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MAHARASHTRA AND HARYANA ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 2019

Date: Oct 23,2019

MAHARASHTRA ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 2019: Assembly Elections were held in Maharashtra on 21st October 2019 to decide fate of Candidates on 288 Assembly Seats. The Results will be declared on 24th October 2019. A total of 5543 nominations were receiv...

INDIA � TURKEY RELATIONS

Date: Oct 22,2019

GS 2: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India's interests; Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India's interests, Indian diaspora. In n...

THE KARTARPUR CORRIDOR

Date: Oct 21,2019

The Kartarpur Corridor is a border corridor between the neighbouring nations of India and Pakistan, connecting the Sikh shrines of Dera Baba Nanak Sahib (located in Punjab, India) and Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur (in Punjab, Pakistan). The Kartarpur Corridor was first propos...

INDIA - AFRICA BILATERAL RELATIONS

Date: Oct 19,2019

GS Paper 2: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. Historical background India’s relationship with South Africa is both fundamental...

THE AYODHYA CASE

Date: Oct 18,2019

In news The mediation panel, comprising former Supreme Court judge FM Kalifulla, spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravishankar and senior advocate Sriram Panchu, started consultations with various groups in March and submitted its report. The Ayodhya judgem...

THE CRISIS OF MALNUTRITION IN INDIA

Date: Oct 17,2019

GS 2, MAINS: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources, issues relating to poverty and hunger. India spends far less than necessary to address its hi...

NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS FROM INDIA

Date: Oct 16,2019

RABINDRANATH TAGORE, NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE IN 1913: Poet Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913 for his collection Gitanjali published in London in 1912. The prize gained even more significance by being given to an Indian for...

NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS 2019

Date: Oct 15,2019

NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS 2019 In news: Fifteen eminent personalities will receive the highest honour on 10 December 2019. The winners were recognized for their individual contributions in the fields of medicine, physics,...

INDIA-CHINA RELATIONS

Date: Oct 14,2019

GS 2: International Relations BORDER DISPUTES: One is Aksai Chin, a virtually uninhabited high-altitude desert expanse, and the other is what is now the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, a diversely populated hill region, much of which China cl...

DECIPHERING ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT

Date: Oct 12,2019

WEATHERING THROUGH MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS

Date: Oct 11,2019

GS Paper 2 – Issues relating to development and management of social sector/ services relating to health, education and human resources. In news: World Mental Health Day is observed on 10 October every year, with the...

THE RAFALE DEAL WITH FRANCE

Date: Oct 10,2019

GS 2: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability. GS 3: Internal security. In news: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh received the first of 36 Rafale fighter jets and fl...

ADDRESSING GENDER INEQUALITY IN INDIA

Date: Oct 09,2019

GS 1, MAINS: Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies. Gender equality is not just the right thing to do—it als...

LEVERAGING FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY (FINTECH)

Date: Oct 08,2019

GS 3, MAINS: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment. Financial technology (Fintech) is used to describe new tech that seeks to improve and automate the delivery and us...

PRESERVING THE SACRED GROVES OF INDIA

Date: Oct 07,2019

GS 3, MAINS: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. In India, sacred groves are important wilderness areas and have been central to local communities’ understanding of conservation. T...

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