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Subject: History Context: Dadabhai Naoroji presented the first estimates of poverty in his 1877 paper ‘Poverty in India’, subsequently published in his book Poverty and Un-British Rule in India in 1899. These estimates were closely linked to the idea of freedom not just from the British rule but also from a life of poverty. Concept: […]
Subject: Polity Context: Supreme Court has held advocate Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt of court for his tweets against Chief Justice of India SA Bobde and Supreme Court. Concept: Contempt of court, as a concept that seeks to protect judicial institutions from motivated attacks and unwarranted criticism, and as a legal mechanism to punish those […]
Subject: Environment Context: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has proposed a draft Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) notification 2020, that seeks to replace the notification which goes back to 2006. Concept: Environment Impact Assessment or EIA can be defined as the study to predict the effect of a proposed activity/project on the environment. A decision […]
Subject: Schemes Context: Sports Minister has virtually launched the Fit India Freedom Run, a country-wide event that promises to become a fitness phenomenon (between August 15 and October 2) Concept: The Fit India Movement is a movement to take the nation on a path of fitness and wellness. It provides a unique and exciting opportunity to work […]
Subject: Economy Context: India’s wholesale prices contracted for the fourth straight month in July, official data showed. Concept: Inflation can be described as the general rise in the price of goods and services in an economy over time. It’s calculated by tracking the increase in prices of essentials. The primary index that tracks the change […]
Subject: Science and tech Context: ISRO recently released some images of the Moon captured by Chandrayaan-2 and one of the craters has been named after Vikram Sarabhai, the father of the Indian space programme Concept: Sarabhai crater is about 250 to 300 kilometres east of the crater where the Apollo 17 and Luna 21 Missions […]
Subject: Context: The Ministry of AYUSH launched a three-month campaign on “Ayush for Immunity” Concept: A three-month campaign aimed at increasing awareness about affordable and easy practices that can be adopted for enhancing immunity and preventing any disease. It focused on need to enhance immunity and the requirement of lifestyle change in the current scenario. It presented a larger vision […]
Table Of Contents Transparent Taxation – Honouring the Honest Organic farming Nashamukt Bharat Campaign Sivaganga- Velu Nachiar, Mumbai- Benjamin Horniman Mutual funds ILO Convention 182 Organic matter in soil Smart Meters and Energy efficiency Services Limited National Health Authority Telecommunication Engineering Centre Critical Wildlife Habitat Official language 1. Transparent Taxation – Honouring the […]
Subject: Polity Context: The Supreme Court Thursday advised government to amend the Official Languages Act, 1963 to allow publication of official notifications in languages other than Hindi and English. Concept: The constitutional provisions dealing with the language of the courts and legislation are as follows: Until Parliament provides otherwise, the following are to be in […]
Subject: Environment Context: Hardline conservationists fail to see possibilities of people-wildlife coexistence Concept: CWH is a provision under the Forest Rights Act, 2006 (FRA). The Act primarily focuses on recognising the historically-denied rights of forest-dwellers to use and manage forests. FRA defines CWHs as ‘areas of national parks and sanctuaries where it has been specifically […]