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Arvind Virmani: Full-time Member of NITI Aayog

In News Recently, the government has appointed senior economist Dr Arvind Virmani as a full-time member of the NITI Aayog. At present there are three members: Dr V K Saraswat, Professor Ramesh Chand and Dr V K Paul. About National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) About: It was set up in 2015 to replace Planning […]

National Press Day

In Context India celebrates 16th November as National Press Day every year. More about the Day About: National Press Day is observed in honor of the Press Council of India.  The day is meant to mark the presence of the free and responsible press in India. Evolution of authority of maintaining the ethics of journalism:  […]

Health and Climate Change

In News Recently, the Lancet has released a report which shows how climate change is affecting global health. Major Highlights of the report Global phenomenon: Climate change is not an isolated incident or occurrence, but a global phenomenon, leaving its impact on almost every aspect of life, sweeping in its train nations across the world, […]

Defending Demonetisation

In News Recently, the Union Finance Ministry told the Supreme Court (SC) that demonetisation in 2016 led to a phenomenal growth in digital transactions, shrunk fake currency and saw more income tax payers. Government’s Response to SC Impact of Demonetisation: Bridging formal informal divide: The withdrawal of ?500 and ?1000 banknotes, which had at the […]

Old Pension Scheme vs New Pension Scheme

In News Recently, some of the political parties are promising to switch to the Old Pension Scheme. Comparison between the Old and New system  Old System Pension to government employees at the Centre as well as states was fixed at 50 per cent of the last drawn basic pay. New System New pension system came […]

G20 Bali Leaders’ Declaration

In News  The G20 summit was recently concluded in Bali, Indonesia. More about the news India’s Presidency: Indonesia handed over the G20 presidency to India for the coming year as the Bali summit of the grouping ended with the member states finalising the joint declaration.  Bali Leaders’ Declaration: War in Ukraine: The declaration stated that […]

India-Israel Defence Cooperation

In News Israel has been closely working with the Indian defence forces to tailor solutions for their defence needs. More about the India-Israel defence Cooperation Evolution: The defence cooperation & relationship between India & Israel has evolved over time – from being an importer of Israeli tech and equipment, Indian companies are now collaborating with […]

Unsung Martyrs of Mangarh

In News The courageous tribal martyrs led by Govind Guru fought the British rulers in the early 20th century. Govind Guru Birth: Born on 20th December, 1858, in a nomadic community in the Dungarpur-Banswara region of Rajasthan. Influence of: Govind Guru was influenced by the teachings of Swami Dayanand Saraswati to work for the socio-religious […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2 3 PM calls for new world order :Covid ,Ukraine ,climate have caused havoc  (International relations) Know about recent updates related to the G-20 summit in Bali. GS 2 3 Data protection Bill revised: Penalty up to Rs 200 crore if firms don’t […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 1 1 India’s population growth is stabilising ,it is an indicator of effective health policies says UN  (Population and Associated Issues) Know about the status of india’s population growth and ,implications for india GS 3 6 A call to action to avoid climate […]