Governance Topic: General Studies 2: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. MSP & Direct benefit transfer – Punjab Case Study Context: Government plans to implement direct benefit transfer …
90 yrs of salt movement Part of: GS Prelims and GS-I- Modern History In News: The salt movement led by Gandhi started on March 12 in 1930, from Sabarmati Ashram to the coastal village of Dandi (240 miles) The Salt …
NIDHI COMPANY Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III- Economy In News: The government has given up to one-year time for Nidhi companies to update their details as per the updated rules. A Nidhi company is a type of company in …
Committee recommends monetising weather data Part of: GS Prelims and GS-II- Governance In News: Parliamentary committee on science, technology and environment recommended that the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) should explore monetisation of the weather data. The panel suggested that …
NPR- No Doubtful Category Part of: GS Prelims and GS-II- Governance In News: Home Minister assured Parliament that no participant in the process will be marked ‘doubtful’ in case he or she is unable to provide the information sought. The …
Dollar Swap Window Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III- Economy In News: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has opened a six-month dollar sell-buy swap window to pump liquidity in the foreign exchange market Financial markets worldwide are facing intense …
Crime Multi Agency Centre (Cri-MAC) Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III- Security In News: A Crime Multi Agency Centre (Cri-MAC) aims to share information between various police forces on heinous crimes. The Cri-MAC is meant to share information on heinous …
IAS UPSC Prelims and Mains Exam – 13th March 2020 Archives (PRELIMS + MAINS FOCUS) Crime Multi Agency Centre (Cri-MAC) Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III- Security In News: A Crime Multi Agency Centre (Cri-MAC) aims to share information between …
Facial Recognition – Uses & Concerns Archives Topic: General Studies 2: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Awareness in the fields of IT In News: Approval has …
Polity Topic: General Studies 2: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies. ECI reform plan: For a level playing field Even as electoral democracy has taken strong root in India, there are some unhealthy patterns that have emerged some of which …
Governance Topic: General Studies 2: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. A COVID-19 control plan made simple The COVID-19 outbreak is not yet an epidemic in India as …
YuViKa: Yuva Vigyani Karyakram (Young Scientist Programme) Part of: GS Prelims and GS-II – Governance In News: ISRO has shortlisted 358 high school students from across the country to be part of its second annual ‘catch them young’ programme, YuViKa. …
Divya Kala Shakti Part of: GS Prelims and GS-I-Society In News: Divya Kala Shakti is a cultural event which provides a wider and unique platform to showcase the potential of Persons with Differently Abled in the field of performing art, …
National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III- Awareness in IT In News: India has produced just three supercomputers since 2015 under NSM PARAM Shivay installed in IIT-BHU, Varanasi with 837 TeraFlop capacity Second one at IIT-Kharagpur with …
Right to Property Part of: GS Prelims and GS-II- Polity In News: Supreme Court has stated that forcible dispossession of a person’s property a human right violation SC stated that right to property is both a human right and a …
Epidemic Disease Act, 1897 Part of: GS Prelims and GS-II- Governance In News: States have been asked by Centre to invoke provisions of Section 2 of the Epidemic Disease Act, 1897 by means of which all advisories issued by the …
COVID-19 Now Pandemic: WHO Part of: GS Prelims and GS-II- Health In News: WHO noted with concern that 1,18,000 positive cases have been reported globally in 114 countries and more than 90% of cases are in just four countries. OUTBREAK: A …
IAS UPSC Prelims and Mains Exam – 12th March 2020 Archives (PRELIMS + MAINS FOCUS) COVID-19 Now Pandemic: WHO Part of: GS Prelims and GS-II- Health In News: WHO noted with concern that 1,18,000 positive cases have been reported globally …