Governor : Karnataka Issue
Context: Governor invited BJP to form government in state despite opposition alliance having greater support. SC has to intervene and […]
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Indecent Representation of Women Act, 1986 – UPSC GS1
Context: The Ministry of Women and Child Development has proposed to ban obscene depiction of women on the Internet and
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Maternal Mortality and MMR
The registrar general of India has released new data showing significant decline in maternal mortality ratio of the country. What
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Y.M. Deosthalee Committee
The Y.M. Deosthalee committee was set up by RBI and had submitted its report in April, 2018. The major recommendations
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Spike Missile
Spike is an Israeli anti-tank missile. It is man-portable fire-and-forget missile. It is known for their precision targeting with an ability to pierce
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Cauvery Water Management Authority (CMA)
Cauvery Water Management Authority (CMA) has been created as per the Cauvery Management Scheme earlier framed by Centre and approved by Supreme Court.
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Ensemble Prediction Systems
The Ministry of Earth Science (MoES) has launched a new system to generate more accurate and area specific forecast of
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Plastic Pollution
Important : Because this year’s World Environment Day theme was “Beat Plastic Pollution. India was global host for WED. Context
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Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2018
Parliament has passed Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2018 to bring relief to the home buyers and MSMEs. The
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Dam Rehabilitation & Improvement Project (DRIP)
Aims to improve safety and operational performance of dams. Scheme: DRIP is a state sector scheme with central component to