IASGateAdmin | 31, Mar 2020

DRDO TO DEVELOP ‘MULTI-PATIENT…

Why in News? The Health Ministry has asked the public sector unit to make about 10,000 ventilators. Bharat Electronics Limited…

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IASGateAdmin | 31, Mar 2020

COVID-19: A TEST FOR…

Context: Any crisis would test the existing political arrangements. COVID-19 is one such crisis, which may test the existing political…

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IASGateAdmin | 31, Mar 2020

KERALA SOUGHT RELAXATION OF…

Why in News? To help fund the emergency relief package, Kerala proposes to borrow ₹12,500 crore from the market and…

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IASGateAdmin | 31, Mar 2020

IMPROVED AIR QUALITY DUE…

Why in News? The nationwide lockdown, to prevent COVID-19, has led to minimal air pollution in over 90 cities including…

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IASGateAdmin | 30, Mar 2020

CANTONMENT BOARDS GEAR UP…

Why in News? Sixty-two Cantonment Boards spread over 19 States/Union Territories, across the country, with a population of approx. 21…

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IASGateAdmin | 30, Mar 2020

COAL CAPACITY PIPELINE DECLINES…

Why in News? The latest report ‘Boom and Bust 2020:Tracking the Global Coal Plant Pipeline’ which is the fifth annual…

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IASGateAdmin | 30, Mar 2020

LOCKDOWN AND THE AGRI…

Context: COVID-19 and the 21-day lockdown to contain it, has brought all the sectors of the economy to a standstill.…

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IASGateAdmin | 30, Mar 2020

INDIA JOINS WHO FOR…

Why in News? India is all set to join the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Solidarity Trial which aims at rapid…

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IASGateAdmin | 30, Mar 2020

CONTROLLING COVID-19 THROUGH SOUTH…

Why in News? The Korean Model, a vigorous regime of “trace, test, treat”, has shown remarkable results in controlling the…

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IASGateAdmin | 28, Mar 2020

“OPERATION NAMASTE” OF INDIAN…

Why in News? The Indian Army has launched its anti-COVID-19 campaign code-named as “Operation Namaste” in order to help the…

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IASGateAdmin | 28, Mar 2020

PROTECTING PEATLANDS CAN HELP…

Why in News? Peatlands, which play a crucial role in regulating global climate by acting as carbon sinks, are facing…

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IASGateAdmin | 28, Mar 2020

ANTIBODY KITS

Why in News? The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has recently invited manufacturers to supply 5 lakh antibody kits…

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IASGateAdmin | 28, Mar 2020

SC RELAXES BS-IV DEADLINE

Why in News? The Supreme Court has extended the March 31, 2020 deadline for the sale and registration of BS-IV…

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IASGateAdmin | 28, Mar 2020

RBI CUTS RATES, ALLOWS…

Why in News? To ease impact of lockdown, RBI reduced the repo and reverse repo rates and the EMIs deferred…

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IASGateAdmin | 28, Mar 2020

INDIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY…

Context: Recently, President Ramnath Kovind exhorted the collective strength of the society and urged Governors, LGs and Administrators to mobilise…

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IASGateAdmin | 27, Mar 2020

MPLADS FUNDS MAY BE…

Why in News? Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation issued a circular granting one-time dispensation for utilizing funds under the…

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IASGateAdmin | 27, Mar 2020

RELIEF PACKAGE UNDER PRADHAN…

Context Recently, Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Niramla Sitharaman has announced Rs 1.70 Lakh Crore relief package under Pradhan…

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IASGateAdmin | 27, Mar 2020

DIGITAL INITIATIVES TO FIGHT…

Why in News? Recently Indian government has initiated few digital initiatives in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. This is how…

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IASGateAdmin | 27, Mar 2020

KURIL ISLANDS

Why in News? Recently, an earthquake of magnitude 7.5, struck in the northern Pacific, the closest shores on Russia’s far…

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IASGateAdmin | 27, Mar 2020

RBI REGULATION FOR PAYMENT…

Why in News? The Reserve Bank of India recently released guidelines for regulating payment aggregators and Payment Gateways. About Payment…

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IASGateAdmin | 27, Mar 2020

MSP FOR MINOR FOREST…

Why in News? According to experts, the Union government’s ‘mechanism for marketing of minor forest produce (MFP) through minimum support…

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IASGateAdmin | 26, Mar 2020

RECAPITALISATION OF RRBS

Why in News? The Centre has approved a ₹1,340-crore recapitalisation plan for Regional Rural Banks (RRBs). The move is crucial…

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IASGateAdmin | 26, Mar 2020

GLACIERS IN SIKKIM MELTING…

Why in News? The Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), Dehradun have conducted a study recently which has found that…

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IASGateAdmin | 26, Mar 2020

EXTRADITION TREATY BETWEEN INDIA…

Why in News? The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved the signing and ratifying…

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IASGateAdmin | 26, Mar 2020

NATIONAL SUPERCOMPUTING MISSION

Why in News? In an attempt to boost the country’s computing power, the National Super Computing Mission is steered jointly…

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IASGateAdmin | 26, Mar 2020

COVID-19 LOCKDOWN: A LONG…

Context: While the nations around the globe are fighting against the deadly virus, India’s fight against the COVID-19 outbreak has…

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IASGateAdmin | 26, Mar 2020

SAUDI KING TO CHAIR…

Why in News? Leaders of the G20 group of nations will hold a video conference which will be the virtual…

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IASGateAdmin | 26, Mar 2020

PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEES DEFER…

Why in News? All meetings of parliamentary standing committees have been deferred indefinitely because of the lockdown to curb the…

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IASGateAdmin | 25, Mar 2020

SECTION 188 IPC

Why in News? Delhi and many other states took the Centre’s advice to enforce a full lockdown in districts to…

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IASGateAdmin | 25, Mar 2020

ECONOMIC RELIEF MEASURES TO…

Why in News? Finance Ministry has announced several measures aimed at alleviating the growing economic stress in the country in…

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IASGateAdmin | 25, Mar 2020

AIRCRAFT AMENDMENT BILL, 2020

Why in News: The Lok Sabha has recently passed the Aircraft (Amendment) Bill, 2020 which seeks to amend the Aircraft…

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IASGateAdmin | 25, Mar 2020

DOUBLE TROUBLE FOR THE…

Context: The auto sector, which has been grappling with multiple challenges over the past year, is headed for tougher times…

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IASGateAdmin | 25, Mar 2020

ICMR RECOMMENDATIONS AND CAUTIONS…

Why in News? The National Task force for COVID-19, constituted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), has suggested…

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IASGateAdmin | 25, Mar 2020

ELECTIONS TO 18 RAJYA…

Why in News? Elections to 18 Rajya Sabha seats that were scheduled to take place have been deferred due to…

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IASGateAdmin | 24, Mar 2020

LARGE-SCALE ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING IN…

Why in News? In a bid to boost large-scale electronics manufacturing in India, the Union Cabinet approved three schemes, including…

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IASGateAdmin | 24, Mar 2020

INDIA FRANCE

Why in News? Recently, India and France conducted joint patrolling for the first time from the Reunion Island. The patrolling…

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IASGateAdmin | 24, Mar 2020

FINANCE BILL PASSED IN…

Why in News? The Lok Sabha passed the Finance Bill, by voice vote without discussion, amid ruckus in the House…

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IASGateAdmin | 24, Mar 2020

COVID-19: STAGE BY STAGE…

Context: On the light of one of the greatest crisis, Pandemic COVID-19 across the globe, there are different stages of…

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IASGateAdmin | 23, Mar 2020

LAND ENCROACHMENT & RELIGION

Context: Earlier this month, the High Court of Uttarakhand directed the State government to remove 770 religious structures built by…

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IASGateAdmin | 23, Mar 2020

COVID-19 AND WORK FROM…

Why in News? The rising wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in India has forced the corporate world in the country…

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IASGateAdmin | 23, Mar 2020

SETTING UP OF NATIONAL…

Why in News? The government has approved the proposal for creation of National Technical Textiles Mission for a period of…

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IASGateAdmin | 23, Mar 2020

REVIVAL OF KHADI AND…

Why in News? The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), through Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), has…

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IASGateAdmin | 23, Mar 2020

UN World Happiness Report-…

Why in News? The United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network recently released the World Happiness Report on the occasion of…

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IASGateAdmin | 23, Mar 2020

OLIVE RIDLEY GOES FOR…

Why in News? In a rare sight after a gap of seven years, mass nesting of Olive Ridley Turtles was…

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IASGateAdmin | 23, Mar 2020

INSURANCE COVER FOR A…

Context: In case if a person gets infected by COVID-19, he/she must have a comprehensive health insurance plan to cover…

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IASGateAdmin | 21, Mar 2020

SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAMME OF…

Why in News? Recently, the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) informed the Rajya Sabha about the implementation of School…

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IASGateAdmin | 21, Mar 2020

INDIA BECOMES 3RD LARGEST…

Why in News? As per the Key World Energy Statistics 2019 published by the International Energy Agency, India has been…

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IASGateAdmin | 21, Mar 2020

SUPREME COURT DISMISSES PLEAS…

Why in News? The Supreme Court has rejected a bunch of pleas seeking exclusion of creamy layer or better-off individuals…

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IASGateAdmin | 21, Mar 2020

NEW DEFINITIONS FOR MSMES

Why in News? Union Minister for MSMEs informed the Rajya Sabha that the government would come out with a new…

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IASGateAdmin | 21, Mar 2020

DRAFT DEFENCE PROCUREMENT PROCEDURE…

Why in News? Defence Minister recently released Draft Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP), 2020 which will come into effect from April…

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IASGateAdmin | 21, Mar 2020

FORMULATION OF SCHEME FOR…

Why in News? The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has proposed to restructure and formulate a scheme for Comprehensive…

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IASGateAdmin | 20, Mar 2020

THE COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) BILL,…

Context: Recently, the bill to amend the Companies Act 2013 and decriminalise various offences under it was introduced in Lok…

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IASGateAdmin | 20, Mar 2020

GLOBAL UNEMPLOYMENT AMIDST COVID-19

Why in News? The International Labour Organization (ILO) has recently said that the COVID-19 pandemic will drastically increase global unemployment,…

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IASGateAdmin | 20, Mar 2020

INDIA NOT OBLIGATED TO…

Why in News? As per the reply of Commerce and Industry Minister in Lok Sabha, India is under no obligation…

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IASGateAdmin | 20, Mar 2020

CONTACT TRACING

Why in News? Contact tracing is the process of identifying, assessing, and managing people who have been exposed to a…

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IASGateAdmin | 19, Mar 2020

SUPREME COURT INVOKES SPECIAL…

Why in News? Recently, the Supreme Court invoked its special powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to remove a…

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IASGateAdmin | 19, Mar 2020

ODF+ and ODF++

Context: Recently, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban Development has tabled its report on the performance of the Swachh Bharat…

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IASGateAdmin | 19, Mar 2020

USING CALL DATA IS…

Why in News? Bulk call data records (CDR) being sought by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), was only being collected…

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IASGateAdmin | 19, Mar 2020

RBI TO INFUSE RS.…

Why in News? The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to infuse ₹10,000 crore liquidity in the banking system…

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IASGateAdmin | 19, Mar 2020

RASHTRIYA KISHORE SWASTHYA KARYAKRAM

Why in News? Promoting health and prevention of disease and risk factors is an important aspect of the Rashtriya Kishore…

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IASGateAdmin | 19, Mar 2020

MEDICAL TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY…

Why in News? The Lok Sabha has passed a Bill to extend the upper limit for permitting abortions from 20…

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IASGateAdmin | 18, Mar 2020

RBI GUIDELINES TO REGULATE…

Why in News? The Reserve Bank of India has recently released guidelines for regulating activities of Payment Aggregators and Payment…

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IASGateAdmin | 18, Mar 2020

EKLAVYA MODEL SCHOOLS

Why in News? The scheme of Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) is a Government of India scheme for model residential…

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IASGateAdmin | 18, Mar 2020

20-YEAR WINDOW FOR TELCOS…

Why in News? The Central government has urged the Supreme Court to give the telecom companies a 20-year window to…

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IASGateAdmin | 18, Mar 2020

MAHARASHTRA TOPS IN ORGAN…

Why in News? Maharashtra has recently surpassed Tamil Nadu and Telangana and became the top performer in the field of…

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IASGateAdmin | 18, Mar 2020

CORONAVIRUS & DIGITAL SOLUTIONS

Context: Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked people to share technology-driven solutions for coronavirus. MyGov, the nation’s citizen engagement…

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IASGateAdmin | 18, Mar 2020

NO MEETINGS OF SCS…

Why in News? According to the information provided by the Union Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry to Parliament, the State-level…

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IASGateAdmin | 18, Mar 2020

CENTRAL SANSKRIT UNIVERSITIES BILL,…

Why in News? Recently, a Bill to grant the status of Central universities to three deemed Sanskrit universities were passed…

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IASGateAdmin | 17, Mar 2020

SHORTFALL – DEFENCE FUND

Why in News? Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence has recently shown concern at the widening gap between projections and allocations…

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IASGateAdmin | 17, Mar 2020

TACKLING COVID-19 THROUGH SOAPS

Why in News? Guidelines by the World Health Organization, to reduce the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, specify that one of…

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IASGateAdmin | 17, Mar 2020

ONE HEALTH CONCEPT

Why in News? India has highlighted the ‘One Health policy’ to tackle the zoonotic diseases after it is facing the…

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IASGateAdmin | 17, Mar 2020

CENTRE WITHDRAWS EX-GRATIA NOTIFICATION…

Why in News? Hours after it issued a notification that an ex-gratia of ₹4 lakhs will be paid to the…

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IASGateAdmin | 17, Mar 2020

UNNAT BHARAT ABHIYAN

Why in News? Ministry for Human Resource Development (MHRD)  has submitted the information related to the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA)…

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IASGateAdmin | 16, Mar 2020

EPIDEMIC DISEASES ACT

Context: All states and Union Territories have been directed to invoke provisions of Section 2 of the Epidemic Diseases Act,…

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IASGateAdmin | 16, Mar 2020

NATIONAL CLEAN AIR PROGRAMME

Why in News? Union Environment Ministry has asked for city-level plans for the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) as these…

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IASGateAdmin | 16, Mar 2020

50 YEARS OF NPT

Why in News? Recently, the foreign ministers of the five permanent members (P5) of the UN Security Council issued a…

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IASGateAdmin | 16, Mar 2020

TREATING DRUG-RESISTANT TB

Why in News? A small trial (Nix-TB) undertaken at three sites in South Africa to test the safety and efficacy…

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IASGateAdmin | 16, Mar 2020

BIRD FLU – AVIAN…

Why in News? The suspected cases of avian influenza (bird flu) are being reported from various parts of the Kerala.…

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IASGateAdmin | 16, Mar 2020

ROLE OF GLUCOSE IN…

Why in News? The recent study by researchers from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai (TIFR) has revealed that…

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IASGateAdmin | 14, Mar 2020

AIR INDIA SALE: 100%…

Context: Recently, the cabinet approved 100 percent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Air India by foreign entities/NRIs under the automatic…

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IASGateAdmin | 14, Mar 2020

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) ACT

Context: Recently, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has finalised the amending the Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules, 2011.…

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IASGateAdmin | 14, Mar 2020

FOREIGNERS TRIBUNALS

Context: Recently, Amnesty International has raised allegations over the functioning of the Foreigners Tribunals (FTs) in Assam. It has asserted…

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IASGateAdmin | 14, Mar 2020

RAJYA SABHA NOD FOR…

Why in News? Recently, the Parliament has passed an amendment to the ‘Direct Tax Vivad se Vishwas Bill, 2020’ in order…

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IASGateAdmin | 14, Mar 2020

MASKS, SANITISERS NOW ESSENTIAL…

Why in News? The Centre recently brought masks and hand sanitisers under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (EC Act) in…

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IASGateAdmin | 14, Mar 2020

FINDING CURE FOR CORONAVIRUS

Why in News? Scientists across the world are trying to develop a line of treatment and a possible vaccine for…

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IASGateAdmin | 14, Mar 2020

NATIONAL CRIME RECORDS BUREAU…

Why in News? National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) celebrated its 35th Inception Day, on March 12, 2020. Highlights: A Crime…

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IASGateAdmin | 14, Mar 2020

AT-1 BONDS

Why in News? Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has made a proposal to write-down Additional Tier-1 (AT-1) bonds…

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IASGateAdmin | 13, Mar 2020

IBC (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2020

Context: Recently, the Indian parliament passed amendments to the insolvency law that will help safeguard successful bidders of insolvent companies…

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IASGateAdmin | 13, Mar 2020

SOUTH INDIA’S VULTURE

Context: Recently, the South India Vulture Conservation Group has come up with a blueprint for the conservation of vulture population…

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IASGateAdmin | 13, Mar 2020

ROLE OF L-G AND…

Why in News? Madras High Court has set aside its own order restraining the L-G from interfering in the day-to-day…

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IASGateAdmin | 13, Mar 2020

REVOCATION OF SUSPENSION OF…

Why in News? Seven Congress members were recently suspended for unruly behaviour in the Lok Sabha and their suspension has…

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IASGateAdmin | 13, Mar 2020

CURING HIV USING STEM…

Why in News? Researchers report that a patient who underwent stem-cell transplantation and a chemotherapy drug regimen has been cured…

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IASGateAdmin | 13, Mar 2020

EPIDEMIC DISEASES ACT

Why in News? The cabinet secretary has recently announced that all states and Union Territories should invoke provisions of Section…

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IASGateAdmin | 12, Mar 2020

NATIONAL MISSION ON INTERDISCIPLINARY…

Why in News? Recently, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar, Punjab is setting up a Sectoral Application Hub in…

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IASGateAdmin | 12, Mar 2020

PIL FILED TO PRESERVE…

Why in News? A public interest litigation petition has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking a direction to…

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IASGateAdmin | 12, Mar 2020

COVID-19 NOW A PANDEMIC,…

Why in News? WHO has recently announced COVID-19 as pandemic amidst of increasing outbreak in various countries. What is COVID-19?…

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IASGateAdmin | 12, Mar 2020

COMMERCIAL CORD BLOOD BANKING

Why in News? Poona Citizen Doctor Forum (PCDF), a body that aims to rebuild trust among citizens and doctors, and…

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IASGateAdmin | 12, Mar 2020

NEW PADDY VARIETY –…

Why in News? A new variety of paddy named ‘Sahyadri Megha’ has been developed by the University of Agricultural and…

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IASGateAdmin | 11, Mar 2020

GOVERNMENT PLANS TO LAUNCH…

Why in News? The central government is set to launch a Mahua-based alcoholic beverage ‘Mahua Nutribeverage’ in the market for…

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IASGateAdmin | 11, Mar 2020

WOMEN IN WORKFORCE

Context: According to a statement by the non- government organisation Azad Foundation - women workforce in the country fell to…

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IASGateAdmin | 11, Mar 2020

OPEC+

Context: Recently, Saudi Arabia plans to raise its crude oil production significantly above 10 million barrels per day (bpd) in…

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IASGateAdmin | 11, Mar 2020

REMOVAL OF CONTROVERSIAL ‘NAME…

Why in News? Allahabad High Court has directed the Lucknow administration to remove forthwith the controversial ‘name and shame’ hoardings…

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IASGateAdmin | 11, Mar 2020

HINDU ADOPTION NOT VALID…

Why in News? The Supreme Court has recently held that the Hindu adoption is not valid unless the man takes…

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IASGateAdmin | 11, Mar 2020

MICRO-IRRIGATION HIT BY LACK…

Why in News? The prevailing economic slowdown appears to have affected the implementation of the projects to provide drip and…

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IASGateAdmin | 11, Mar 2020

CATALOGUING THE GENETIC VARIATION…

Why in News? Genome India:‘Cataloguing the Genetic Variation in Indians’ project has been sanctioned by Department of Biotechnology (DBT) on…

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IASGateAdmin | 10, Mar 2020

#SHEINSPIRESUS

Context: Prime Minister of India on 8th March 2020 marked International Women’s Day by handing over control of his social…

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IASGateAdmin | 10, Mar 2020

CORD BLOOD BANKING

Context: Cord Blood Banking is recently seen in  news. Highlights Over the past decade, stem cell banking has been aggressively…

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IASGateAdmin | 10, Mar 2020

STATUS OF GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS…

Why in News? The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development (HRD) recently submitted its report on the 2020-2021 demand…

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IASGateAdmin | 10, Mar 2020

MADRAS HC DISMISSES M.…

Why in News? The Madras High Court has set aside the State of Madhya Pradesh and the Madhya Shetra Basmati…

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IASGateAdmin | 10, Mar 2020

AYURVEDIC CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES

Why in News? The Ministry of AYUSH has developed National Ayurveda Morbidity Codes (NAMC), a comprehensive classification of diseases described…

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IASGateAdmin | 10, Mar 2020

OIL PRICES CRASH DUE…

Why in News? Oil fell by the most since 1991 after Saudi Arabia started a price war with Russia by…

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IASGateAdmin | 10, Mar 2020

NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WOMEN…

Why in News? Union Minister for Women and Child Development has recently inaugurated the “National Conference on Women in Police…

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IASGateAdmin | 09, Mar 2020

DEPOPULATION IN BORDER AREAS…

Why in News? The Arunachal Pradesh government has sought pilot development projects to stop people living along its international borders,…

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IASGateAdmin | 09, Mar 2020

CENTRE CANNOT BRAND ORGANISATIONS…

Why in News? The Supreme Court recently held that the central government cannot brand an organisation political and deprive it…

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IASGateAdmin | 09, Mar 2020

RIGHT OF AN ACCUSED…

Why in News? Recently, the Karnataka High Court observed that it is unethical and illegal for lawyers to pass resolutions…

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IASGateAdmin | 09, Mar 2020

MINES AND MINERAL LAWS…

Why in News? The Lok Sabha has recently passed the Mineral Laws (Amendment) Bill which amends the Mines and Minerals…

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IASGateAdmin | 09, Mar 2020

FACIAL RECOGNITION

Context: In recent years, facial recognition has become a cause for concern in western democracies. The European Commission is considering…

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IASGateAdmin | 07, Mar 2020

NEW TEST WITH QUANTUM…

Why in News? Researchers from the Raman Research Institute (RRI) have devised a new test for fairness of quantum coin…

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IASGateAdmin | 07, Mar 2020

INDIA SMART UTILITY WEEK…

Why in News? In the recently held “India Smart Utility Week 2020” two important programmes has been signed: 1. India-European…

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IASGateAdmin | 07, Mar 2020

CABINET APPROVES COMPANIES (SECOND…

Why in News? The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Companies (Second Amendment)…

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IASGateAdmin | 07, Mar 2020

PRESIDENT REJECTS MERCY PETITION…

Why in News? President Ram Nath Kovind has rejected the mercy petition of Pawan Gupta, one of the four death…

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IASGateAdmin | 07, Mar 2020

YES BANK CRISIS

Context: Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on March 5 imposed a moratorium on the private sector lender Yes…

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IASGateAdmin | 07, Mar 2020

DISABILITY PENSION

Why in News? Recently, the government has withdrawn a circular, that had directed banks to deduct income tax on pension…

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IASGateAdmin | 07, Mar 2020

ICC PROBE ON AFGHANISTAN…

Why in News? International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutors have been given the green light to investigate alleged war crimes and…

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IASGateAdmin | 07, Mar 2020

DELIMITATION PANEL FOR J&K…

Why in News? The union government has started the process of redrawing the Lok Sabha and assembly constituencies in the…

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IASGateAdmin | 06, Mar 2020

VISIT OF UN DELEGATION…

Why in News? Recently, a UN delegation on Palestine visited New Delhi to seek India’s political and diplomatic support for…

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IASGateAdmin | 06, Mar 2020

EC MOOTS LINKING AADHAAR…

Why in News? Recently the Election Commission (EC) has proposed the Law Ministry to link the Aadhaar card with the…

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IASGateAdmin | 06, Mar 2020

QS WORLD UNIVERSITY SUBJECT…

Why in News? The Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Subject Rankings 2020 has been released recently by Quacquarelli Symonds (London).…

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IASGateAdmin | 06, Mar 2020

COURT DOCUMENTS ACCESSIBILITY TO…

Why in News? The Supreme Court has recently ruled that court documents such as copies of judgments and pleadings can…

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IASGateAdmin | 05, Mar 2020

LOKPAL COMPLAINT RULES

Context: Almost a year after the country's first Lokpal was appointed, the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions has…

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IASGateAdmin | 05, Mar 2020

SUKHNA LAKE

Why in News? Recently, the Punjab and Haryana high court has declared Sukhna Lake a “living entity” or “legal person”…

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IASGateAdmin | 05, Mar 2020

GODAVARI CAUVERY INTERLINKING PROJECT

Why in News? A day after the National Interlinking of River Authority (NIRA) was proposed, the CM of Tamil Nadu…

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IASGateAdmin | 05, Mar 2020

E-WASTE RECYCLING HAS DOUBLED,…

Why in News? In a recent question raised in Rajya Sabha, the centre has said that recycling of E-Wastes has…

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IASGateAdmin | 05, Mar 2020

SUPREME COURT RULING ON…

Why in News? The Supreme Court set aside a ban by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on banks and…

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IASGateAdmin | 05, Mar 2020

THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF…

Why in News? The outbreak of Corona virus in China and its spread to neighbouring countries has been having a…

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IASGateAdmin | 04, Mar 2020

ROAD SAFETY IN INDIA

Context: The 3rdGlobal Ministerial Conference on Road Safety “Achieving Global Goals 2030” was held February this year, where the conference…

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IASGateAdmin | 04, Mar 2020

WORKING OF IN-FLIGHT WI-FI…

Why in News? The government has permitted airlines operating in India to provide in-flight Wi-Fi services to passengers. This move…

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IASGateAdmin | 04, Mar 2020

NATIONAL INTERLINKING OF RIVERS…

Why in News? The Central government is working on the establishment of an exclusive body named National Interlinking of Rivers…

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IASGateAdmin | 04, Mar 2020

PRIME MINISTER’S EMPLOYMENT GENERATION…

Why in News? A Meeting was held recently to review some of the key schemes of Ministry of Micro, Small…

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IASGateAdmin | 04, Mar 2020

INCOIS – WARNING SYSTEMS

Why in News? The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad has launched Small Vessel Advisory and Forecast…

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IASGateAdmin | 04, Mar 2020

PUSHING THE WRONG ENERGY…

Context: In the backdrop of the recent visit of the US President to India, the joint statement highlighted the setting…

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IASGateAdmin | 04, Mar 2020

STATE FUNDING OF ELECTIONS

Why in News? The Election Commission has informed the Government that it is not in favour of state funding of elections. What…

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IASGateAdmin | 03, Mar 2020

CURATIVE PETITION

Why in News? Curative petition is the last to last resort in the line of due justice being given and…

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IASGateAdmin | 03, Mar 2020

NOMINATIONS FOR WORLD HERITAGE…

Why in News? Nomination dossiers of ‘Dholavira: A Harappan City’ and ‘Monuments and Forts of Deccan Sultanate’ have been submitted…

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IASGateAdmin | 03, Mar 2020

USA-TALIBAN PEACE DEAL

Why in News? The United States has signed a historic deal with Taliban insurgents that could pave the way for…

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IASGateAdmin | 03, Mar 2020

CORONAVIRUS: IMPACT ON TRADE

Context: Recently, the OECD in its Interim Economic Outlook, has warned that the coronavirus presents "greatest danger" to the world…

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IASGateAdmin | 03, Mar 2020

WATER CRISIS IN HIMALAYAN…

Why in News? Recently, several towns were surveyed in the Himalayan region of Bangladesh, Nepal, India and Pakistan to understand…

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IASGateAdmin | 03, Mar 2020

INNER LINE PERMIT

Why in News? The demand by Tribal organisations of Meghalaya for ILP system to restrict the entry of outsiders into…

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IASGateAdmin | 02, Mar 2020

WOMEN IN SCIENCE

Context: Recently, National Science Day (NSD) was celebrated at Vigyan Bhawan on February 28 with ‘Women in Science’ as the…

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IASGateAdmin | 02, Mar 2020

NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY (NIA)

Context: Recently, a petition filed to order the National Investigation Agency (NIA)to find out the “anti-national forces” behind the agitations…

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IASGateAdmin | 02, Mar 2020

SEDITION CASES – A…

Context: Latest data from NCRB suggest that the sedition law remains as relevant as ever with sedition arrests increasing in…

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IASGateAdmin | 02, Mar 2020

INDIA IS HOST TO…

Why in News? The recent report of Convention on Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) stated that the total number of…

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IASGateAdmin | 02, Mar 2020

ZONAL COUNCILS

Why in News? Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair the 24thmeeting of the Eastern Zonal Council, comprising States of…

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IASGateAdmin | 02, Mar 2020

INDIA INVITED FOR US-TALIBAN…

Why in News? India has been invited to witness the ceremony to seal the peace deal between the U.S. and…

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IASGateAdmin | 02, Mar 2020

PRESENCE OF COLISTIN-RESISTANT BACTERIA…

Why in News? Recently, a new study has found that the origin and spread of Colistin resistant bacteria in human…

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