MCQs for BUDGET 2020 UPSC Prelims
Union Budget is the most comprehensive report of the Government’s finances in which revenues from all sources and outlays for all activities are consolidated. Read the BUDGET SUMMARY 2020-21 FOR UPSC EXAM and try to answer the MCQs below to have a solid platform in the subject for your prelims preparation. The Budget 2020 proposes […]
PIB 13th April
Contents National Agriculture Market portal e-NAM to Complete four Years IUSSTF boosts Indo-US virtual networks to address COVID 19 challenges NATIONAL AGRICULTURE MARKET PORTAL E-NAM TO COMPLETE FOUR YEARS Focus: GS-III Indian Economy, Agriculture Why in news? The pan-India Agriculture trading portal e-NAM will be completing four years of implementation on 14th April 2020. e-NAM […]
14th April – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents Sacking by Subterfuge: Removal of A.P.’s top election official Reimagining our economic choices Accessing justice online Ambedkar and the Poona Pact Explained: How a dollar swap line with US Fed can help Explained: A look at WTO’s rules SACKING BY SUBTERFUGE: REMOVAL OF A.P.’S TOP ELECTION OFFICIAL Focus: GS-II Governance Why in news? The […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 14 April 2020
Contents Centre may raise loan to pay GST dues to States MGNREGA jobs crash to 1% of normal Floor test is Governor’s discretion Online child porn traffic rises by 95% Water from Ganga, Yamuna being tested Retail inflation eases to 5.91% CENTRE MAY RAISE LOAN TO PAY GST DUES TO STATES Focus: GS-III Indian Economy […]
THE SARS-COV-2 IS MUTATING, SAY SCIENTISTS
Why in news? Senior scientists at Australia’s national science agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), have said the virus dubbed SARS-CoV-2 is mutating, after analysing the 115 published genome sequences from the current COVID-19 outbreak. Some of these ‘errors’ in the virus known as ‘mutations’ may be significant for the development and […]
OIL UP OVER 2% ON OPEC CUT, STIMULI HOPES
Why in news? Oil prices jumped more than 4 per cent, up from multi-year lows hit earlier on 2nd March 2020, as hopes of a deeper cut in output by OPEC and stimulus from central banks countered worries about damage to demand from the coronavirus outbreak. The unprecedented disruption to economic activity in China has […]
HACKERS MAY HAVE ACCESS TO YOUR SMART DEVICE
Why in news? iPhone, iPad, Amazon Echo or Kindle or certain handsets from Google, Samsung or Xiaomi, is exposed to have a vulnerable WiFi chips that allowed hackers to access data from the handset. Once a hacker gets access to any device for even a short period of time, they can do anything, including planting […]
SOLID PROOF NOT MUST FOR ESTABLISHING CITIZENSHIP
Why in news? Proof beyond all reasonable doubts is not required in a Foreigners Tribunal (FT) for establishing one’s citizenship, the Gauhati High Court has observed. The Gauhati High Court observed that strict rules of evidence were not applicable to the tribunals “established for quick disposal of the matters sent to it”. What is a […]
ACCESS TO INTERNET IS NOT NEGOTIABLE: LAW MINISTER
Why in news? Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on 2nd march 2020 – said access to Internet is plainly non-negotiable as it flows from the right to information. He also said that, the international arbitration centre at the National Capital, established under the New Delhi International Arbitration Act of 2019, would be “completely autonomous”. […]
INDIA MONITORING IMPACT OF U.S. – TALIBAN DEAL
Why in news? External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on 2nd March 2020 that India was “watching the space” closely to ensure that gains of the past two decades were not lost after U.S. signed a deal with Taliban. India’s Concerns Not Addressed While India has raised concerns over the future of democracy, human rights, […]