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DEATH SENTENCE
DEATH SENTENCE
1.Context
A Chinese court ordered a suspended death sentence for China-born Australian writer Yang Hengjun on Monday (February 5), over charges of espionage. The sentence means th...
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22-Sep 2022
CODE OF ETHICS FOR MEDIA
CODE OF ETHICS FOR MEDIA
Source: The Indian Express
Context
The 47TH AIBD Annual Gathering/ 20th AIBD General Conference and Associated Meeting were held in New Delhi.
Key points
The meeting...
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22-Sep 2022
COMPLEXITY OF CASTE
THE RESERVATION DILEMMA
Source: The Hindu
Background
Twenty years ago, at the dawn of the new millennium and after the ‘Mandal decade’ of the 1990s, it looked as though the institution of caste ...
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21-Sep 2022
MOONLIGHTING POLICY
MOONLIGHTING POLICY
Source: indianexpress
CONTEXT
Swiggy recently announced an “industry-first” policy of allowing its employees to take up gigs or projects outside of their regular employ...
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21-Sep 2022
QUIET QUITTING
QUIET QUITTING
1. About Quiet quitting:
Over the last couple of months, a new trend known as ‘quiet quitting’ has dominated social media platforms.
The phrase doesn’t refer to employees leavi...
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21-Sep 2022
ETHEREUM
ETHEREUM
Source: indianexpress
CONTEXT
The "Proof of stake "consensus mechanism will cut Ethereum's energy consumption by 99.95%.
ETHEREUM is one of the most used platforms by developers ...
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20-Sep 2022
THE NATIONAL ASSESMENT AND ACCREDIATION COUNCIL (NAAC)
The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)
1. Context:
The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), which carries out quality checks or assessments of Indian Highe...
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20-Sep 2022
SCANDANAVIAN SOCIAL DEMOCRACY
SCANDINAVIAN SOCIAL DEMOCRACY
Source: Hindu
CONTEXT
In the elections held in Sweden, Social Democrats returned as the single largest party.
IMMIGRATION
Several voters have expressed thei...
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20-Sep 2022
SC QUOTA
SC QUOTA
Source: The Indian Express
Context
The Centre is likely to soon decide on setting up a national commission to study the social, economic and educational status of Dalits who converted to r...
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20-Sep 2022
HINDI VS URDU
HINDI VS URDU
Source: indainexpress
Why in news?
The annual celebration of Hindi Diwas commemorates September 14, 1949, the day when the Constituent Assembly of India decided to make Hindi the...
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20-Sep 2022
IRAN HIJAB LAWS
IRAN HIJAB LAWS
Source: The Indian Express
Context
The death of a 22- year old Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini, after being detained by Iran's morality police has sparked widespread uproar in the count...
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20-Sep 2022
BROKEN RICE
BROKEN RICE
Source: Hindu
CONTEXT
The Centre instituted a ban on the export of broken rice. Additionally, it mandated an export duty of 20% on rice in the husk (paddy or rough), husked (brown...
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19-Sep 2022
THERMAL ENERGY
EMISSIONS DEADLINE
Source: Hindu
CONTEXT
Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change extended the deadline for installing pollution control technologies in the country’s thermal power...
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19-Sep 2022
COLOUR REVOLUTION AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE
COLOUR REVOLUTION AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE
1.Context
The Chinese President appealed to members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to cooperate with each other in order to prev...
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19-Sep 2022
GENDER PAY GAP
GENDER PAY GAP
Source: The Hindu
Key Points:
Asymmetries abound in India's Labour market & closing the gap is key to achieving social justice for working wome...
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19-Sep 2022