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National safety day

Post author:Ajit Satpathy
Post published:March 5, 2021
Post category:Current Affair Governance GS Paper II March 5, 2021 Social Issues
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(Hindustan Times) Context: National Safety Day is observed on the 4th of March every year, with the objective that increasing awareness regarding workplace safety, road safety, the safety of human…

India: Free or ‘Partly’ Free?

Post author:Ajit Satpathy
Post published:March 4, 2021
Post category:Current Affair Governance GS Paper II Indian Polity March 4, 2021
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(Indian Express) Context: Recently, Washington-based Freedom House has demoted India’s freedom score from “free” to “partly free”, saying rights and civil liberties in India have been trading downwards for the…

Contempt and Administration: A Curious Case!

Post author:Ajit Satpathy
Post published:March 4, 2021
Post category:Current Affair Ethics Governance GS Paper II GS Paper IV March 4, 2021
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(The Hindu) Context: Recently, the Telangana HC has awarded the sentence to Sircilla Collector D. Krishna Bhaskar, the then Joint Collector Yashmin Basha, and Land Acquisition Officer N. Srinivas Rao…

Despite arbitration tug of war, mutual settlement is key (The Hindu, GS-2, GS-3 Economics)

Post author:Swarn Singh
Post published:March 4, 2021
Post category:Current Affair Economy Governance GS Paper II GS Paper III March 4, 2021
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Issue:- Foreign companies like vodafone and cairn energy from U.K. went against indian government in permanent court of arbitration. Major issues was tax avoidance What is tax avoidance When tax…

NGT vs SC: Narrow reading of the law!

Post author:Ajit Satpathy
Post published:March 3, 2021
Post category:Current Affair Environment and climate change Governance GS Paper II GS Paper III March 3, 2021
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(Indian Express) Context: Recently, the SC said that the stand of the NGT’s decision to dismiss an appeal against the environment clearance granted to the Bhogapuram airport project in Andhra…

National Education Policy: A Conundrum!

Post author:Ajit Satpathy
Post published:March 2, 2021
Post category:Current Affair Education Governance GS Paper II March 2, 2021 Social Issues
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(Indian Express) Context: The Cabinet had approved the National Education Policy (NEP) in 2020. This policy will result in dynamic changes to the education policy of the country. It also…

Assembly election amidst a surge in pandemic

Post author:Ajit Satpathy
Post published:February 27, 2021
Post category:Current Affair February 27 2021 Governance GS Paper II Indian Polity
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(The Hindu) Context: The Election Commission of India declared the Assembly Election Schedule for 4 states and one UT which are, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Puducherry. Fact:…

Same-sex marriages will cause havoc?

Post author:Ajit Satpathy
Post published:February 26, 2021
Post category:Current Affair Ethics February 26 2021 Governance GS Paper II GS Paper III GS Paper IV Social Justice
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(The Hindu) Context: The Union Govt. disputed any changes to the existing laws on marriage to recognize same-sex marriages. It claimed such tampering would create complete havoc and chaos in…

Monitoring OTT Content

Post author:Ajit Satpathy
Post published:February 26, 2021
Post category:Current Affair February 26 2021 Governance GS Paper II GS Paper III Science and technology
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(The Hindu) Context: The Indian government recently inducted a 3-tier mechanism to address plants against platforms. Under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021, the…

Intellectual Property Waiver: India’s Proposal to WTO

Post author:Ajit Satpathy
Post published:February 25, 2021
Post category:Current Affair Economy Ethics February 25 2021 Governance GS Paper II GS Paper III GS Paper IV
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(The Hindu) Context: The World Trade Organisation (WTO) is under an immense burden to consider India’s proposal of Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver on Covid-19 vaccines. Many…