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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 […]
Table Of Contents INFORMATION COMMISSIONERS COMMISSION FOR AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT FISCAL DEFICIT DAM STRENGTHENING INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION IPBES VACCINE HESITANCY CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP CVC 1. INFORMATION COMMISSIONERS Subject: Polity Context: Former diplomat and Central Information Commissioner Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha is tipped to be appointed as the country’s next Chief Information Commissioner. […]
Subject: Statutory National Organization Context: CVC to receive vigilance clearance proposals only via email from November. Concept: Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) is an apex Indian governmental body created in 1964. CVC was set up based on the recommendations of the Committee on Prevention of Corruption, headed by Shri K. Santhanam. The CVC became a Statutory […]
Subject: Economics Context: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will soon issue fresh guidelines on credit default swaps (CDS), a financial derivative instrument to hedge risks in bond investments. Concept: A credit default swap (CDS) is a financial derivative or contract that allows an investor to “swap” or offset his or her credit risk with […]