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Daily Archives: January 3, 2023

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3 3, 10, 11 and 15 Demonetisation decision gets Supreme Court seal of approval What was RBI board doing ? ‘Demonetisation arose from the Centre …it should have enacted a law’ Two views on six issues (Economy) What was the Purpose of Demonetisation? […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3   1&9   SC majority ruling finds no flaw in 2016 demonetisation process Weighing out the gains and losses of demonetisation   (Economy) What is demonetisation? ,its impacts on the economy and recent observation of the Supreme Court in this context. GS […]

India-China: between pre-1962 and now

In News The clash between Indian troops and the Chinese PLA at Galwan in 2020 and the recent altercation between troops at Yangtse in Arunachal Pradesh have served to highlight the lingering boundary dispute as well as the complex Line of Actual Control (LAC). Parallels in India-China relations in the 1960s and the current situation  […]

Fiscal Deficit reaches 59 percent

In News The Centre’s fiscal deficit touched 59% of the budget target for 2022-23 in the first eight months, led by sharp growth in capital expenditure, moderate expansion in tax revenues, and higher transfers to states. What is Fiscal Deficit? Fiscal Deficit is the difference between the total income of the government (total taxes and […]

Rule of Law Index

Context After the World Bank’s ‘Ease of Doing Business’ rankings, the government has turned its attention to scoring better in the Rule of Law Index (ROLI). India has been ranked 77th out of 140 countries in 2022 by the World Justice Project (WJP) About The Rule of Law Index (ROLI) is released by the World […]

Savitribai Phule

In News January 3, 2023, marks the 192nd birth anniversary of Savitribai Phule. About Savitribai Phule She was a woman from the Mali community and went on to become an educator, a challenger to caste hierarchies and barriers, and a writer. Born in Naigaon village of Maharashtra’s Satara district on January 3, 1831, to Khandoji […]

Blockchain in Agriculture

In News Recently, the government plans to use the technology across all export-driven crops to increase the country’s food shipments and incentivise farmers to take up chemical-free processes. India’s natural farming could soon get a technological push through blockchain.  What is Blockchain Technology? Blockchain is a shared, immutable ledger that facilitates the process of recording […]

Forest (Conservation) Rules (FCR) 2022

In News There is an ongoing conflict going on between the government and the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes over the Forest (Conservation) Rules (FCR) 2022. The Commission says that the new rules are violative of the Forest Rights Act, 2006.  What is the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes? It is a constitutional body in India […]

Supreme Court Upheld Demonetisation

In News Recently, a majority of four judges on a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court (SC) found no flaw in the government’s process to demonetise ?500 and ?1000 banknotes through a gazette notification issued on November 8, 2016. Views of the Constitutional Bench A Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court in a 4:1 majority […]

India Assumes Wassenaar Arrangement Chairmanship

In News India assumed Chairmanship of Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) Plenary starting from January 1, 2023. India will hold the Chairmanship for one year. Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) About: It is a voluntary export control regime formally established in July 1996. The name comes from Wassenaar, a suburb of The Hague, where the agreement to start such […]