THE SOCIAL CONTRACT NEEDS TO BE REWRITTEN
Focus: GS-II Governance Introduction Professor H.L.A. Hart once said, “freedom (the absence of coercion) can be valueless to those victims of unrestricted competition too poor to make use of it; so, it will be pedantic to point out to them that even though they are starving they are free”. Social Contract Theory and Democracy There […]
CPCB: POLLUTION IN TRIBUTARIES OF GANGA
Focus: GS-III Environment and Ecology Why in news? An inter-ministerial meeting was held where pending issues of Environment/Forest clearance of National Projects of Central Water Commission, National Water Development Agency and Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana-AIBP were discussed. Union Minister of Jal Shakti requested the Central Pollution Control Board to strengthen the pollution monitoring system […]
SIX STRATEGIC BRIDGES IN JAMMU & KASHMIR
Focus: GS-III Industry and Infrastructure Why in news? The Defence Minister dedicated six major bridges, in sensitive border areas close to the International Border (IB) and Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, to the nation through video conferencing, Details Two bridges on the Tarnah Nallah in Kathua District and four bridges located on […]
RE-PRINTED VOLUMES OF MONGOLIAN KANJUR MANUSCRIPTS
Focus: GS-I Art and Culture Why in news? The Ministry of Culture has taken up the project of reprinting of 108 volumes of Mongolian Kanjur under the National Mission for Manuscripts (NMM). Mongolian Kanjur Kanjur / Kangyur The Tibetan Buddhist canon is a loosely defined list of sacred texts recognized by various schools of Tibetan […]
10th July – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents Owning up to criminalisation in politics Dreams and doubts of a green revival How to resolve individual data privacy complaints? OWNING UP TO CRIMINALISATION IN POLITICS Focus: GS-II Governance Introduction A February 2020 Supreme Court judgment on criminalisation in politics may have far-reaching consequences for Indian democracy, as it will first be implemented in […]
Current Affairs for UPSC IAS Exam – 10 July 2020
Contents WHO alert on airborne spread of SARS-nCoV2 WHO sets up panel to probe its virus response Australia ends Hong Kong extradition treaty Centre urges SC against direct relief in scam cases Lack of air pollution data puts Indians at risk WHO ALERT ON AIRBORNE SPREAD OF SARS-nCoV2 Focus: GS-III Science and Technology Why in […]
10th July 2020, Current Affairs Quiz
10th July 2020, Static Quiz on Indian Economy
PIB 9th July
Contents Re-printed volumes of Mongolian Kanjur Manuscripts Six strategic bridges in Jammu & Kashmir CPCB: Pollution in tributaries of Ganga RE-PRINTED VOLUMES OF MONGOLIAN KANJUR MANUSCRIPTS Focus: GS-I Art and Culture Why in news? The Ministry of Culture has taken up the project of reprinting of 108 volumes of Mongolian Kanjur under the National Mission […]