Insights Daily Current Events, 10 October 2015 Archives Paper 3 Topic: conservation. West Bengal to get India’s first dolphin reserve India’s first community reserve to protect the endangered Gangetic river dolphins will come up in West Bengal. This decision was taken at the recently held State Wildlife Board meeting in WB. The reserve will be …
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Insights Daily Current Events, 28 August 2015 Archives Paper 3 Topic: economics of animal-rearing. Veterinary varsity promoting silage Scientists of Tamil Nadu Veterinary University Training and Research Centre recently demonstrated the silage making by using repol polypropylene (silage bags) to a large number of farmers in Tamil Nadu. A few farmers in the state have …
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Insights Daily Current Events, 08 August 2015 Archives DRDO developed medicine to treat leucoderma In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, the Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar recently said that the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a poly-herbal medicine for the treatment of leucoderma (white patches on skin). Details: The poly-herbal …
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Insights Daily Current Events, 19 June 2015 Archives Draft HRD Bill tests IIMs’ autonomy A new Bill framed by the Union Human Resource Development Ministry has brought in worries over autonomy of the Indian Institute of Management. Some IIMs have expressed concern over some of the provisions of the Indian Institutes of Management Bill, 2015. …
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Insights Daily Current Events, 16 June 2015 ARCHIVES Britain celebrates 800 years of Magna Carta The 800th anniversary of Magna Carta, a medieval political truce that inspired protections for some of the world’s most cherished liberties, recently began in Britain. Magna Carta is seen as the foundation of parliamentary democracy, human rights and the supremacy …
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Insights Daily Current Events, 13 June 2015 ARCHIVES India’s only double coconut tree artificially pollinated Recently, scientists at the Indian Botanical Garden in West Bengal’s Howrah district have carried out artificial pollination of the only double coconut tree in India. It bears the largest seed known to science. This artificial pollination is a result of …
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Insights Daily Current Events, 10 June 2015 ARCHIVES Nepal parties reach long-awaited deal Nepal’s rival political parties have struck a historic agreement to end years of deadlock on a new constitution that will divide the country into eight provinces. This paves the way for a new federal structure. Background: Nepal’s lawmakers began work on …
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Insights Daily Current Events, 27 May 2015 ARCHIVES Supreme Court to hear plea on A-G’s selection The Supreme Court recently decided to hear a petition questioning the “unaccountable and non-transparent” manner of appointment of the government’s top law officer, the Attorney-General of India. The petition was filed last year by a law student. What the …
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Insights Daily Current Events, 21 May 2015 ARCHIVES ASTRA TEST-FIRED Two indigenously-developed Astra missiles were successfully launched from a Su-30 MKI fighter jet at Chandipur in Odisha recently. Astra: It is the indigenously developed Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air It is an all-weather, state-of-the-art missile developed by DRDO and can engage and destroy enemy aircraft …
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Insights Daily Current Events, 08 May 2015 ARCHIVES Adult laws will cover 16-18 year olds The Lok Sabha has finally passed the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill which paves the way for children in the age group of 16-18 years to be tried as adults if they commit a heinous crime. Opposition …
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Insights Daily Current Events, 20 April 2015 Patel statue on green tribunal radar The National Green Tribunal has asked the Gujarat government to file a reply before May 8 to allegations of irregularities in the Sardar Patel Statue project made by activists. Why? Activists allege violation of environmental rules. The activists say the project has …
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Insights Daily Current Events, 16 April 2015 China issues white paper on Tibet The Chinese government has issued a white paper on southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, applauding its development path and denouncing the “middle way” advocated by the Dalai Lama. Details of the White Paper: The white paper, under the title “Tibet’s Path of …
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Insights Daily Current Events, 10 April 2015 . Bio-fences to ward off straying elephants in Assam In a bid to reduce man-animal conflict in Assam, bio-fences are proposed to be set up replacing electric fences, to ward off straying elephants. To start with four tea estates in Assam will have these “bio-fenced” with thickets of …
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Insights Daily Current Events, 09 April 2015 NJAC rollout may take months Though the Supreme Court recently refused to stay the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act and referred a batch of petitions challenging it to a larger Bench, it may still be several months before the Commission is even active. Why the implementation is being …
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Insights Daily Current Events, 01 April 2015 MoU on Cooperation in Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homoeopathy The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister recently gave its approval for the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homoeopathy between India and Mauritius. Both India and Mauritius share several cultural, historical, …
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Insights Daily Current Events, 28 March 2015 Govt. decides to re-issue ordinance before April 5 The Union Government has decided to re-promulgate the contentious Land Acquisition Ordinance before it lapses on April 5, even though it will mean taking on a virtually united opposition. Ordinance: What are they? Ordinances are temporary laws which can be …
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Insights Daily Current Events, 16 March 2015 Indian Ocean conference will discuss strategic challenges Top Ministers, bureaucrats and more than a dozen Ambassadors in the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) are meeting for the first time in Odisha to discuss strategic challenges in the region. Objective of the conference: To draw a resolution outlining India’s …
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Insights Daily Current Events, 07 January 2015 Concessions for the West Pakistan Refugees of Jammu and Kashmir Union Home Minister has approved certain concessions for the West Pakistan Refugees (WPRs) settled in the State of Jammu and Kashmir after considering the problems being faced by them. Approved concessions: He has directed the Heads of all …
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