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INDIA's REFUGEE POLICY
INDIA's REFUGEE POLICY
1. Context
Recently, The European Union agreed on new rules designed to share the cost and work of hosting migrants more evenly and limit the number of people co...
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22-Dec 2023
NON PERFORMING ASSET (NPA) NON PERFORMING ASSET (NPA)
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Shaktikanta Das, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has raised concerns about banks using innovative methods for evergreening loans – conceal...
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22-Dec 2023
POST OFFICE BILL 2023
POST OFFICE BILL 2023
1. Context
Recently, the Parliament passed the Post Office Bill, 2023, which seeks to replace the colonial-era Indian Post Office Act 1898. According to the gov...
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22-Dec 2023
ASHFAQULLAH AND BISMIL
ASHFAQULLAH AND BISMIL
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n 1927, four revolutionaries of the Indian independence movement were hanged on December 17 (Rajendranath Lahiri) and December 19 (Ashfaqullah Khan, Ram Prasa...
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21-Dec 2023
CENTRAL CONSUMER PROTECTION AUTHORITY(CCPA)
CENTRAL CONSUMER PROTECTION AUTHORITY(CCPA)
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HIGHLIGHTING the lack of proper functioning of State Consumer Protection Council (SCPCs) in the northeastern states, a Parliamentary Stan...
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21-Dec 2023
JN.1-COVID-19 SUB VARIANT
JN.1
1. Context
With cases of the Covid-19 sub-variant JN.1 on the rise across several countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday designated it as a “variant of interest” separat...
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21-Dec 2023
OPPOSITION IN A DEMOCRACY
OPPOSITION IN A DEMOCRACY
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A day after 78 Opposition MPs were suspended from Parliament in the highest single-day suspensions so far, another 49 Lok Sabha members were sus...
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21-Dec 2023
COP28: CLIMATE SUMMIT
COP28: CLIMATE SUMMIT
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The 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) in Dubai concluded with mixed results, leaving the global community with a glimmer of progress amidst per...
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21-Dec 2023
TOUCHSCREEN
TOUCHSCREEN
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The computing power of the smartphones in our pockets has often drawn comparisons to computing machines of the mid-20th century, which themselves were powerful for their...
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20-Dec 2023
INDIAN FOREST AND WOOD CERTIFICATION SCHEME
INDIAN FOREST AND WOOD CERTIFICATION SCHEME
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Amid rising international concerns about deforestation and illicit trade in timber, the government has launched its own “na...
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20-Dec 2023
KETAMINE
KETAMINE
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More than a month after the “Friends” actor Matthew Perry suddenly passed away, the Los Angeles County medical examiner’s office on Friday (December 15) released an autopsy...
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20-Dec 2023
TERMS OF TRADE
TERMS OF TRADE
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Terms of trade (ToT) for Indian agriculture — movement in prices of farm commodities relative to that of non-farm goods and services — have recorded significant impro...
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20-Dec 2023
TELECOMMUNICATION BILL 2023
TELECOMMUNICATION BILL 2023
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The Telecommunications Bill, 2023, has opened the door for administrative allocation of spectrum for satellite broadband services, which is...
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20-Dec 2023
ASSAM RIFLES
ASSAM RIFLES
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The Assam Rifles is planning critical operational changes so that it can be deployed for conventional roles along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in contingencies whi...
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19-Dec 2023
VALUE INVESTING
VALUE INVESTING
1. Context
Recently, Warren Buffett boiled down value investing, the strategy that has helped him amass his wealth, in one sentence.
2. About Value Investing ...
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19-Dec 2023