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Short Note – Death Penalty

In a United Nations General Assembly(UNGA) resolution aimed at examining options to end the trade in goods used for capital punishment and torture, India abstained from voting on...

June 29, 2019

One Nation, One Ration card

The Central government of India has given the all States and Union Territories a one-year deadline till June 30, 2020 for rolling out the one nation, one ration...

June 29, 2019

Short Note – Rare Diseases

A disease can be defined as a disorder in the structure/function of a living organism that is not the result of a past injury. What are rare diseases?...

June 29, 2019

RBI permits ARC to buy financial assets from Peers

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has permitted Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs) to acquire financial assets from peers i.e. other such entities. However, RBI, the apex banking regulator...

June 29, 2019

Indian Railways conducting trials of Tri-Netra technology

Union Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal during Question Hour informed Rajya Sabha members that Indian Railways is conducting TRI-NETRA (Terrain Imaging for Drivers Infrared, Enhanced, Optical & Radar...

June 29, 2019

Fact in Focus : Blockchain

A lot has been discussed and debated on the viability of digital technology in improving the digital banking potential on the sidelines of the G-20 summit. One key...

June 29, 2019

Constitution (Nineteenth Amendment) Act, 1966

The Constitution (Nineteenth Amendment) Act, 1966 reformed India’s electoral adjudication system by abolishing Election Tribunals and transferring the power to try election petitions to the High Courts. This...

June 29, 2019

Update: Bullet Trains in India

The design of the station in Thane, Maharashtra, has been reworked by the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) to reduce the number of affected mangroves from the...

June 29, 2019

‘Go Tribal’ campaign launched

Go Tribal campaign, was launched by Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs and TRIFED (Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India) in association with Amazon Global. Key Highlights about...

June 29, 2019

Terror Attacks in Afghanistan

An alleged terrorist attack by the Taliban killed at least 25 pro-government Afghanistan Forces in the province of Baghlan, located in northern Afghanistan. What is the Taliban? The...

June 29, 2019

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