Category: 09 Apr CA

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Amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act:

GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Role of NGOs.   Context: The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the 2020 amendments made to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act 2010, which introduced restrictions in the handling of foreign contributions by organizations in India. The judgment came in response to PILs challenging the Foreign Contriubtion(Regulation) Amendment Act 2020(Noel Harper …

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Positive indigenisation list:

GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Government policies and issues arising out of their implementation.   Context: Recently, the Ministry of Defence has released the third positive indigenisation list of 101 items, comprising major equipment/platforms. The ‘First Negative Indigenisation’ List comprising 101 items was notified in August 2020. The Second Indigenisation list was notified in June …

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Mission Vatsalya:

GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Welfare schemes for the vulnerable sections of the society.   Context: The Ministry of Women and Child Development has sent its draft guidelines for Mission Vatsalya Scheme to States and Union Territories to seek their suggestions. Mission Vatsalya is one of the new triad of schemes along with Mission Shakti, …

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CAG’s audit of UIDAI:

GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Important Statutory Bodies.   Context: CAG has presented its performance audit of Aadhaar’s regulator, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). It was carried out over a four-year period between FY2015 and FY2019. CAG’s audit portrays an unsatisfactory picture of the systems and processes in UIDAI.   Issues highlighted by the …

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Lingaraj Temple:

GS Paper 1: Topics Covered: Art and Architecture.   Context: The Central government has told the Odisha government that its ordinance to bring the 11thcentury Lingaraj temple in Bhubaneswar and its associated temples under a special law is outside the legislative competence of the state legislature.   About Lingaraj Temple: Lingaraj temple is the largest …

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