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Reassigning of Goods and Services Tax (GST) to States

In News The Union government needs to reassign Goods and Services Tax (GST) to States to address fiscal imbalance between the Union and State governments. About Major Economic Changes in Recent Past:  The divisible taxes of the Union government expanded from two to all the Union taxes, thus enlarging the revenue base to be shared […]

Good Governance

In News The Union Home Minister recently stated that “Governance Models should build trust between the government and people”. More about the news Model of Good Governance: The minister stated that the model should be such that it reaches the last person in the queue.  It should be inclusive, corruption-free, transparent, accountable, sensitive, innovative and […]

India’s new proposal for migrant voting

In News Recently, ECI proposed a new Remote Electronic Voting Machine (RVM) that would allow domestic migrants to vote in national and regional elections. What is RVM? The Remote Electronic Voting Machine (RVM) is the proposed new voting system in India that would allow domestic migrants to vote in national and regional elections The RVM […]

China’s shrinking population and India’s surging ahead

In News The issues & potential of China’s shrinking population and India’s surging ahead, are huge.  More about the news Case of China: China’s population, according to its National Bureau of Statistics, fell to 1,411.8 million in 2022, from 1,412.6 million in the previous year.  India’s case: India has not conducted an official headcount Census […]

Legacy of Subhas Chandra Bose

Context There is an element of intrigue that trails Subhas Chandra Bose’s persona, his life, disappearance and death. Key Points Role in Freedom Struggle: He was a dynamic personality of India’s freedom movement who inspired hundreds of Indians to join the struggle. He resigned from the Indian Civil Service to join the freedom movement, threw […]

Indian Express

Indian Express Subject  Pg No  Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 2   GS 2 5& 18   5& 14 Govt wants nominee on panel to choose judges, Opposition says bid to capture Law Minister Kiren Rijiju’s suggestion to CJI MoP : the context and background    Most parties oppose remote voting plan, Election […]

The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains   GS 3   1 Nepal plane crash: black box recovered from accident site (Science and Technology) What are Both black boxes? And their purpose  GS 2 6   This is an ‘address’ of great constitutional importance    (Polity and Governance) Know about the  Special […]

Dolphins

In News A new study has found that noise generated by human activity makes it harder for dolphins to communicate and coordinate with each other. As the levels of underwater noise increase, these mammals have to “shout” to each other. About Dolphins They are a type of marine mammal that belongs to cetaceans. They are […]

Neelakurinji

In  News The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF) has listed Neelakurinji ( Strobilanthes kunthiana) under Schedule III of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, including it on the list of protected plants. Image Courtesy:TH About Neelakurinji Kurinji or Neelakurinji is a shrub that grows in the shola forests of the Western Ghats in […]

Venus mission ‘Shukrayaan’

In News Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is yet to receive approval from the Indian government for the Venus mission and the mission could, as a result, be postponed to 2031. ISRO received an allocation of ?13,700 crores in the 2022-2023 budget, marginally higher than the year before. The bulk was diverted to the human […]

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