CONTENTS
- Anti-Defection Law
- Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA)
- Adenovirus
- Social Stock Exchange
- Coral Reef
Anti-Defection Law
Context:
The anti-defection law applies even if a faction splits from a political party and manages to cobble up a majority within the party itself, the Supreme Court observed in a hearing in the political dispute between former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and incumbent Eknath Shinde.
Relevance:
GS-II: Polity and Constitution (Constitutional Provisions, Legislature and Elections, Executive, Separation of Powers)
Dimensions of the Article:
- What is Defection?
- 10th Schedule of the Indian Constitution (Anti-Defection Law)
- When do the Legislators face risk of disqualification?
- Issues with having an Anti-defection law
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Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA)
Context:
Recently, The Centre suspended the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) licence of the Centre for Policy Research (CPR).
- This came five months after the Income Tax department conducted ‘surveys’ on the premises of the CPR, Oxfam India, and the Independent and Public Spirited Media Foundation (IPSMF), which funds a range of digital media entities.
Relevance:
GS-II: Polity and Governance (Government Policies & Interventions, Non-Governmental Organisations -NGOs), GS-III: Indian Economy (External Sector, Mobilization of Resources)
Dimensions of the Article:
- What is the FCRA?
- Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010
- Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Act, 2020
- Issues Related to FCRA
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Adenovirus
Context:
Four children died from respiratory infections at different hospitals in Kolkata in a span of 24 hours on Wednesday, amidst fears of an adenovirus outbreak.
Relevance:
GS II: Health
Dimensions of the Article:
- About Adenovirus
- Transmission modes
- Treatment
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Social Stock Exchange
Context:
Recently, the National Stock Exchange of India received the final approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to set up a Social Stock Exchange (SSE).
Relevance:
GS III: Indian Economy
Dimensions of the Article:
- What is a Social Stock Exchange?
- How do NPOs raise money?
- How do FPOs raise money?
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Coral Reef
Context:
Things aren’t looking too good for coral reefs. They’re suffering from bleaching, overfishing and are being cooked by warming oceans.
Relevance:
Environment and Ecology (Conservation of Environment and Ecology, Environmental Pollution and Degradation)
Dimensions of the Article:
- About Coral Reefs
- What does the new report say?
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