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ORGANIC SIKKIM SHOWS THE WAY
Date: Dec 06,2019
GS 3 - Major crops cropping patterns in various parts of the country, different types of irrigation and irrigation systems storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints; e-technology in the aid of farmers.
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CHINA’S UIGHUR COMMUNITY AND DE-RADICALISATION CAM
Date: Dec 06,2019
GS 2 – International Relations
Latest developments on Uighurs
International concern has been growing about what China is doing to its Uighur population, a Muslim minority community concentrated in the count...
DATA PROTECTION REGULATION IN INDIA
Date: Dec 06,2019
In news
The Union cabinet gave its approval to the Personal Data Protection Bill that seeks to lay down a legal framework to preserve the sanctity of “consent" in data sharing and penalize those breaching privacy norms. In a first, the...
ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT
Date: Dec 05,2019
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.
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ANTI-DOPING AND RUSSIA’S OLYMPICS BAN
Date: Dec 05,2019
GS 2 – International Relations
Context
A World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) panel has suggested that Russia be banned for four years from competing in international events, including next year’s To...
ANTI-RAPE LAWS IN INDIA
Date: Dec 05,2019
Rape in India
Rape is the fourth most common crime against women in India. According to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) 2013 annual report, 24,923 rape cases were reported across India in 2012. Out of these, 24,470 were committed by some...
THE SPECIAL PROTECTION GROUP (AMENDMENT) BILL 2019
Date: Dec 04,2019
GS 3 - Internal security.
The Bill amends the Special Protections Group Act, 1988. The Act provides for the constitution and regulation of the Special Protection Group (SPG) to provide security to the Prime Minister, former Prime Ministers, and their immediate fam...
THE WORSENING CLIMATE CHANGE
Date: Dec 04,2019
GS 3: Biodiversity: Conservation, Environmental pollution and degradation, Environmental impact assessment, Disaster and disaster management.
Global climate change has already had observable effects on the environment. Glaciers have shrunk, ice on rivers and lake...
THE CONTROVERSY OVER CHAGOS ISLANDS
Date: Dec 04,2019
GS 2 – International relations
In news: Mauritius called the UK an “illegal colonial occupier” after it ignored a UN mandated deadline to return the Chagos Islands, a small archipelago in the Ind...
PROBE INTO LUDHIANA CITY CENTRE SCAM
Date: Dec 03,2019
GS 2: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability.
Context
Touted as one of the biggest projects in the state, the Ludhiana City Centre plan was rolled out in 2006. To be spread over 25 acres...
BODOLAND DISPUTE AND THE NDFB
Date: Dec 03,2019
GS 3 - Linkages between development and spread of extremism; Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security.
In news: the central government extended the ban on the Assam-based insu...
COMBATING AIDS
Date: Dec 02,2019
GS Paper 2 – Issues relating to development and management of social sector/ services relating to health, education and human resources.
What is HIV?
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a virus that...
THE INTER-STATE RIVER WATER DISPUTES (AMNDT) BILL
Date: Nov 30,2019
GS 2: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.
Introduction
It amends the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956.&nbs...
FOOD PRICE INFLATION IN INDIA
Date: Nov 29,2019
GS Paper 3: Indian economy and issues related to planning; Effects of liberalisation on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth.
In news: According to a new report by Nomur...
THE POLITICAL UPHEAVAL IN MAHARASHTRA
Date: Nov 28,2019
The elections and aftermath
The 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election was held on 21 October 2019 to elect all 288 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. After a 61.3% turnout in the election, the ruling right-wing National Democratic Alliance...