Newspaper articles bearing
relevance to Civil Services preparation
The Hindu
National/ Front Page
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International
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Business
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Pension fund regulator seeks fiscal support from Centre: PFRDA is more closely coordinating with the Centre and States whose share accounts for over 90% of the total AUM (assets under management).Assets under management (AUM) refers to the total market value of investments managed by a mutual fund, money management firm, hedge fund, portfolio manager, or other financial services company.(Government policies General Studies Paper 2)
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Govt. seeks views on new guidelines for solar projects: The Central Government has sought views of developers on the proposed amendment for setting up grid-connected solar power projects with viability gap funding (VGF).Viability Gap Funding (VGF) Means a grant one-time or deferred, provided to support infrastructure projects that are economically justified but fall short of financial viability.(Science and tech- GS Paper III)
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Need for an insurance index to measure financial and social progress in India: study: At 3.9% insurance penetration in India paints a grim picture against the world average of 6.3% largely due to limited financial awareness and literacy among masses. India is also far behind advanced economies on insurance density, which is measured as a ratio of premium to total population.(Government policies General Studies Paper 2)
Opinion-Editorial
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Judging the Judge-maker: Do you think The Court has now opted to take the path to reform, rather than change to an altogether new road? Discusses the various procedures though which judges haves been appointed in this country.(Judiciary- GS Paper II)
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Engaging with an aspirational Africa: Highlights the growth Paths of Africa’s rise with India. However an absence of good connectivity has mean that the trans-continental relationship is yet to realise its full potential. Can we consider thast India’s attitude towards Africa cannot remain imprisoned in the ‘dark continent’ stereotype. ( International Relations- GS Paper II)
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New chapter with Nepal: By inviting Nepal’s Deputy Prime Minister Kamal Thapa to New Delhi, India has chosen wisely to begin a fresh chapter with its neighbour with a view to ending the mistrust that has marked the relationship in the past two months. Read on….. ( India & Neighbourhood, GS Paper 2)
Indian Express
- In fact: Equality, freedom the key issues in continuing Uniform Civil Code debate: A Uniform Civil Code essentially means a common set of laws governing personal matters for all citizens of the country, irrespective of religion. Currently, different laws regulate these aspects for adherents of different religions.(Government policies and interventions for development,General Studies Paper 2)
The Economic Times/Financial Express
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LiveMint
- India’s next big challenge: inequality: A Credit Suisse report recently revealed that the richest 1% Indians owned 53% of the country’s wealth, while the share of the top 10% was 76.30%.(Ethics-General Studies Paper 4)
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