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Rafael Nadal Record of 21 Grandslam titles

Rafael Nadal won his 21st Grand Slam title. He beat Daniil Medvedev at the Australian Open Final to grab his Grand Slam. With this Nadal has become the...

January 31, 2022

Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: January 31, 2022

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for January 31, 2022 INDIA – Israel and India celebrate 30 years of diplomatic relations – Founder of Akal Academies...

January 31, 2022

Daily Current Affairs Quiz : January 30-31, 2022

1. Telineelapuram International Bird Sanctuary is located in which state? [A] Karnataka[B] Andhra Pradesh[C] Odisha[D] West Bengal Show Answer Correct Answer: B [Andhra Pradesh] Notes:Telineelapuram International Bird Sanctuary...

January 31, 2022

Should the premier institutes like IITs/IIMs be allowed to retain premier status, allowed more academic independence in designing courses and also decide mode/criteria of selection of students. Discuss in light of the growing challenges.

Though the IITs/IIMs are considered premier institutes in India, they still rank just average when compared to international educational institutions. A major reason cited for these excellent institutions...

January 31, 2022

Do government’s schemes for up-lifting vulnerable and backward communities by protecting required social resources for them, lead to their exclusion in establishing businesses in urban economics?

Governmental schemes are aimed at assisting the underprivileged and backward communities in their endeavors, and not give them freebies that discourage them from taking up initiatives of their...

January 31, 2022

The penetration of Self Help Groups (SHGs) in rural areas in promoting participation in development programmes is facing socio-cultural hurdles. Examine.

SHGs have been a path-breaking development in many ways. However, the women-centric SHGs suffer from a variety of socio-cultural hurdles in rural India. India is a patriarchal society,...

January 31, 2022

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in India can be most effective when its tasks are adequately supported by other mechanisms that ensure the accountability of a government. In light of the above observation assess the role of NHRC as an effective complement to the judiciary and other institutions in promoting and protecting human rights standards.

The thrust of the NHRC, in accordance with the legislation that created it, is w.r.t civil and political rights, and not socio-economic ones. The NHRC cam review safeguards...

January 31, 2022

Anantha Nageswaran-New Chief Economic Advisor

The Government of India has appointed Anantha Nageswaran as the new Chief Economic Advisor. He is a former member of Prime Minister Economic Advisory Council. About Nageswaran Nageswaran...

January 30, 2022

NIPER Research Portal

NIPER is National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER). The Ministry of Chemicals has recently launched NIPER Portal to facilitate innovation and research in the pharmaceutical sector....

January 30, 2022

India-UAE Venture Capital Fund

India and UAE have together created 150 million USD fund to support the startups. The fund will help to create ten unicorns within 2025. Unicorns are startups whose...

January 30, 2022

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