AIR spotlight summary on “Government to monitor progress on Ease of Doing Business”. Introduction A committee has been setup to oversee the oversight functions of the government to ensure that the government does not interfere much in the business and at the same time allowing the business to flourish in the economy. The …
AIR spotlight summary on “Reforms in funding to Political Parties”. Introduction The government has embarked on a new exercise to stop corruption in the political funding which a bane of Indian electoral system. Nearly 70% to 80% of the funds to the political parties are never reported and they are collected from unknown …
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AIR spotlight summary on “General Anti Avoidance rule (GAAR) and its Advantages”. Introduction General Anti Avoidance rule (GAAR) is a set of rules or a framework which helps the revenue authorities decides whether a particular transaction has commercial substance or not. If it does not have commercial substance and is not a genuine …
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AIR spotlight summary on “Unnecessary Stent Implants”. Introduction Several senior cardiologists in India have raised concern over the rise in the cases of unnecessary implant of stents in India. They say if an audit of stent implant cases was done, over a third of the elective procedures could turn out to be needless. It …
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AIR spotlight summary on “Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan”. Introduction The union cabinet has approved Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA) to make 6 crore rural household digitally literate. According to Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) survey, if mobile penetration increases by 10% then the GDP would …
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AIR spotlight summary on “Launch of India Post Payment Bank”. Introduction The Government of India has launched the first postal payment bank which is an important part of the financial ecosystem in the country. Payment bank is a very good option for the people for online transactions. This segment will have low money …
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AIR spotlight summary on “Different Aspects and Scope of Aadhaar” Introduction Aadhaar is Government of India’s one of the most successful ICT project. It was launched in 2010 and in 2017 it has achieved a big landmark. The enrolment has crossed 111 crore out of the total population of 125 crore. Nearly 90% of …
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AIR spotlight summary on “India–UAE Bilateral Relations” Introduction The crown prince of United Arab Emirates Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan was the chief guest for the Republic day celebration. India has been reaching out to the countries of Middle East and UAE promises to be one alliance that is going to reap benefits for India. This …
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AIR spotlight summary on “National Girl Child Day”. Introduction 24th January is celebrated as National day for Girl Child. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that exceptional achievements of girls have made the country proud. Women and girl child face discrimination which should be checked. Structural constraints in development of girl child In the …
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AIR spotlight summary on “Swachh Bharat Mission”. Introduction Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014 said that when the girl student reach the age where she realises the lack of female toilets in her school, she leaves her education mid way. As they leave their education mid way, they remain uneducated. 2014 has seen …
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AIR spotlight summary on “Safety measures in Indian Railway”. Introduction Recently there was a Hirakund Express Train Accident due to derailment of the train including derailment of the locomotive. This rail accident has taken place three months after Kanpur rail accident. But if we see the figures the number of accidents has come …
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AIR spotlight summary on “Climate Variability”. Introduction It was said that winters begin after dasara and end after lohri, but it is no longer true. Sudden delays in rainfall and droughts, all these events are marking India’s climate these days. Indications of Climate Variability Climate change takes place over centuries and decades which …
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AIR spotlight summary on “Overall Preparedness of Army”. Modernisation of the Armed forces The Country celebrated 69th Army day on 15th January 2017. There are many challenges faced by the army of which modernisation of the armed forces is one such challenge. Modernisation of the Armed forces is lacking behind. After the attack …
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AIR spotlight summary on “India-US collaboration for development in third world countries”. Introduction “The Millennium Challenge Cooperation” is a government agency of the US which recently signed an agreement with the Development Partnership Administration of the Ministry of External Affairs of India. Under this agreement both India and US will work together and …
AIR spotlight summary on “Launch of Submarine KHANDERI”. Introduction INS Khanderi, the second indigenously built Scorpene submarine, was launched at the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) in Mumbai. Khanderi is the second of the six submarines being built at MDL in collaboration with M/s DCNS of France, as part of Project 75 of Indian …
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AIR Brief: Prime Minister’s address at Indian Science Congress Introduction The 104th edition of Indian Science Congress was held recently at Tirupati. This year the theme of the congress is “Science and Technology for National Development”. Prime Minister addressed the issue of infrastructure and investment. He said that tomorrow’s experts will come from …
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Election Commissions proposal against 200 nonexistent political parties Introduction The Election Commission of India (ECI) is proposing to Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to delist 200 political parties. Election Commission has been saying from quite some time that it needs to be equipped and given more teeth to deal with the issue of delisting …
AIR spotlight summary on “Election Commissions proposal against 200 nonexistent political parties”. Introduction The Election Commission of India (ECI) is proposing to Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to delist 200 political parties. Election Commission has been saying from quite some time that it needs to be equipped and given more teeth to …
AIR spotlight summary on “Steps against Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace”. Introduction Women’s emancipation and safety of women is most important for the government and for the entire country. The Department of Personnel and Training has issued circular to all departments that any case of sexual harassment of women, whether in workplace …
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AIR spotlight summary on “Progress made in the early Tsunami Warning System in India” Introduction December 26, 2016 is the 12th anniversary of the 2004 Tsunami which took place in Indian Ocean. It was caused by an earthquake that had equivalent energy of 23,000 units and similar to Hiroshima type atomic …
