28th December – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents DECISIVE SHIFT IN DEFENSE ADMINISTRATION HOW NOT TO COUNTER ECONOMIC STAGNATION RBI REPORT: GROSS NPAs MAY RISE TO 9.9% BY SEPTEMBER, 2020 WHY THIS WINTER IS EXTRA COLD? MGNREGA TRENDS DECISIVE SHIFT IN DEFENSE ADMINISTRATION Why in News? Union Cabinet has approved the creation of the post of CDS with an aim to strengthen […]
Current Affairs 27 December 2019 for UPSC Exam
Contents NPR: HOUSETOHOUSE VERIFICATION PLANNED BRAHMOS UPGRADE NPR: HOUSE-TO-HOUSE VERIFICATION PLANNED The Union Government proposes to update the National Population Register (NPR), which already has an electronic database of more than 119 crore residents, by verifying the details of all respondents through house to house enumeration, according to an official manual for conducting the fresh […]
21st December – Editorials/Opinions Analyses
Contents: DECENTRALIZED STATE CAPITALS EXPLAINED: READING BANGLADESH’S PROVISIONS FOR CITIZENSHIP AND FREEDOM OF RELIGION EXPLAINED: WHY EU GREEN DEAL MATTERS DECENTRALIZED STATE CAPITALS Why in news? Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy hinted nthat the South African model of three capitals was best suited in his State and that his government would work […]
PIB 12th December
URANIUM IMPORTS MOU with Kazakhshtan. Kazakhstan contains about 13% of the world’s recoverable uranium. Tortkuduk & Myunkum, Inkai, Kharasan etc. are the major uranium mines in Kazakhstan. India imports from Canada, Argentina, Namibia, Russia, Uzbekisthan Etc. Backgrounder Natural uranium contains about 0.7% of the U-235isotope (the fissile isotope) and 99.2% of the U-238. Major uses […]