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NONE OF THE ABOVE (NOTA)
NONE OF THE ABOVE (NOTA)
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The extraordinary result in Indore is the most votes that the “None Of The Above” (NOTA) option has ever received in any constituency to date. The previous N...
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05-Jun 2024
EUROPEAN UNION (EU) EUROPEAN UNION (EU)
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Around 373 million citizens across the 27 member states of the European Union are eligible to vote on June 6-9 in elections to the European Parliament, which is ...
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05-Jun 2024
PM KISAN SAMMAN NIDHI (PM-KISAN) YOJANA
PM KISAN SAMMAN NIDHI (PM-Kisan) YOJANA
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Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan lead the chart of 1.16 lakh farmers who have voluntarily given up the benefits of the annual Rs 6,000 Prad...
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05-Jun 2024
TWO STATE SOLUTION - SOLUTION FOR ISRAEL AND PALESTINE
TWO STATE SOLUTION
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Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack in Israel and the latter’s continuing war on Gaza have brought the Palestine question back to the fore of West Asia. As the war has...
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03-Jun 2024
RIG VEDA - ORIGIN, CLASSIFICATION, FEATURES
RIG VEDA
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Taking forward the research to potentially establish a relationship between the Harappan civilisation and the people of the Vedic age, a group of archaeologists are now ...
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03-Jun 2024
INEQUALITY AND GROWTH- ECONOMY NOTES
INEQUALITY AND GROWTH
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Rahul Gandhi’s statements regarding redistribution — and the polarising rebuttal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi — have brought the topic of inequality to t...
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03-Jun 2024
LAHORE DECLARATION
LAHORE DECLARATION
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Days after former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif admitted that Islamabad had “violated” the Lahore pact, India recently said an “objective view”...
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01-Jun 2024
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION (ILO)- UPSC NOTES
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION (ILO)
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The global unemployment rate is expected to fall slightly to 4.9% this year from 5.0% in 2023, even as inequalities in labour markets pers...
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31-May 2024
EXIT POLLS
EXIT POLLS
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Elections, in the truest sense, are a celebration of democracy. There's a palpable anticipation for the announcement of dates, the beginning of the nomin...
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31-May 2024
AMRUT SCHEME
AMRUT SCHEME
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Approximately 36% of India’s population currently resides in cities, and this figure is expected to exceed 50% by 2047. According to World Bank estimates, around $8...
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30-May 2024
SUN'S MAGNETIC FIELD
SUN'S MAGNETIC FIELD
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The sun’s magnetic field, which causes solar storms like the one that hit Earth this month and produced beautiful auroras, may originate at shallower depth...
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29-May 2024
FIRE SAFETY REGULATIONS IN INDIA
FIRE SAFETY REGULATIONS IN INDIA
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Recently, A deadly fire at a gaming centre in Rajkot, Gujarat killed at least 32 people, raising concerns about public building safety. The b...
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29-May 2024
MENSTRUAL HYGIENE IN INDIAN PRISONS
MENSTRUAL HYGIENE IN INDIAN PRISONS
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In recent years, India has witnessed significant progress in menstrual hygiene management, as highlighted by the fifth round of the National Fa...
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28-May 2024
EUCALYPTUS PLANTATION
EUCALYPTUS PLANTATION
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Recently, the Kerala government initially allowed the Kerala Forest Development Corporation (KFDC) to plant eucalyptus trees in 2024-2025. Environmentalists...
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28-May 2024
COST INFLATION INDEX (CII)-OVERVIEW, PURPOSE
COST INFLATION INDEX (CII)
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Long-term capital gains liability on the sale or transfer of any capital asset, such as land, property, trademarks and patents is expected to be lower ...
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27-May 2024