Sequence of Events Supreme court ruled following: Anti-Arguments Private sector’s CAG audit in past Sequence of Events Telecom companies have to share some part of their annual revenue with government: 6-10% as license fees and 2-3% as spectrum usage [...]
DONOT confuse this topic with UN Security council (Veto-body) reform. Background UN carter mandates every member to either troops or equivalent money in UN Peacekeeping operations (PKOs). The share depends on country's economy & status in global governance. While [...]
Prologue E2: Crowdfunding- Need SEBI guidelines E3: Bifurcation of CMD post in Banks E4: IRDA's highway ambulance pilot project Prologue Current events in 2014 April Week2 (8-15th) Part 1/3: Environment, Polity, Polity, History and Culture: Coming soon. Part 2/3: [...]
D1: UN-IOC Sports for development and Peace D2: UNSECO and International literacy day D3: UN-IOC Sports for development and Peace D1: UN ECOSOC structure Function Q. Write a short note on the structure & function of UN-ECOSOC (100 words) [...]
Arms Trade treaty is an old topic (2012) but resurfaced in news again, because some countries ratified this treaty in April-2014. Q. Discuss the salient features of Arms Trade treaty and India's stand on it (200 words) Features of [...]
Prologue Banking sector in British India Birth of RBI Banking sector Post Independence Narsimhan Committee I (1991) Bank licences: 1st Round (1993) Narsimhan Committee II (1998) New Bank licences 2nd round (2001) New Bank licences 3rd Round (2013-14) Bandhan [...]
[Act 1] Economy E1: RBI: Monetary Policy April 2014 E2: GI Tagging & EC model code #1: Dharmavaram Pattu Silk Sarees: Andhra #2: Kannauj Attar, UP #3: Muradabad Metal craft UP #4: Saharanpur woodcraft, UP #5: Firozabad Glassware, UP [...]
Ozone layer recovering thanks to Montreal IPCC 5th Assessment report Sahara Dust Storm in London Ozone layer recovering thanks to Montreal Ozone gas in stratosphere prevents 99.5% entry of UV radiation (255nm) on earth. Chlorofluorocarbons / freons: non-reactive, non-flammable, [...]
D1: Palestine wants to join UN bodies D2: Israel-Palestine: HAMAS-FATAH Unity Deal D1: Palestine wants to join UN bodies Background for the full historic coverage of Israel-Palestine, read my earlier article click me 2012: Palestine given UN Non-Member observer [...]
D1: If Pakistan gives MFN Status to India D2: Reforms in Ministry of External Affairs D3: APF-Human rights conference 2014 D1: If Pakistan gives MFN Status to India Q. What is MFN? What benefits could Indian gain by MFN-status [...]
Moving Gir Lions to Madhya Pradesh Bor Tiger Reserve Langurs are multiple species Indo Pacific Hump-Backed Dolphins Wild Chinese Sturgeons Hyacinth: hazard to fishes Robber crab-Habitat destruction Mangroves species change in Sundarbans Moving Gir Lions to Madhya Pradesh Species [...]
P1: Twin Nominations in Election P2: Primaries Method of nominating candidates P1: Twin Nominations in Election [GS2] Q. List the provisions related to Twin nomination in the RPA Act and examine the need for reforms in it. (100 words) [...]
Timeline of Events Resolution game: sometimes yes, sometimes No Why India abstained from Voting? #1: same thing can happen to us #2: Pakistan-China #3: Abstain = line open both sides #4: US/EU can go the hell #5: Congress won’t [...]