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India's National Single Window System for Business Approvals
National Single Window System(NSWS)
About
The National Single Window System (NSWS) is a digital platform for the guidance of investors to identify and apply for approvals as per their business r...
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05-May 2022
GLOBAL REPTILE ASSESSMENT
GLOBAL REPTILE ASSESSMENT
Nearly a fifth of all reptile species globally is at risk of extinction.
KEY POINTS
Earlier reptiles were omitted from conservation priorities because of a ...
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04-May 2022
QUASI FEDERALISM
QUASI FEDERALISM
1. Background
The term ‘federalism’ refers to the constitutionally allocated distribution of powers between two or more levels of government in the modern nation-state system...
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04-May 2022
TROPICAL FORESTS
TROPICAL FORESTS
DISTRIBUTION
Tropical forests are closed-canopy forests growing within 28 degrees north or south of the equator.
They are very wet places with 200cm of rainfal...
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04-May 2022
Life Expectancy
Life Expectancy
Life expectancy is a statistical measure of the average time a living organism can live. it is a key metric in calculating Populations' health
It is calculated on the basis of th...
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04-May 2022
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA
1. Background
Before SEBI came into existence, the Controller of Capital Issues was the regulatory authority; it derived authority from the Capital Issue...
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29-Apr 2022
INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY
INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY
Why in the News?
Implementation of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code is facing at the adjudicatory level.
1. Background
The term insolvency is used for individu...
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29-Apr 2022
Cold-War
Cold-War
Context: Russian invasion in Ukraine, US is trying to help Ukraine and proposed to help Financial assistance of 33bn. Russia stopped gas supply to Poland and Bulgaria
Now the situation i...
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29-Apr 2022
Freebies-Economy
Freebies by Governments-Economic outcomes
Context
Freebies by the governments are a popular expectation by the people or is it the other way around
300 units of free power to everyone in Punj...
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29-Apr 2022
INDIA AS A DEMOCRATIC SUPERPOWER
INDIA AS A DEMOCRATIC SUPERPOWER
1. Background
The nationhood which India acquired in the 20th Century, fulfilling the dreams of Asoka, Akbar and Gandhi, has now brought it to the threshold o...
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28-Apr 2022
ENERGY INDEPENDENCE THROUGH HYDROGEN
Energy independence through hydrogen
Hydrogen plays a major role in the decarbonization of India’s transport sector. Hydrogen, a new age fuel, is touted as India’s gateway to energy independenc...
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28-Apr 2022
e-Sanjeevani AB-HWC
e-Sanjeevani AB-HWC
Context: Ayushman Bharat Wellness Centres have crossed a landmark milestone in their mission of providing quality healthcare services near the communities
About e-Sanjeev...
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28-Apr 2022
The State of the Global Education Crisis: A Path to Recovery
The State of the Global Education Crisis: A Path to Recovery
Context
A joint report by UNESCO, UNICEF and the World Bank, ‘The State of the Global Education Crisis: A Path to Recovery’,
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28-Apr 2022
MISSION ANTYODAYA
MISSION ANTYODAYA
Why in News?
With the right momentum Mission Antyodaya, the project can help transform rural India — in terms of development and social justice
1.About
Mission Antyoda...
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27-Apr 2022
GAR ON INTENTIONAL HOMICIDE OF WOMEN
GAR ON INTENTIONAL HOMICIDE OF WOMEN
According to ICCS-International Classification of Crime for Statistical purposes, intentional homicide is defined as the “Unlawful death inflicted upon a ...
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27-Apr 2022