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Insights Daily Current Events, 11 November 2015

Insights Daily Current Events, 11 November 2015 Archives Paper 2 Topic: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. BIS elects Raghuram Rajan as its vice-chairman Raghuram Rajan, Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has been elected vice-chairman of the Bank of International Settlement (BIS). He will have a three-year term as vice-chairman …

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Insights into Editorial: An Unfinished Agenda of Federalism

Insights into Editorial: An Unfinished Agenda of Federalism 04 November 2015 Since the NDA government took over in May 2014, debate over promoting cooperative and competitive federalism has been going on. What is Federalism? Political analyst K.C. Wheare, in his book Federal Government, defines “federalism” as “the method of dividing powers so that the general …

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Insights Daily Current Events, 02 November 2015

Insights Daily Current Events, 02 November 2015 Archives Paper 2 Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. 5-member panel mooted for deciding on monetary policy Abandoning their original position on the proposed amendments to the RBI act, both RBI and Union Finance Ministry …

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Insights Daily Current Events, 31 October 2015

Insights Daily Current Events, 31 October 2015 Archives Paper 2 Topic: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. ‘Nuclear suppliers may admit India’ The chairperson of Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Rafael Grossi, during his recent visit to India, said that the NSG would begin consultations on India’s membership next …

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Insights Daily Current Events, 30 October 2015

Insights Daily Current Events, 30 October 2015 Archives Paper 3 Topic: S & T. First Scorpene class submarine set afloat Kalavari, the first of Scorpene class submarines being manufactured at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL), was recently set afloat in the Mumbai naval dockyard. The submarine will now undergo rigorous harbour trials and tests which …

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Insights Daily Current Events, 29 October 2015

Insights Daily Current Events, 29 October 2015 Archives Paper 1 Topic: Mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections. Govt. limits surrogacy to ‘infertile Indian couples’ The Centre recently told the Supreme Court that it does not support rent-a-womb commercial surrogacy and would make such exploitation of women …

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Insights into Editorial: Growing Forests in the Air

Insights into Editorial: Growing Forests in the Air 26 October 2015 The Union Environment Ministry, on 2nd October, submitted its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The Ministry has proposed to: Reduce emissions intensity of its GDP by 33 to 35% by 2030 from 2005 level. Achieve …

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Insights Daily Current Events, 26 October 2015

Insights Daily Current Events, 26 October 2015 Archives Paper 3 Topic: Biodiversity. Four new crab species found in Kerala Researchers at the Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala, have reported the discovery of four new species of crab from the Kerala coast. These discoveries highlight the crustacean diversity in the State. About …

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Insights into Editorial: Measures for Judicial Reform

Insights into Editorial: Measures for Judicial Reform 22 October 2015 Striking down the NJAC bill, the supreme court has clearly expressed its lack of confidence and faith in the political class to preserve and protect the independence of the judiciary. However, the court has also acknowledged the deficiencies of the collegium system and is looking …

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Insights Daily Current Events, 22 October 2015

Insights Daily Current Events, 22 October 2015 Archives Paper 3 Topic: Effects of liberalization on the economy. FinMin imposes anti-dumping duty on Chinese auto parts Following the recommendations of the directorate-general of anti-dumping and allied duties, the finance ministry has imposed anti-dumping duties on imported Chinese parts used in commercial vehicles for a period of …

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Insights Daily Current Events, 21 October 2015

Insights Daily Current Events, 21 October 2015 Archives Paper 1 Topic: Poverty and developmental issues, urbanization Gap widening between rural and urban India According to the recently released data by HSBC global research, the gap between rural and urban inflation has more than doubled over the last one year. Although the inflation has been slowing …

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Insights into Editorial: Aadhaar and the Right to Privacy

Insights into Editorial: Aadhaar and the Right to Privacy Recently, the Supreme Court of India refused simultaneous applications by multiple agencies demanding relief from the Supreme Court’s interim order limiting the use of Aadhaar pending the Court’s final decision. The court has referred these government applications to a constitutional bench. With this, on one side …

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Insights Daily Current Events, 20 October 2015

Insights Daily Current Events, 20 October 2015 Archives Paper 2 Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Karnataka, Gujarat lift ban on Maggi The governments of Gujarat and Karnataka have lifted the ban on Nestle India’s Maggi noodles, becoming the first two states …

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Insights Daily Current Events, 17 October 2015

Insights Daily Current Events, 17 October 2015 Archives   Paper 3 Topic: Indigenization of technology and developing new technology. India’s subsonic Nirbhay missile fails again Nirbhay, the subsonic cruise missile developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has failed again. It was recently test fired in Odisha. Although the take off was successful …

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Insights into Editorial: The Perils of e-fixation

  Insights into Editorial: The Perils of e-fixation 15 October 2015 Archives The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), through its recent study, has generated sufficient evidence to say that computers in schools do not necessarily contribute to higher achievement levels by children. How the study was carried out? The study used two kinds …

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Insights Daily Current Events, 15 October 2015

Insights Daily Current Events, 15 October 2015 Archives Paper 2 Topic: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. Indian appointed to key FAO post Kundhavi Kadiresan has been appointed as the Assistant Director-General of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization and Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific. Kundhavi is an economist who …

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Insights Into Editorial: India not obliged to arrest President Bashir

Insights Into Editorial: India not obliged to arrest President Bashir 13 October 2015   India not obliged to arrest President Bashir The president of Sudan, Omar al-Bashir, will shortly be visiting India to attend the Third India-Africa Forum Summit. India has invited al-Bashir, along with 54 heads of state, for the Summit. This summit is expected …

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