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    PMAY -G Subject: Government schemes Context: Prime Minister released assistance worth Rs 2,691 crore to over 6 lakh beneficiaries of Pradhan MantriAwas Yojna (Gramin) in Uttar Pradesh through a video conference. Concept: PMAY-G is implemented by Ministry of Rural Development. The erstwhile rural housing scheme Indira Awaasyojana (IAY) has been restructured into Pradhan […]

    OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT Subject: Governance Context: The Maharashtra government has decided to seek legal opinion whether Republic TV owner and editor-in-chief can be charged under Official Secrets Act for his revelations about the Balakot airstrike three days in advance. Concept: OSA has its roots in the British colonial era. The original version was […]

    NRC Subject: Polity Context: Rongali Bihu festivities will be kept in mind while deciding the schedule for the Assam Assembly elections, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said, while clarifying that exclusion from the NRC doesn’t render one ineligible to vote. Concept: The National Register of Citizens, published in August 2019, excluded around 19 […]

    Daily Prelims Notes 20 January 2021 By Santosh Sir All 6 Prelims qualified 4 CSE Mains qualified If I can do it, you can too Table Of Contents CHIEF INFORMATION COMMISSIONER QUESTION HOUR & ZERO HOUR INSIDER TRADING P – NOTES DSIB’s K SHAPED RECOVERY GLOBAL RISK REPORT HABEAS CORPUS S 400 PARAKRAM […]

    AMENDMENTS IN IBC Subject: Governance Context: The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld amendments in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code which prescribe that at least 100 allottees from the same real estate project should support the initiation of corporate insolvency resolution process in NCLT against their property developer. Concept: The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code […]

    INVESTMENT MODELS IN E-COMMERCE Subject:  Economy Context: India is considering revising its foreign investment rules for e-commerce, three sources and a government spokesman told Reuters, a move that could compel players, including Amazon.com Inc., to restructure ties with some major sellers. Concept: It is a type of business model, or segment of a […]

    PARAKRAM DIWAS Subject: Current Events/History Context: The Union Culture Ministry on Tuesday announced that January 23, birth anniversary of Subhas Chandra Bose, would be celebrated as “ParakramDiwas” — day of courage — every year. Concept: Prime Minister Narendra Modi would preside over the inauguration of the celebrations in Kolkata, where a permanent exhibition […]

    S 400 Subject: Defence Context : As India prepares to receive the first batch of S-400 long-range air defence system by year-end, the first group of Indian military specialists are scheduled to depart for Moscow soon to undergo training courses on the S-400, the Russian Embassy here said in a statement. Concept: The […]

    HABEAS CORPUS Subject: Polity Context: The court said this while disposing a Habeas Corpus plea filed by an MBA student seeking that a 23-year-old woman, whom he wished to marry, be produced before the court, as she had been illegally detained. Concept: According to Article 32, both the High Courts and the Supreme […]

    GLOBAL RISK REPORT Subject: International Report Context: The report, released ahead of the virtual ‘Davos Agenda’ summit of the WEF from January 25-29 that would be attended by Prime Minister Modi among other global leaders. Concept: The (16th edition) report was released by World economic forum and it is a part of it’s […]