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West Bengal IPS Controversy

Police personnel should not be made instruments of a political battle Tug of war between political parties in West Bengal The appointment of three IPS officers of the West Bengal cadre to various posts by the Union Home Ministry on Thursday has escalated the confrontation between the State and the Centre. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee… Continue reading West Bengal IPS Controversy

What is the SolarWinds Hack?

The ‘SolarWinds hack’, a cyberattack recently discovered in the US, has emerged as one of the biggest ever targeted against the US government, its agencies and several other private companies. Do you know about the ‘Five Eyes’ group of nations? Solar-Winds Hack It was first discovered by US cybersecurity company FireEye, and since then more… Continue reading What is the SolarWinds Hack?

Gas Production in Krishna-Godavari Basin

Reliance Industries Ltd and BP (British Petroleum) have announced the start of gas production from the R cluster of the KG Basin, the deepest off-shore gas field in Asia. Must read https://www.civilsdaily.com/burning-issue-natural-gas-marketing-reforms/ Krishna-Godavari Basin The Krishna Godavari Basin is a proven petroliferous basin of continental margin located on the east coast of India. Its onland… Continue reading Gas Production in Krishna-Godavari Basin

Koothambalam of Guruvayur Temple

The renovated Koothambalam of the Sreekrishna temple, Guruvayur, has been selected for the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award for cultural heritage conservation. Try this PYQ: Q. Building ‘Kalyana Mandapas’ was a notable feature in the temple construction in the kingdom of- (a) Chalukya (b) Chandela (c) Rashtrakuta (d) Vijayanagara What is Koothambalam? Koothambalam meaning temple theatre is… Continue reading Koothambalam of Guruvayur Temple

Plea in SC against 1975-77 Emergency

The Supreme Court agreed to look into whether it should examine the constitutionality of the proclamation of National Emergency in 1975 by the then Indira Gandhi-led government. Q.Discuss how the imposition of National Emergency under Art. 352 of the Constitution seek to change India’s federal character. What is the issue? A 94-year old lady is… Continue reading Plea in SC against 1975-77 Emergency

CMS-01 Satellite launched by ISRO

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully placed into a transfer orbit India’s 42nd communications satellite, CMS-01, carried onboard the PSLV-C50. CMS-01 It is a communications satellite envisaged for providing services in extended C Band of the frequency spectrum and its coverage will include the Indian mainland and the Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep islands,… Continue reading CMS-01 Satellite launched by ISRO

How Parliament meets

The centre has said that there will be no winter session of Parliament this time due to the COVID despite the ‘success’ in curbing the pandemic. This year, the Parliament has met for only 33 days! Q. The undue delays and inactions by the constitutional functionaries threaten to widen the constitutional faultlines among the Executives.… Continue reading How Parliament meets

U.S. puts India on ‘currency manipulators’ monitoring list

The U.S. Treasury has labelled Switzerland and Vietnam as currency manipulators and added three new names, including India, to a watch list of countries. Earlier it had removed India from the list in March 2019. What is Currency Manipulation? Currency manipulation refers to actions taken by governments to change the value of their currencies relative… Continue reading U.S. puts India on ‘currency manipulators’ monitoring list

Human Development Index (HDI) 2019

India dropped two ranks in the United Nations’ Human Development Index this year, standing at 131 out of 189 countries. Try this PYQ: Which one of the following is not a sub-index of the World Bank’s ‘Ease of Doing Business Index’? (a) Maintenance of law and order (b) Paying taxes (c) Registering property (d) Dealing… Continue reading Human Development Index (HDI) 2019

PM -WANI : As Game changer

The PM-WANI project seems to fit within the framework of an evolving decentralized concept to bridge the e-divide. Practice Question: With the PM-WANI, the state is expanding the reach of digital transformation to those who have been excluded till now. It is a game-changer because it has the potential to move Digital India to Digital… Continue reading PM -WANI : As Game changer

National Family Health Survey- 5 Part: I

Current times require integrated and coordinated efforts from all health institutions, academia and other partners directly or indirectly associated with the health care services to make these services accessible, affordable and acceptable to all. The data in NFHS-5 gives requisite input for strengthening existing programmes and evolving new strategies for policy intervention, therefore government and… Continue reading National Family Health Survey- 5 Part: I

What is Project 17A?

Himgiri, the first of the three stealth frigates being built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, under Project 17A for the Navy, was launched into the water. Try this question: Q“To be secure on Land, we must be Supreme at Sea”. In this context, discuss why India is primarily a Maritime Nation? Project… Continue reading What is Project 17A?

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