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CODE OF CONDUCT FOR CIVIL SERVANTS
CODE OF CONDUCT FOR CIVIL SERVANTS
Source: The Indian Express
1. Background
The term "babu" was frequently used derisively to refer to civil servants and other government officials and the India...
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15-Oct 2022
RYTHU BHAROSA KENDRAS
RYTHU BHAROSA KENDRAS
Source: The Indian Express
1. CONTEXT
One-stop seeds-to-sales service windows for farmers set up by the AP government have caught the eye of Ethiopia.
2. RYTHU BHAROSA KEN...
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14-Oct 2022
MDoNER
MDoNER
Source:indianexpress
1. What is MDoNER
The Ministry of Development of the North Eastern Region (MD0NER) is responsible for the matters relating to the planning, execution and monitorin...
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14-Oct 2022
THE DEMOCRATISATION OF INDIA (THE MANDAL WAY)
THE DEMOCRATISATION OF INDIA
(THE MANDAL WAY)
Source: The Hindu
1. Background
The Socio-Political movement that led to this phenomenon known as "Mandal" has dramatically changed the demographic...
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14-Oct 2022
PM DevINE
PM DevINE
Source: indianexpress
1. Why in news?
The Union Cabinet has approved the Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North East Region (PM-DevINE) – a new scheme for the Northeastern...
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14-Oct 2022
CHINA FOREIGN POLICY
CHINA FOREIGN POLICY
Source: indianexpress
1.CONTEXT
As Mr. Xi completes a decade in office and begins an unprecedented third term at the Communist Party’s 20th Party Congress which begins o...
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13-Oct 2022
COP27
COP 27
Source: Hindu
Introduction:
Earth may have passed through five dangerous tipping points due to the 1.10 C of global heating caused by humanity to date.
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13-Oct 2022
WORLD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
WORLD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
1. Context
On July 29, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released the latest update of its World Economic Outlook (WEO). The WEO is the IMF’s benchmark publica...
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13-Oct 2022
DIGITAL SERVICES ACT
DIGITAL SERVICES ACT
1. Context
As Europe’s sweeping rules to regulate the ways in which big tech uses algorithms to target users kick in, a number of companies including Meta, Google, and S...
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13-Oct 2022
RED CORNER NOTICE
RED CORNER NOTICE
Source: The Indian Express
1. CONTEXT
Interpol has rejected India's request for a Red corner notice against the SFJ's Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.
2. RED CORNER NOTICE
Crimina...
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13-Oct 2022
ILLEGAL GOODS
ILLEGAL GOODS
Source: The Hindu
1. Background
India's wholesale inflation rate has been declining since July this year but has remained in double digits since April 2021.
Last month, the inflati...
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13-Oct 2022
BALAKRISHNAN COMMISSION
BALAKRISHNAN COMMISSION
Source: indianexpress
1. Why in news?
The central government has notified a Commission under former Chief Justice of India and former chairperson of the National Human ...
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13-Oct 2022
IN-SPACe
IN- SPACe
Source: Indian Express
1.CONTEXT
The government on Wednesday approved the creation of a new organization National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe), to ensure g...
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12-Oct 2022
NBDA VS GOOGLE
NBDA VS GOOGLE
Source:Indian Express
1.CONTEXT
The News Broadcasters and Digital Association (NBDA) approached the Competition Commission of India (CCI) against search-engine operator Google,...
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12-Oct 2022
THE LINGERING MANSOON
THE LINGERING MONSOON
Source: The Indian Express
1. Context
Incessant rain over Delhi and several other parts of North and North-west India over the last few days provide further evidence of the s...
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12-Oct 2022