Current Affairs Quiz 25 April 2022
Current Affairs 25 April 2022
CONTENTS Carbon pricing GO 111 Phone tapping Understanding the Olga Tellis Judgment Carbon Pricing Context: Recently, Pennsylvania becomes the first major fossil fuel-producing state in the US to adopt a carbon pricing policy to address climate change. It joins 11 states where coal, oil and natural gas power plants must buy credits for every ton […]
PIB Summaries 25 April 2022
CONTENTS National Panchayati Raj Day SVAMITVA PM gets Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award National Panchayati Raj Day GS II- Local Self Governance Why in News? The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the people on National Panchayati Raj Day. He said that Panchayats are the pillars of the Indian Democracy. What is National Panchayati Raj […]
National Panchayati Raj Day
GS II- Local Self Governance Why in News? The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the people on National Panchayati Raj Day. He said that Panchayats are the pillars of the Indian Democracy. What is National Panchayati Raj Day? The first National Panchayati Raj Day was celebrated in 2010. Since then, the National Panchayati […]
About SVAMITVA
Focus: Government Policies and Interventions Why in News? PM launched distribution of e-property cards under SWAMITVA scheme on 24th April (National Panchayati Raj Day) About SVAMITVA SVAMITVA (Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas) scheme is a collaborative effort of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, State Panchayati Raj Departments, State Revenue Departments and Survey […]
PM Gets Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award
Focus: Facts for prelims Why in News? Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the first Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award. He got the award for his selfless service to the country and society at the 80th annual Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Awards ceremony held in Mumbai. What is the Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award? The Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award was established […]
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 25 April 2022
Editorials/Opinions Analysis For UPSC 25 April 2022 Contents Finding workable solutions to India-Sri Lanka fisheries issue Addressing the digital tax challenge Finding Workable Solutions to India-Sri Lanka Fisheries Issue Context After a gap of 15 months, the India-Sri Lanka Joint Working Group (JWG) on fisheries held its much-awaited deliberations (in virtual format) on March 25. […]
Addressing The Digital Tax Challenge
Context Over the past four years, 137 countries have engaged intensively with the OECD to find a solution to the tax challenges arising from digitalization. Like any international agreement, finding a middle ground has been difficult and a series of compromises have been made. Relevance GS-III: Indian Economy and issues relating to Planning, Mobilization of […]
Finding Workable Solutions to India-Sri Lanka Fisheries Issue
Context After a gap of 15 months, the India-Sri Lanka Joint Working Group (JWG) on fisheries held its much-awaited deliberations (in virtual format) on March 25. Relevance GS-II: India and its Neighborhood- Relations. Dimensions of the Article Background of the issue What can be done? Way Forward Background of the issue As sections of fishermen […]
Understanding the Olga Tellis Judgment
Context A 37-year-old Constitution Bench judgment of the Supreme Court which held that pavement dwellers are different from trespassers. This may become a game-changer in the Jahangirpuri case. Relevance GS-I: Poverty and Developmental issues, Urbanization, their problems and their remedies. Dimensions of the Article What is the Olga Tellis judgment? Key takeaways of the Judgment […]