Table Of Contents NAFED NATIONAL PENSION SCHEME HOMI BHABHA NEW WAGE CODE HORIZONTAL QUOTA PUBLIC AFFAIRS INDEX STAR CAMPAIGNER MODEL CODE OF CONDUCT 1. NAFED Subject: National Organization Context: The central cooperative NAFED will soon begin importing onions in a bid to tame soaring prices, Food and Consumer Affairs Minister said recently. Concept: […]

Subject: Polity Concept: The MCC is a set of guidelines issued by the Election Commission (EC) to regulate political parties and candidates prior to elections. Basically, the code spells out the do’s and don’ts for elections. This is in keeping with Article 324 of the Constitution, which mandates EC to conduct free and fair elections […]

Subject: Polity Context: The Election Commission (EC) revoked the status of Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister as a star campaigner for the party in the ongoing State Assembly by-polls for “repeated violation of Model Code of Conduct (MCC). Concept: A recognised political party can have 40 star campaigners and an unrecognised (but […]

Subject : Governance / Report Context: In the recently released Public Affairs Index-2020, Kerala was adjudged the best governed State in the large States category, while Uttar Pradesh ended at the bottom. Concept: The index is released by the Public Affairs Centre, a not-for-profit organization, headed by former Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) chairman K. […]

Subject: Polity Context: Governor of Tamilnadu granted assent to the Bill that provides a 7.5% horizontal quota in undergraduate medical courses to students of government schools who have qualified in NEET. Concept: All reservations are not of the same nature. There are two types of reservations, which may, for the sake of convenience, be referred […]

Subject: Legislation Context: New wage code bars bonus for those facing sex abuse charges. Concept: The Code on Wages lays down norms for annual bonus dues that accrue to employees, replacing the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965. The new Code, expected to become operational once the government notifies the rules, includes ‘conviction for sexual harassment’ […]

Subject: Important Personality Context: Nuclear Physcist Homi Jehangir Bhabha was born on this day in 1909. Concept: Contributions: At the IISC, he established the Cosmic Ray Research Unit. He also played a big role in the establishment of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Mumbai. Bhabha convinced the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to […]

Subject: Economy Context: National Pension Scheme (NPS) for traders, shopkeepers and self-employed has failed to make an impact, a senior Labour Ministry official has said. Concept: The National Pension System (NPS) is a pension scheme sponsored by the government that was started in 2004 for all government employees. The scheme was made open to all […]

Subject: National Organization Context: The central cooperative NAFED will soon begin importing onions in a bid to tame soaring prices, Food and Consumer Affairs Minister said recently. Concept: National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd.(NAFED), established in 1958, is registered under the Multi State Co-operative Societies Act. Nafed was setup with the object to […]