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26Oct 2023

Goods and Services Tax

Why in the news? Recently there is a surge in demand notices sent by central and state Goods and Services Tax (GST) authorities to various companies across sectors. Several companies, HDFC Life Insurance, Dabur, and Delta Corp, have received substantial GST demand notices, running into hundreds of crores.   The Case These notices pertain to …

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26Oct 2023

Social Equality

Why in the news? Thousands of women and non-binary folk in Iceland stopped work both paid and non-paid, bringing the nation to a standstill for 24 hours. It’s the first of its kind since the historic strike of 1975. Fishing industry workers, teachers , hospital staff, government workers, librarians and Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir were …

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26Oct 2023

Pragati

Why in the news? The Prime Minister chaired the meeting of the 43rd edition of PRAGATI involving Centre and State governments. He reviewed eight key projects spread across Bihar, Jharkhand, Haryana, Odisha, West Bengal, Gujarat, and Maharashtra having cumulative worth around 31 thousand crore rupees. PRAGATI Platform PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation) is an …

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26Oct 2023

PM-AASHA- 2.0

Relevance GS Paper 2 Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance, applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential. Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Tags: #pmaasha #scheme #currentaffairs #upsc Benefits of PM-AASHA The PM-AASHA Scheme offers several advantages, including: Innovative MSP Enhancement: PM-AASHA introduces …

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26Oct 2023

PM-AASHA- 1.0

Relevance GS Paper 2 Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance, applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Tags: #pmaasha #scheme #currentaffairs #upsc. What is PM-AASHA? The government has taken a significant stride in its efforts to support …

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26Oct 2023

Government Efforts In Ensuring Food Security

Relevance GS Paper 2 Issues related to Direct and Indirect Farm Subsidies and Minimum Support Prices; Public Distribution System – Objectives, Functioning, Limitations, Revamping; Issues of Buffer Stocks and Food Security; Technology Missions; Economics of Animal-Rearing. Tags: #GS3 #FoodSecurity #Hunger #PDS #FoodShortage #MinimumSupportPrice #HungerIndex #Agriculture #UPSC Food security is a cornerstone of any nation’s well-being. …

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26Oct 2023

Empowering Women: Financial Inclusion

Relevance GS Paper 2 Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable Sections of the population by the Centre and States and the Performance of these Schemes. Tags: #PradhanMantriJanDhanYojana #womenempowerment #financialinclusion #Minteditorial #UPSCMains2024. Why in the News? Despite advancements in account ownership through schemes like Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), many women in low-income segments lack awareness and …

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26Oct 2023

To open the campus

Push to attract foreign universities should be coupled with a liberal work visa regime Relevance GS Paper 2 Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Tags: #NEP2020 #foreignuniversities #education #India #currentaffairs #upsc Why in the News? UGC released draft guidelines to regulate the entry …

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25Oct 2023

Indian Education System

Q. The Indian education system needs a revolution like a Green revolution, analyze the challenges that exist and also outline the features of new educational revolution. Introduction Mention the urgent need for reform in the education system, similar to the agricultural sector’s Green Revolution. Mention latest reports like the ASER report Body Mention Challenges in …

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25Oct 2023

Climate Change and Food Security

Q. India’s food security is being choked by climate change, in light of this statement how government must address this issue and also examine the existing food security measures. Introduction Mention any recent report on climate change impact on India’s food security The climate change events like increased temperatures, and changing precipitation patterns Body Mention …

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