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[Burning Issue] Reservations for Economically Weaker Sections

Context The Indian Parliament passed the Constitution 124th (Amendment) Bill, 2019 that seeks to provide 10 per cent reservation in jobs and educational institutions to economically backward section in the general category. Background 124th Constitution Amendment Bill (2019) Constitution 124th Amendment Bill, 2019 provides ten per cent reservation to the economically weaker sections (EWS) in the… Continue reading [Burning Issue] Reservations for Economically Weaker Sections

New E-Commerce Policy

Context The Commerce Ministry to carry out a fresh round of consultations with stakeholders to address concerns raised by many on the proposed e-commerce policy. Background What is e-commerce? Electronic commerce or ecommerce is a term for any type of business, or commercial transaction that involves the transfer of information across the Internet. Types of… Continue reading New E-Commerce Policy

The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2018

Context: The passage of a Bill in the Lok Sabha to secure the rights of transgender persons is a progressive step towards extending constitutional protection to this highly marginalised community. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2018, as passed, is an improved version of the legislation introduced two years ago. Background Transgender communities in India- According… Continue reading The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2018

India-Bangladesh Relations

Context Sheikh Hasina’s party, which leads the Grand Alliance, has romped back to power for an unprecedented fourth term in office. The general election has given the Grand Alliance, or, more specifically, the Awami League, a huge majority in the Jatiyo Sangshad, the country’s Parliament, to a point where no effective Opposition is in sight. Background Bilateral relations… Continue reading India-Bangladesh Relations

Genetically Modified Organisms – Comprehensive Notes

Genetically Modified Organisms are the ones in which the genetic material (DNA) has been altered in such a way as to get the required quality. The technology is often called ‘gene technology’, or ‘recombinant DNA technology’ or ‘genetic engineering’ and the resulting organism is said to be ‘genetically modified’, ‘genetically engineered’ or ‘transgenic’. The process… Continue reading Genetically Modified Organisms – Comprehensive Notes

Quota for General Category – Comprehensive Notes

Context The Indian Parliament passed the Constitution 124th (Amendment) Bill, 2019 that seeks to provide 10 percent reservation in jobs and educational institutions to economically backward section in the general category Background 124th Constitution Amendment Bill (2019) Constitution 124th Amendment Bill, 2019 provides ten percent reservation to the economically weaker sections (EWS) in the General category. The… Continue reading Quota for General Category – Comprehensive Notes

[Video] Samachar Manthan – Falling Investment Rates

Note4Students  A question on Savings Rate has already been asked. Hence this topic becomes immensely important. Go through the video to understand more.     Samachar Manthan Current Affairs Module 2018-19 (December 2018 to May 2019)- Starts 2nd December Join Samachar Manthan 2018-19 (December 2018 to May 2019) [withoutAnswer Writing Module] here: Click2Join Join Samachar Manthan 2018-19 (December… Continue reading [Video] Samachar Manthan – Falling Investment Rates

Transformation of Aspirational District Programme (TADP) – Comprehensive Notes

Note4Students  Flagship program of the government. Every minute detail is important.  A prelims option can be framed from it. Transformation of Aspirational District Programme (TADP) initiative aims to remove this heterogeneity through a mass movement to quickly and effectively transform districts which have shown relatively lesser progress in achieving key social outcomes. The programme focusses… Continue reading Transformation of Aspirational District Programme (TADP) – Comprehensive Notes

Agri Export Policy – Comprehensive Notes

Note4Students One of the most important policies announced this year. Cannot be missed at any cost. Context The Union Cabinet has approved the Agriculture Export Policy, 2018. The Cabinet has also approved the proposal for the establishment of Monitoring Framework at Centre with Commerce as the nodal Department with representation from various line Ministries/Departments and… Continue reading Agri Export Policy – Comprehensive Notes

Conference of Parties and Paris Agreement – Comprehensive Notes

Get more such notes in our Samachar Manthan Program. With the Paris Climate Deal set to come into effect in 2020, nearly 200 countries gathered at Katowice in Poland to adopt a set of rules to limit global warming. INTRODUCTION- The global fight against climate change reached another milestone when negotiators from 196 countries finalized… Continue reading Conference of Parties and Paris Agreement – Comprehensive Notes

G20 – Comprehensive Notes

Note4Students – A prelims question can be framed from any of the given details. CONTEXT  As more than 50 ministers and world leaders met in Argentina for this year’s G20 summit, they will have three priorities in mind: the future of work, infrastructure for development and sustainable food production.   INTRODUCTION The recent 13th G20 summit in… Continue reading G20 – Comprehensive Notes

Rare Earth Elements

The rare earth elements (REE) are a set of seventeen metallic elements. These include the fifteen lanthanides on the periodic table in addition to scandium and yttrium that show similar physical and chemical properties to the lanthanides The REEs have unique catalytic, metallurgical, nuclear, electrical, magnetic and luminescent properties. While named ‘rare earth’, they are… Continue reading Rare Earth Elements

Polar Sciences – Arctic, Antarctic, Himalayas, etc.

ARCTIC India initiated its Arctic Research Program in 2007 with thrust on climate change in the circumpolar north. The major objectives of the Indian Research in Arctic Region are as follows: To study the hypothesized tele-connections between the Arctic climate and the Indian monsoon by analyzing the sediment and ice core records from the Arctic… Continue reading Polar Sciences – Arctic, Antarctic, Himalayas, etc.

Deep Sea Mining – Polymetallic Nodules, Polymetallic Sulphides, Cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts

  Polymetallic manganese nodules (PMN) These are small potato-sized (from millimetres to tens of centimetres in diameter) lumps of material precipitated from seawater and sediment pore water at slow rates over millions of years and occur mainly on the deep-seafloor. They contain approximately 24% manganese, compared to 35 to 55% manganese in land ore bodies,… Continue reading Deep Sea Mining – Polymetallic Nodules, Polymetallic Sulphides, Cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts

Computers, Supercomputers, Quantum Computing, etc.

1. Five Generations of Computers Generation Period Technology Used First 1940-1956 Vacuum Tubes Second 1956-1963 Transistors Third 1964-1971 Integrated Circuits(IC) Fourth 1972-2010 Microprocessors Fifth 2010-present Artificial Intelligence 2. Bytes The number of instructions or the amount of data a computer can store in its memory is measured in bytes. 3. Internet It is a worldwide… Continue reading Computers, Supercomputers, Quantum Computing, etc.

India’s Nuclear Energy Program

Note4Students One of the most important topics both from the point of view of prelims and mains. India envisages A Three Stage Programme based on the optimum utilisation of the indigenous limited uranium and abundant thorium resources.  It was formulated by Dr. Homi Bhabha in the 1950s to secure the country’s long term energy independence. STAGE… Continue reading India’s Nuclear Energy Program

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