[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 | 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] 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 | High Relevance vs Low Relevance News , Govt. Posters for easy recall

[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 | 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 | 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 | 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

Get Ready for Polity TS – 02

Hello Students, Test 02 Polity has gone live. We’ve extensively dealt with all major themes – Panchayati Raj, Anti-Defection Law, Constitutional and Statutory Bodies, other important bodies repetitively in news and many others. We have covered few questions from Parliamentary Committees. A couple of important themes from the topics for Test 01 would be there… Continue reading

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

[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

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

[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

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