• Parliament has been informed that for building Kalewa-Yagyi road section and bridges on the India-Myanmar-Thailand trilateral highway. • Rs 193.16 of the Rs 1,830.87 crore fund has been released by India. Key highlights of this project • An initiative…
• The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the introduction of a Bill namely The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2018 in the Parliament for certain amendments in the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950…
Mains Paper 3: Science and Technology Prelims level: China’s moon mission Mains level: China’s moon mission significance and impacts Context • China joined a select group of countries with successful missions to the moon, when its spacecraft, Chang’e-4, successfully made…
Mains Paper 2: Polity Prelims level: Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill Mains level: Uniform Civil Code Context • The content of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2018 (Triple Talaq Bill) clearly reflects a…
Mains Paper 3: Economy Prelims level: Farm loan waivers Mains level: Agriculture related issues Context • Various state governments implement debt waiver schemes for distressed farmers. • There are reports that have suggested that the central government is looking at…
Mains Paper 3: Economy Prelims level: GDP growth Mains level: Sustained high growth and significance Context • Globally, the growth rate in 2018 was high, particularly in the United States. • The strong signs of a trade war emerged, dimming…
• To avoid fluctuation in yarn price, the government has launched a Yarn Bank Scheme as one of the component of PowerTex India with effect from 01.04.2017 to 31.03.2020. • The Scheme provides interest-free corpus fund up to Rs.2.00 crore…
• The UIDAI has issued a total of 122.90 crore Aadhaar cards as on November 30, 2018. Out of these, 6.71 crore Aadhaar cards were issued to children aged below five years while over 29 crore were given to those…
Mains Paper 3: Economy Prelims level: Coal commission Mains level: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources Context • In Germany today, there is an existential tug-of-war between the declining remains of a historic, deep-rooted and culturally…
Mains Paper 2: International Relations Prelims level: South Asian integration Mains level: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India Context • The Union Ministry of Power issued a seemingly anodyne memo that set the rules for the flow…
Mains Paper 3: Economy Prelims level: Goods and Services Tax Mains level: Government Budgeting Context • Revenue collections from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) are going too far off the mark for comfort. • Inflows declined for the second…
Mains Paper 3: Science and Technology Prelims level: Nuclear Triad Mains level: Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nanotechnology, biotechnology Context • It has been universally recognised that the sole justification for having nuclear weapons is their…