/OPINION [1] Triple talaq not fundamental to Islam [2] Timely refresh [3] Putting a global price on carbon [4] Off the road Economy [1] Cash is back as digital payments dip…
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OBOR challenge
GS2 – Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate GS2 – Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests GS2 – Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora Context China is organising ‘Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation’ which…
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Israel Palestine developments
GS2 – History of the world will include events from 18th century such as industrial revolution, world wars, redrawal of national boundaries, colonization, decolonization, political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism etc. – their forms and effect on the society. Context On May 1, 2017, Hamas published a policy document approved by all the movement leaders.…
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Must Read News Articles – May 16
The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL Jadhav’s trial farcical, says India: At urgent ICJ hearing, Pakistan says Vienna Convention provisions were not intended for spies. ‘Will enact divorce law for Muslims’: The Centre promised to enact a divorce law for Muslim men if the Supreme Court, as the “guardian of the Constitution”, strikes down all three forms…
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Must Read News Articles – May 15
The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL India, Pak. to fight it out in The Hague for Jadhav today: Pakistan will be presenting its case using past precedent where India has refused the ICJ jurisdiction. Xi evokes Panchsheel as India skips meet: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday proposed five principles of peaceful co-existence or Panchsheel — the…
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9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – May 15, 2017
Front Page / NATIONAL [1]. India, Pak. to fight it out in The Hague for Jadhav today [2]. Xi evokes Panchsheel as India skips meet: [3]. Rs. 11,000 cr. to be spent on roads in Naxal-hit areas [4]. Alert sounded on malware: [5]. Minority status only if trusts enrol on NITI site [6]. Policy tweak to speed up defence purchases…
