30 June 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] Financial Action Task Force (FATF), Capital & Current account convertibility, Basadis

Here are Back2Basics collections from today’s news items B2B #1: From news- Global funding watchdog hands 10-point plan to Pakistan Financial Action Task Force (FATF) FATF is an inter-governmental body established in 1989 by the Ministers of its Member jurisdiction The FATF is a “policy-making body” which works to generate the necessary political will to bring… Continue reading

29 June 2018 | High Relevance vs Low Relevance News , Govt. Posters for easy recall

[Prelims Spotlight] National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC),UGC (University Grants Commission),Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, Beijing declaration

Here are Back2Basics collections from today’s news items B2B #1: From news- [pib] Development without Felling/Cutting of Trees National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC) It is a Navratna organization under category I, is a Central Public Sector undertaking which trades publicly in the market and is largely owned by Government of India. It engages in the… Continue reading

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

Q.1 Consider the following statements about National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC): 1. It is a Navratna organization under category I, is a Central Public Sector undertaking which trades publicly in the market and is largely owned by Government of India. 2. It engages in the Real Estate Development & Construction business and also provides… Continue reading

28 June 2018 | High Relevance vs Low Relevance News , Govt. Posters for easy recall

[Burning Issues] Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) 2016

Introduction Citizenship is at the heart of modern nation-state. Citizenship entails rightful claims on the state/govt and that is why it is often fiercely contested. Who is a citizen in India’s constitutional scheme? What are various principles/kinds of citizenship? Citizenship defines the relationship of an individual with a political community, and signifies the individual’s full… Continue reading

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

Q.1 Consider the following statements: 1. My corrhizal fungi are hosted by the trees in their roots to receive nutrients from the soil. 2. The symbiotic relationship between Mycorrhizal fungi and trees is a perfect example of Commensalism. Which of the following statements is/are correct? a) Both b) Only 1 c) Only 2 d) None… Continue reading

[Prelims Spotlight] Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) Bangalore, Indian Council of Social Science, Dawn Mission Extended at Ceres

Here are Back2Basics collections from today’s news items B2B #1: From news- India votes against draft decision on chemical weapons use at OPCW meet Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) OPCW is an intergovernmental organization and the implementing body for the Chemical Weapons Convention, which entered into force on 29 April 1997 The OPCW,… Continue reading

27 June 2018 | High Relevance vs Low Relevance News , Govt. Posters for easy recall

[Prelims Spotlight] Phalcon AWACS

Here’s a Factoid to brush up your concepts Name : Phalcon AWACS Defence Forces : Air Force Module Type : Tech Misc. Brief Intro : Phalcon AWACS(Airborne Warning AND Control Systems) is the India First AWACS which is capable of detecting any aerial threats more effectively than ground-based radars.It is also capable to defend the… Continue reading

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

Q.1 Consider the following statements: 1. Inter Bank Offer Rate is short-term interest rate to be charged on the loans offered to other banks. 2. Healthy functioning of IBOR signifies quick loans in the market at little cost. 3. Mumbai Interbank Offer rate (MIBOR) rate is for Indian inter-bank market, and is calculated on quarterly… Continue reading

26 June 2018 | High Relevance vs Low Relevance News , Govt. Posters for easy recall

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

Q.1 Consider the following statements about State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report for 2017: 1. It is released by FAO. 2. The report says that child under-nutrition rates continue to drop, although one in four children is still affected by stunting. 3. Climate Change and regional conflicts are one of the… Continue reading

[Prelims Spotlight] International Solar Alliance, World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)

Here are Back2Basics collections from today’s news items B2B #1: From news – ISA plans global solar bank to finance $150 billion of power projects International Solar Alliance The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is an alliance of more than 121 countries, most of them being sunshine countries, which lie either completely or partly between the Tropic… Continue reading

25 June 2018 | High Relevance vs Low Relevance News , Govt. Posters for easy recall

[Burning Issues] Manual Scavenging

Meaning of manual scavenging (MS) Is a caste-based occupation involving the removal of untreated human excreta from insanitary (or ‘dry’) latrines It has been officially abolished by law in India as a dehumanizing practice – the Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act (MSRA, 2013) has replaced the 1993 Act. There are three types of MS… Continue reading

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

Q.1 Consider the following about Section 29 of the Aadhaar (Targeted delivery of financial and other subsidies, benefits and services) Act, 2016: 1. No core biometric information, collected or created under this Act, shall be shared with anyone for any reason other than authorities like UIDAI for generation of Aadhaar number. 2. Aadhaar number or… Continue reading

[Prelims Spotlight] Generalised System of Preferences, NITI Aayog Action Agenda, Jeevan Pramaan

Here are Back2Basics collections from today’s news items B2B #1: From news – GSP: win-win for Indo-U.S. trade Generalised System of Preferences The GSP is one of the oldest trade preference programmes in the world, and was designed to provide zero duties or preferential access for developing countries t o advanced markets. The U.S. GSP programme… Continue reading

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

Q. 1Consider the following The 73rd amendment acovers Article 243 to 243(O) in the Constitution of India The 73rd amendment to the Constitution in 1993 made it mandatory to earmark 33% of all positions in Panchayati raj institutions for women Which of the above is correct? a) Only 1 b) Only 2 c) Both 1 and… Continue reading

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