Do you think it’s time for the government to suspend the Agricultural Produce Market Committees Act (APMC) and encourage NGOs, civil society, and corporate houses, to directly procure from farmers? Give your opinion with suitable justification.

3. Do you think it’s time for the government to suspend the Agricultural Produce Market Committees Act (APMC) and encourage NGOs, civil society, and corporate houses, to directly procure from farmers? Give your opinion with suitable justification.(250 words) Reference: Financial Express

DAY – 20(InstaTest-20): Insta 75 Days Revision Plan-2020: Topic – International organisation & Government schemes, Subject-wise Test 19, Text book based Test 16, November-2019 CA

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RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- PANDEMIC & PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM

 Introduction: India currently has over 2301 confirmed cases of COVID-19. The government has been quick to adopt a multipronged strategy, including issuance of clear guidelines to ministries for coordinated action, imposition of travel restrictions, suspension of visas, large-scale screening and contact tracing as well as regular dissemination of information to the public. Mounting a …

INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY- 3 April 2020

Table of Contents: GS Paper 2: 1. Financial Action Task Force (FATF).   GS Paper 3: 1. National Agriculture Market. 2. What is geofencing? 3. GRACE-FO mission.   GS Paper 4: 1. How COVID-19 outbreak slipped through China’s system?   Facts for Prelims: 1. Operation Sanjeevani. 2. What is National Cadet Corps? 3. AarogyaSetu   …

How  COVID-19 outbreak slipped through China’s system?

How  COVID-19 outbreak slipped through China’s system? Context: Nearly, 1 million are infected by COVID 19 across the world today. Though, the spread initially started in the month of December last year, until January 19, authorities in Wuhan maintained there was no proof of human-to-human transmission. Studies suggest while China’s January 23 lockdown of 50 …

GRACE-FO mission

Topics Covered: Awareness in space. GRACE-FO mission What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Key features and objectives of the mission. Context: New satellite-based, weekly global maps of soil moisture and groundwater wetness conditions were developed by US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) on March 31, …

What is geofencing?

Topics Covered: Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology and issues relating to intellectual property rights. What is geofencing? What to study? For Prelims: Meaning, features and how it works? For Mains: Significance, associated concerns. Context: The centre has tested an application that triggers e-mails and SMS alerts to an authorised …