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J&K Delimitation Commission

In News The commission set up by the Union Government submitted its final report for the delimitation of Assembly and parliamentary constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir. Why was the commission set up? Delimitation became necessary when the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 increased the number of seats in the Assembly. The erstwhile J&K state […]

New India-France Discussions

In News  Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron held extensive discussions on a range of bilateral and pressing global issues. Key Takeaways from India-France Joint Statement France and India expressed serious concern over the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. They unequivocally condemned civilian deaths in Ukraine and called for […]

Rationalisation of GST Rate structure

In Context  It has been observed that the existing Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate structure needs to be rationalised.  Rationale behind adopting Goods and Services Tax (GST) The reasons for adopting a single rate structure in most countries are to have a simple tax system, prevent misclassifications and litigations arising therefrom, and to avoid […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 3   11   12   Inflation finally hits RBI, pushes it to raise key policy rate, sudden and sharp   How RBI dropped inflation ball    First of many hikes  A Jolt from RBI  (Economy) Why did the Reserve Bank of […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3   1   8   16 RBI surprises with 40 bps rate increase, amid inflation ‘alarm Inevitable increase Of-cycle move hints at more aggressive rate increases’ RBI move sends stocks into downward spiral (Economy) Why did the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) […]

India’s First Smart Cities

In News Bhopal, Surat, Bhubaneswar, Udaipur, Ahmedabad, Varanasi and Indore are set to be declared India’s ‘first set of smart cities’.  About Smart Cities Mission (SCM) It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme launched in 2015. It will cover 100 cities and is being implemented by the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) and all state and […]

Atal New India Challenge 2.0

In News  Recently, Atal Innovation Mission launched the phase 1 of the 2nd edition of the Atal New India Challenge (ANIC 2.0). About  Atal New India Challenge is a flagship program of Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog.  It solicits innovations from start-ups and MSMEs in the prototype stage and after a competitive process of selection […]

SPARSH (System for Pension Administration Raksha)

In News  Recently, the Defence Ministry introduced a portal, System for Pension Administration (Raksha) (SPARSH), to directly transfer pension to pensioners. About System for Pension Administration (Raksha) (SPARSH) It is an initiative of the Ministry of Defence which aims at providing a comprehensive solution to the administration of pension to the defence pensioners in line […]

International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure

In News Recently, the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) commenced the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure 2022. Heads of states from CDRI member countries including India attended the conference. Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) India initiated CDRI as a global partnership […]

Front of Package Labelling (FoPL) System of FSSAI

In News Recently, experts stated that the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)’s star ratings for food products may mislead consumers. About Experts criticised the nutrition labelling system for food packets recommended by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) will: Fail to enable consumers to make healthy choices. Mislead them […]

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