07 July 2018 | High Relevance vs Low Relevance News , Govt. Posters for easy recall

Reading News for UPSC is utmost important and rising number of questions year on year in UPSC Prelims is a testimony of this We are starting a daily series where we will analyze news covered in The Hindu, Indian Express and other newspapers which are important from exam perspective and which are not Important news… Continue reading

[Prelims Spotlight] Minmata Convention

Here’s a Factoid to brush up your concepts Name : Minmata Convention Brief Intro : The Minamata Convention on Mercury is an international treaty designed to protect human health and the environment from anthropogenic emissions Objective : To protect human health and the environment from the adverse effects of mercury. Type : Conventions Category :… Continue reading

06 July 2018 | Prelims Daily with Previous Year Questions and Answers

Q.1) The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) gives three definitions of production costs of agricultural crops. Which of these definitions given below is/are correctly matched? 1. A2: All paid-out expenses in cash and kind, incurred by farmer for sowing. 2. C2: A2 + All forgone interest and rentals on owned land and fixed… Continue reading

06 July 2018 | High Relevance vs Low Relevance News , Govt. Posters for easy recall

[Prelims Spotlight] Poverty, Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA), Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, Rajukas

Here are Back2Basics collections from today’s news items B2B #1: From news- [op-ed snap] Is India winning the battle against extreme poverty? Definitions of Poverty Read more about the Poverty Line in India in this blog Poverty Lines in India: Estimations and Committees B2B #2: From news- HEFA to allot ₹1 lakh crore for education Higher Education… Continue reading

05 July 2018 | Prelims Daily with Previous Year Questions and Answers

Q.1) Consider the following statements about Central Statistics Office (CSO) 1. CSO defines jobs as ones that provide at least one government financed (or mandated) social security benefit such as Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF), National Pension Scheme, or Employees’ State Insurance Scheme. 2. Latest release by CSO has says that 4.1 million new jobs were… Continue reading

05 July 2018 | High Relevance vs Low Relevance News , Govt. Posters for easy recall

[Burning Issues] Government Litigation

Why in News? Prime Minister Narendra Modi had flagged his concern over the fact that government departments work in silos and two departments of the same government confront each other in court to settle disputes. Present status of litigation in India Overall 3.2 cr cases were pending in the Indian judicial system (SC + HCs… Continue reading

[Prelims Spotlight] Copyright Act, 1957, DNA Profiling Technology, Cartosat-2 series

Here are Back2Basics collections from today’s news items B2B #1: From news- [pib] Cabinet approves accession to WIPO Copyright Treaty, 1996 and WIPO Performance and Phonograms Treaty, 1996 Copyright Act, 1957 The Copyright Act 1957(wef 21 January 1958) (as amended by the Copyright Amendment Act 2012) governs the subject of copyright law in India. The Copyright… Continue reading

04 July 2018 | Prelims Daily with Previous Year Questions and Answers

Q.1) At the recently a meeting of WIPO’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) was held for the first time in several years. Consider the following statements: 1. A recommendation to finalise the text of the Broadcasters Treaty was made at this meeting. 2. India is a signatory to this treaty. Select the… Continue reading

04 July 2018 | High Relevance vs Low Relevance News , Govt. Posters for easy recall

[Prelims Spotlight] Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), Block-III version of Brahmos cruise missile

Here are Back2Basics collections from today’s news items B2B #1: From news- [pib] KVIC launches e-marketing system Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is a statutory body formed by the Government of India, under the Act of Parliament, ‘Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act of 1956’. It is an… Continue reading

03 July 2018 | Prelims Daily with Previous Year Questions and Answers

Q.1) Consider the following statements about Asia Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA): 1. APTA is an initiative under the UN-ECOSOC for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) for trade expansion through exchange of tariff concessions among developing country members of the Asia Pacific Region. 2. It is a preferential trade agreement (PTA). 3. India has agreed… Continue reading

Poverty Reduction in India: An Analysis of last three decades

The Rangarajan committee has pegged the new poverty line to monthly per capita consumption expenditure of Rs. 972 in rural areas and Rs. 1,407 in urban areas. This translates to daily per capita consumption expenditure of Rs. 32.4 in rural areas and Rs. 46.9 in urban areas. The Rangarajan panel estimates that 30.9% of the rural population and 26.4% of the urban population… Continue reading

03 July 2018 | High Relevance vs Low Relevance News , Govt. Posters for easy recall

[Prelims Spotlight] Asia Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA),Ramanuja (1017–1137 AD), Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP), International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)

Here are Back2Basics collections from today’s news items B2B #1: From news- India to provide tariff concessions on 3,142 items to APTA members Asia Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) APTA is an initiative under the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) for trade expansion through exchange of tariff concessions among… Continue reading

02 July 2018 | Prelims Daily with Previous Year Questions with Answers

Q.1) Consider the following statements about UNESCO World Heritage Properties in India: 1. Recently India’s nomination of the “Victorian and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai” has been inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage list. 2. India now has overall 37 World Heritage Inscriptions with 29 Cultural, 07 Natural and 01 Mixed sites. 3. India stands second largest… Continue reading

02 July 2018 | High Relevance vs Low Relevance News , Govt. Posters for easy recall

[Prelims Spotlight] Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA), UNESCO, Island Development Agency, Himayat

Here are Back2Basics collections from today’s news items B2B #1: From news- [pib] Suresh Prabhu launches Mobile App ‘ReUnite’ Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA) BBA is India’s largest movement for the protection of children and works along with law enforcement agencies and policymakers. Kailash Satyarthi, Nobel Laureate is the founder of this NGO. BBA has played a… Continue reading

30 June 2018 | Prelims Daily with Previous Year Questions with Answers

Q.1) Which of the following is/are correct with respect to advance of Monsoons in India? There exists strong interaction between monsoon currents and dry westerly winds, which brings thundershowers and revive monsoon in Himalayan Foothills. Western Disturbances makes advance of Monsoon quicker in Northern India. Select the correct answer using the codes given below. a)… Continue reading

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