Significance for Prelims: Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) Act Significance for Mains: Not Much News: Recently, the Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA) cancelled the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) licence of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF) and Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust (RGCT)for alleged violations of the provisions of...
Significance for Prelims: Concept of Digital rupee or e-rupee Significance for Mains: Benefits and risks associated with Digital rupee or e-rupee. News: Reserve Bank of India(RBI) launched the digital rupee on a pilot basis. Initially selected group of public and private banks will offer digital currency in...
Significance for Prelims: World Soil Day and its theme Significance for Mains: Importance of Soil Management; Reasons behind loss of soil nutrients and degradation; and solutions for healthy soil management. News: The theme of World Soil Day (WSD) 2022, observed on December 5, is ‘Soils: Where food...
Significance for Prelims: Not Much Significance for Mains: Indo-Pacific strategy; and how it will help India’s Eastern and North Eastern states. News: India is going through a new Indo-Pacific policy and strategy phase. But, the interpretation of the ‘Indo-Pacific’ policy by the national capital may differ from...
Significance for Prelims: Not Much Significance for Mains: Malnutrition and associated issues. News: India is in urgent need to address the maladies of micronutrient malnutrition. Poor nutrition can inflict severe damage on diverse populations in India. Serious challenge and concern due to malnutrition: Shows the magnitude of the...
Significance for Prelims: Not Much Significance for Mains: Impact of Party Congress on India’s relations with China. News: China puzzle is becoming more difficult to solve after the Chinese Party Congress and every country in the region are making their own predictions with respect to current development. 20th...
Significance for Prelims: Appointment of Election Commissioner Significance for Mains: Problems associated with Election Commissioner and way forward. News: Recently Public Interest Litigation(PIL) was filed by advocate Ashwini Upadhyay regarding the autonomy and neutrality of the Election Commission of India (ECI). Constitutional Provision for Election Commission: The intention...
Significance for Prelims: Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005 (PWDVA) Significance for Mains: Reasons for domestic violence and possible solution to curb this menace. News: Many questions are being raised after the brutal murder and mutilation of a young woman by her partner. It is...
Significance for Prelims: Appointment of Chief Election Commissioner(CEC), Election Commissioners(EC) Significance for Mains: Issues associated with the appointment of the Election Commission. News: Supreme Court questions the' lightning speed' of appointments of new Election Commissioner Shri Arun Goel. Appointment of Chief Election Commissioner(CEC), Election Commissioners(EC): President of India...
Significance for Prelims: Inflation trajectory Significance for Mains: Recent issues associated with emerging inflation. News: Over the past several months there is concern over the trajectory of inflation. Recent data indicates that retail inflation has peaked and is now likely to trend downwards. The RBI anticipates that...
