GANDHI-KING INITIATIVE PASSES U.S. HOUSE COMMITTEE
Focus: GS-II International relations Why in news? A bill which seeks to establish an exchange program between India and the U.S. to study the work and legacies of Mahatma Gandhi and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., passed an important Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. Details The bill will establish annual scholar […]
PLA HOLDS DRILLS IN TIBETAN PLATEAU
Focus: GS-II International Relations Why in news? China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has held “long-range precision” strike drills on the Tibetan plateau bordering India and flown latest jet bombers over the South China Sea (SCS) amid ongoing border friction with New Delhi and rising tension with the US over disputes with littoral countries in SCS […]
CLARIFYING LAC COULD CREATE NEW DISPUTES: CHINESE ENVOY
Focus: GS-II International relations Why in news? China was not in favour of resuming the process of clarifying the Line of Actual Control (LAC) because it could “create new disputes”, its Ambassador to India said. The ambassador said While the Foreign Ministry said earlier this week border troops “completed disengagement in most localities”, defence sources […]
ARHCS KNOWLEDGE PACK RELEASED
Focus: GS-III Indian Economy Why in news? Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) released a ARHCs Knowledge Pack (AKP). Recently the Union Cabinet approved Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHCs) as a sub scheme under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) to provide ease of living to urban migrants/poor. A mobile application of CREDAI – Awaas […]
15th FC’S HLEG ON AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS
Focus: GS-III Indian Economy Why in news? The High-Level Group (HLEG) on Agricultural Exports set up by the Fifteenth Finance Commission to recommend measurable performance incentives for States to encourage agricultural exports and to promote crops to enable high import substitution, has submitted its report to the Commission. Highlights of the recommendations After intensive research […]
SMART INDIA HACKATHON 2020
Focus: GS-III Science and Technology Why in news? Indian Prime Minister will address the Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon 2020. Smart India Hackathon 2020 Smart India Hackathon is a nationwide initiative to provide students with a platform to solve some of the pressing problems we face in our daily lives, and thus inculcate a […]
GRAMODYOG VIKAS YOJANA
Focus: GS-II Social Justice Why in news? Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) approved a programme for the benefit of artisans involved in manufacturing of Agarbatti and to develop village industry under ‘Gramodyog Vikas Yojana’. Agarbatti and Gramodyog Vikas Yojana The programme aims to enhance the production of ‘Agarbatti’ in the country and […]
PRIVATE FIRMS IN INDIAN RAILWAYS
Focus: GS-III Industry and Infrastructure, Indian Economy Introduction To upgrade the country’s railway system, the government has laid the roadmap for long-term partnerships with the private sector. The government envisages around Rs 50 lakh crore of investment in rail projects up to 2030, but as per the Union Budget 2019, only a part of it […]
INDIAN WOMEN’S POOR HEALTH INDICATORS
Focus: GS-II Social Justice Why in news? The government has set up a special task force to advise it on the issue of raising the age of marriage for girls from 18 to 21 years. Introduction India is usually near the bottom of the international rankings on gender indicators. India also has the largest absolute […]
GETTING AHEAD OF CONSTITUTIONAL PRACTICES
Focus: GS-II Governance Introduction The Rajasthan High Court’s order staying the anti-defection proceedings initiated by the Assembly Speaker against the rebel legislators raises important constitutional issues. A petition challenging the issuance of notices by the Speaker to the rebel MLAs turned into one challenging the constitutionality of Para 2(1)(a) of the Tenth Schedule to the […]