PIB 13th December
Contents Programmes to Control Anaemia Among Women Kisan Seva Kendras Logistics Costs in Agriculture Promoting Farmers’ Producer Organisations Sea Food Exports E- Commerce Companies not adhering to the rules National Center for Coastal Zone Management PM YUVA Skill Development for Minorities in NE region Innovative Farmer Models and Technologies Subsidies for Fertilizers Coal Mines International […]
Current Affairs 14 December 2019 for UPSC Exam
Contents Accessible India Campaign Disha Act Accessible India campaign To make public places accessible to people with disabilities. Target has been extended because of the slow implementation of the scheme. Target has been extended till march 2020 Accessible India Campaign is in line with the Article 9 of UNCRPD(UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities) to […]
14th December – Editorial/Opinions Analyses
TWIN TROUBLES Indian economy is facing the twin troubles of low growth and high inflation. Latest GDP figures showed that, India grew at 4.5%, and IIP [index of industrial production] has fallen to 3.8%, while the CPI [consumer price index] reached a high of 5.5% making Indian economy experience stagflation. Backgrounder: Stagflation Stagflation is a […]
13th December – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
CONTENTS: Creamy layer among SC/ST Citizenship Amendment Bill CREAMY LAYER AMONG SC/ST Why in News? The Centre has asked the Supreme Court to constitute a seven-judge Bench to examine whether the ‘creamy layer’ concept should be applied to Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) for promotions in service. Why Reservation for SC/ST in the […]
Current Affairs 13 December 2019 for UPSC Exam
CONTENTS CAG report on PMUY Bougainville Referendum Jalshakti Abhiyan CAG REPORT ON PMUY Why in news? ‘Performance Audit of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana’ is done by CAG recently. What is performance audit? The main objective of performance audit is to constructively promote economical, effective and efficient governance. It also contributes to accountability and transparency. Performance audit […]
PIB 12th December
URANIUM IMPORTS MOU with Kazakhshtan. Kazakhstan contains about 13% of the world’s recoverable uranium. Tortkuduk & Myunkum, Inkai, Kharasan etc. are the major uranium mines in Kazakhstan. India imports from Canada, Argentina, Namibia, Russia, Uzbekisthan Etc. Backgrounder Natural uranium contains about 0.7% of the U-235isotope (the fissile isotope) and 99.2% of the U-238. Major uses […]
Syllabus – Prelims
Mains paper 1
Some Descriptions