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ANGEL TAX
ANGEL TAX
1. Context
A recently proposed detail has Indian start-ups worried. These new-age firms, that offer their shares to foreign investors, may have to pay "angel tax", which was earlier only ...
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03-Feb 2023
ADDITIONAL SURVEILLANCE MECHANISM
ADDITIONAL SURVEILLANCE MECHANISM
1. Context
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Thursday (February 2) placed Adani Enterprises, Adani Ports, and Ambuja Cements under the additional surveillance...
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03-Feb 2023
SICKLE CELL ANAEMIA
SICKLE CELL ANAEMIA
1. Context
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Union Budget, declared Sickle cell Anaemia as a national mission.
2. Key Points
Way back in 2019, ...
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03-Feb 2023
MANUAL SCAVENGING
MANUAL SCAVENGING
1. Context
Three laborers in Mumbai, allegedly hired for manual scavenging, died on Thursday afternoon after inhaling toxic fumes in a septic tank. The incident took place aroun...
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03-Feb 2023
UNION BUDGET 2023
ANALYSIS OF UNION BUDGET 2023
1.Context
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has stuck to the growth strategy that she first unveiled in 2019: stay on the path of fiscal prudence and incentivise...
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02-Feb 2023
PUISNE JUDGE
PUISNE JUDGE
1.Context
While recommending two names for appointment as judges of the Supreme Court, the Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud said in a statement on Tuesda...
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02-Feb 2023
INDIA AT UNSC
INDIA AT UNSC
1. Context
At a time when the US is going through a chaotic transition in leadership, China is hoping to become the pre-eminent global power and Pakistan is trying to rake up Kashmir ...
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02-Feb 2023
UPI FOR NRIs
UPI FOR NRIs
1. Context
On January 10, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) paved the way for international (phone) numbers to be able to transact using UPI.
A day later, the Union Ca...
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02-Feb 2023
MISHTI SCHEME
MISHTI SCHEME
1. Context
In the Union Budget 2023-24 presented on Wednesday (February 1), Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a new MISHTI scheme.
2. About MISHTI Scheme
Building on I...
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02-Feb 2023
JUDICIAL MAJORITARIANISM
JUDICIAL MAJORITARIANISM
1. Context
As the recent majority judgment of the Supreme Court on demonetization comes under criticism, the minority judgment by J. Nagarathna is being hailed for i...
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02-Feb 2023
PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS
PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS
1. Context
Ahead of the Union Budget, President Droupadi Murmu addressed the joint sitting of Parliament for the first time after assuming the position in July 2022.
In her...
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01-Feb 2023
ECONOMIC SURVEY 2023
ECONOMIC SURVEY 2023
1. Context
On Tuesday, the government tabled the Economic Survey 2022-23. The Survey laid out the outlook for India’s growth, inflation, and unemployment in the coming years....
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01-Feb 2023
UNION BUDGET
EVALUATION OF UNION BUDGET
1.Context
On January 31st, two key documents has been released.
One, is the Economic Survey, prepared by the Chief Economic Advisor.
Two, Tuesday will also witne...
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01-Feb 2023
ALIENATION
ALIENATION
1. Context
The idea of ‘alienation’ by Karl Marx is one of the most widely discussed concepts in social, political, and economic theory. It is an idea that a young Marx developed out o...
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01-Feb 2023
NINTH SCHEDULE OF THE CONSTITUTION
NINTH SCHEDULE OF THE CONSTITUTION
1. Context
The Jharkhand Assembly on November 11 cleared two Bills, one increasing reservation in vacant government posts and services in the state to 77 per cent...
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31-Jan 2023