With educational institutions shut for over a year how does the future of education look in a Covid-altered world? Is the idea of a university as a physical space under threat?
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Apr
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Judiciary as a male bastion is a disservice to justice. Onus is on the institution not women to fix this gender deficit. Comment.
17
Apr
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Quiz 2021: Prelims Power Play 16 April 2021
16
Apr
This quiz contains 5 questions and each contains 1 points. Click on – ‘Start Quiz’ button Solve Questions Click on ‘Finish Quiz’ button Start Quiz 1. Consider the following statements about the DM, Act 2005: It provides for DDMA at the district level headed by local elected representatives. National Disaster Response Fund falls under Ministry [...]
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Daily Prelims Notes 16 April 2021
16
Apr

    Daily Prelims Notes 16 April 2021 Table Of Contents NDMA OCI CARD REGULATORY REVIEW AUTHORITY 2.0 ON TAP LICENSE FOR UNIVERSAL SFB’s PRESSURE SWING ADSORPTION STATE OF WORLD POPULATION REPORT 2021 E-VISA BOND YIELDS WPI INFLATION SITAGRAHA HILLS   1. NDMA Subject: Disaster Management Context: Uddhav Thackeray to PM Modi: Press in NDMA, […]

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SITAGRAHA HILLS
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Apr

    SITAGRAHA HILLS Subject : Culture Context : By a hill in Jharkhand, Buddhist remains from a millennium ago. Concept : This site is a major Buddhist shrine from the Mauryan Period 250 before the present era; it is aligned to dolmen and other megalithic sites and the sacred hill, Marang Buru, of the […]

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WPI INFLATION
16
Apr

    WPI INFLATION Subject: Economics Context : Official data released on Thursday showed inflation, as measured by the wholesale price index (WPI), accelerated to 7.4% in March, higher than the 27-month high of 4.2% in February. Concept: Wholesale Price Index (WPI) The Wholesale Price Index represents the price of a basket of wholesale goods. […]

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BOND YIELDS
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Apr

    BOND YIELDS Subject: Economics Context: India’s 10-year yield spikes as RBI bond-purchase results disappoint Concept: Bond is an instrument to borrow money. A bond could be floated/issued by a country’s government or by a company to raise funds. The yield of a bond is the effective rate of return that it earns. But […]

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E-VISA
16
Apr

    E-VISA Subject: Governance Context: The Union Home Ministry has restored the electronic visa (e-visa) facility for foreigners from 156 countries who intend to visit India for business, conferences and medical reasons, including for medical attendants. E-visa for tourists is yet to be restored. Concept: An e-visa is provided in five categories — tourist, […]

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STATE OF WORLD POPULATION REPORT 2021
16
Apr

    STATE OF WORLD POPULATION REPORT 2021 Subject: International Reports Context: The United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) flagship ‘State of World Population Report 2021’ titled ‘My Body is My Own’ was launched Concept: This is the first time a United Nations report has focused on bodily autonomy, defined as the power and agency to […]

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PRESSURE SWING ADSORPTION
16
Apr

    PRESSURE SWING ADSORPTION Subject: Science & tech Context: The Union Health Ministry informed on April 15, 2021 that 100 new hospitals will get their own oxygen plants under the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM-CARES) Fund. Concept: The Health Ministry shared that the Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) plants manufacture […]

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