AIR spotlight summary on “Forest Rights of Tribals”. Introduction At the tribal carnival held in New Delhi prime minister has reiterated emphasised that the tribals should get their titles regard to their forest land according to Forest Rights Act, 2006. A committee will be setup to monitor the implementation. The implementation process is …
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AIR spotlight summary on “India-New Zealand Bilateral Relations”. Introduction John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand, undertook a state visit to India. The visit was important because several issues were agreed between both countries. Agreements which include: Food safety cooperation arrangement to encourage greater coordination between New Zealand and Indian food …
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AIR spotlight summary on “Emerging issues over Triple Talaq”. Historical Evolution of Talaq Marriage is a contract among Muslims and there is a way to terminate it. That is called triple Talaq. If we look at the historical evolution of Talaq it was one of the earliest religious establishments which made …
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AIR spotlight summary on “Festivity and Air Pollution” Introduction All the festivals we now celebrate we see bursting of crackers. There is a pollution spike during this period which is very unhealthy. The reasons for increased Air Pollution during festival season are: There will be increase in travelling due meeting …
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AIR spotlight summary on “Building a Divyang friendly society”. Introduction Disabled are now addressed as Divyang instead of Viklang. The modern civilization is based on caring for others who are underprivileged or disadvantaged. Karl Popper has said man has done wonderful things; have reached moon and now going to Mars; in medicine the longevity …
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AIR spotlight summary on “Bird Flu-Prevention, Symptoms and Cure”. Introduction National zoological park in New Delhi has been shut down amid fears of Bird flu. H5N1 virus is very dangerous virus and can spread very quickly from one species to other winged creatures. The return of the scare considering that in September …
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AIR spotlight summary on “Energy Crisis in India and Hydro Power projects”. Introduction Prime minister dedicated three Hydro Electric power projects to the nation. These include 800 MW Hydro Power Station of NTPC- Koldam, 520 MW Parvati Project of NHPC and 412 MW Rampur Hydro Station of SJVNL. Himachal Pradesh has …
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AIR spotlight summary on “India-Brazil Bilateral Relations”. Introduction All the countries involved in BRICS are important partners for India. It is Important in the context of BRICS and important in themselves. Of the 5 countries Brazil is the most distant geographically. In terms of intensity of contact Brazil is more distant when we …
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AIR spotlight summary on “BRICS as a driver of World Economy and Recession” Introduction The 8th BRICS summit in Goa ended with a declaration, the larger commitment for driving the economy remains paramount as the BRICS forum was initially conceived as the forum between emerging economies. The time when it was …
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AIR spotlight summary on “Challenges before new United Nations Secretary General”. Introduction Antonio Guterres, the new United Nations secretary-general is the former Prime minister of Portugal and he has also served as the head of UN Refugee agency for the last 10 years. He comes to the UN at the time …
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AIR spotlight summary on “India and Global Hunger Index” Introduction US based agency tracking global hunger has released the Global Hunger Index where India is ranked poorly among 118 countries. The Index tries to see whether the people are fed properly, status of under nutrition, malnourishment in children generally and among …
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AIR spotlight summary on “Growth in Industry Sector and GDP Target” Introduction The recent announcement of IIP by the government shows that in August IIP figures have contracted by 0.8% and we see a GDP growth of 7.6%. We see a mismatch where the industry is not able to perform well and …
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AIR spotlight summary on “China’s Dual Policy on Terrorism” Introduction China has said that countries should refrain from making political gains in the name of counter terrorism. The statement comes couple of days after Beijing extended its technical hold on India’s bid to get JeM Chief Masood Azhar banned in the UN. India’s …
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AIR spotlight summary on “World Mental Health Day”. Introduction Mental Health Day is observed every year on 10th October to raise awareness about mental health issues around the world and mobilising effort of mental health. Suicide is not a crime, but a kind of mental disorder. Stigma of mental illness At one point …
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AIR spotlight summary on “Challenges before the Indian Air Force” Introduction The Air Force Day was officially started celebrating on 8thof October in the year 1932 as an auxiliary of the British Air Force and in 1945 became part of the British Royal Air Force. After India getting Independence it became …
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AIR spotlight summary on “Two years of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan”. Introduction In 2014 a new dimension was added to the day of 2nd October by launching Swachh Bharat Mission. The mission completes 2 years. Today 2nd October is significant for many reasons. It’s the birthday of Gandhiji, Lal Bahadur Shastri, signing of the …
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AIR spotlight summary on “Role of new Urban Development Policy in overall development” Introduction The Centre has unveiled the Urban Development strategy for the next 20 years to use growing urbanization for rapid economic development. This policy is going to have an impact on the Socio economic prosperity of the people. India was …
AIR spotlight summary on “India – Sri Lanka Bilateral Relations”. Introduction Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe visited India to discuss wide range of issues and to attend India Economic Summit. His visit assumes significance as India had pulled out of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit, scheduled to be held …
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AIR spotlight summary on “India ratifies Paris climate Agreement” Introduction India ratified the Paris Agreement on Climate Change by depositing the instrument of ratification with the United Nations on the 147th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. India is the 62nd country to ratify the agreement. The agreement will enter into force …
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AIR spotlight summary on “India Sanitation Conference” Introduction Sanitation campaign is now a high profile campaign and getting more attention at the official level than before. Ambitious targets are set and these are time based targets. There are well recognised brand ambassadors. Adequate budgetary support is required to achieve the ambitious targets. …
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