* Prabuddha Bharata was recently in news : - PM Modi had mentioned in his recent Mann ki baat , and it's 125th celebration were also going on.
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Topic: Polity
Epistolary jurisdiction :
* The SC has enriched and enlarged the right to access to justice through public interest litigation , transformed the distant Supreme Court into a poor man's court via innovations such as epistolary jurisdiction.
* Epistolary jurisdiction refers to wherein courts act even on the basis of postcards or telegrams received from individuals or of stories or reports published in magazines or newspapers , and the provision of compulsory legal aid to the needy.
Topic: Polity
Epistolary jurisdiction :
* The SC has enriched and enlarged the right to access to justice through public interest litigation , transformed the distant Supreme Court into a poor man's court via innovations such as epistolary jurisdiction.
* Epistolary jurisdiction refers to wherein courts act even on the basis of postcards or telegrams received from individuals or of stories or reports published in magazines or newspapers , and the provision of compulsory legal aid to the needy.
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Topic: Governance
National River Conservation Directorate (NRCD) :
* Recently , it was shifted from MoEFCC to Jal Shakti Ministry.
* It is responsible for implementing the Centrally sponsored National River Conservation Plan ( NRCP ) for all rivers except the Ganga river and it's tributaries. ( As this is handled by the National Mission for Clean Ganga )
* It is also engaged n implementing Lake action plan under the National Lake Conservation Plan (NLCP)
Topic: Governance
National River Conservation Directorate (NRCD) :
* Recently , it was shifted from MoEFCC to Jal Shakti Ministry.
* It is responsible for implementing the Centrally sponsored National River Conservation Plan ( NRCP ) for all rivers except the Ganga river and it's tributaries. ( As this is handled by the National Mission for Clean Ganga )
* It is also engaged n implementing Lake action plan under the National Lake Conservation Plan (NLCP)
Q.489) Consider the following about Black Carbon.
1. It is a long-lived pollutant which is formed by incomplete combustion of fossil fuels .
2. It adds to the global atmospheric heating, thereby reducing the albedo.
3. Climatologically, it is very active and is known as climate forcing agent.
4. Black Carbon serves a major reservoir of nutrients for tropical soils.
1. It is a long-lived pollutant which is formed by incomplete combustion of fossil fuels .
2. It adds to the global atmospheric heating, thereby reducing the albedo.
3. Climatologically, it is very active and is known as climate forcing agent.
4. Black Carbon serves a major reservoir of nutrients for tropical soils.
Q.490) Consider the following about Brown Carbon.
1. Unlike Black Carbon, it is not a light absorbing substance in atmosphere.
2. It originates primarily from the combustion of organic biomass and co-exists with black Carbon.
3. It has similar climate effect like black Carbon because of the light - absorbing property.
1. Unlike Black Carbon, it is not a light absorbing substance in atmosphere.
2. It originates primarily from the combustion of organic biomass and co-exists with black Carbon.
3. It has similar climate effect like black Carbon because of the light - absorbing property.
Q.491) Consider the following statements about Blue carbon.
1. It is the carbon released from coastal ecosystems like mangrove forests, sea grass meadows etc.
2. The "Blue Carbon Initiative" is coordinated by IUCN , Conservation International & IOC-UNESCO.
3. The "Blue Carbon Initiative" focuses on mangroves, salt marshes and sea grasses which are found on every continent , except Antarctica.
1. It is the carbon released from coastal ecosystems like mangrove forests, sea grass meadows etc.
2. The "Blue Carbon Initiative" is coordinated by IUCN , Conservation International & IOC-UNESCO.
3. The "Blue Carbon Initiative" focuses on mangroves, salt marshes and sea grasses which are found on every continent , except Antarctica.
Q.492) Consider the following statements Champaran movement.
1. Raj Kumar Shukla , a peasant leader , had travelled to the Lucknow session of 1916 to invite Mahatma Gandhi personally to participate in the Champaran struggle.
2. Rajendra Prasad, J.B. Kripalani and Anugraha Narayan Sinha were associated with the movement.
3. The compromise reached at the end of the satyagraha came in the form of the Champaran Agricultural Act in 1918.
1. Raj Kumar Shukla , a peasant leader , had travelled to the Lucknow session of 1916 to invite Mahatma Gandhi personally to participate in the Champaran struggle.
2. Rajendra Prasad, J.B. Kripalani and Anugraha Narayan Sinha were associated with the movement.
3. The compromise reached at the end of the satyagraha came in the form of the Champaran Agricultural Act in 1918.
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Q.493) Consider the following statements.
1. The Rowlatt Act aroused bitter resentment among all political activists , but it was only Gandhi who came forward with the suggestion of an All-India mass protest that was to be non-violent.
2. Gandhi and few volunteers signed a "Satyagraha Pledge" to disobey the bill and similar other unjust laws.
1. The Rowlatt Act aroused bitter resentment among all political activists , but it was only Gandhi who came forward with the suggestion of an All-India mass protest that was to be non-violent.
2. Gandhi and few volunteers signed a "Satyagraha Pledge" to disobey the bill and similar other unjust laws.
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Topic: Economy
Liquidity Trap :
* It's a situation where expansionary monetary policy does not increase the interest rate , income , and hence doesn't stimulate economic growth.
* Prevailing interest rates : low
* Savings rate : high
* in case of a liquidity Trap, people keep their funds in normal savings account (demand deposits) and do not want to lock their investment in fixed deposits at a very low interest rate. They hope that in future the interest rate in the market will rise and then they will invest in bonds or other instruments.
* It is called a "trap" because if investors hold on to cash instead of spending or investing it because they expect the economy to be weak , and the economy will stay weak. Additionally, it is a "trap" because the Central bank cannot lower the interest below zero to stimulate spending/lending.
Topic: Economy
Liquidity Trap :
* It's a situation where expansionary monetary policy does not increase the interest rate , income , and hence doesn't stimulate economic growth.
* Prevailing interest rates : low
* Savings rate : high
* in case of a liquidity Trap, people keep their funds in normal savings account (demand deposits) and do not want to lock their investment in fixed deposits at a very low interest rate. They hope that in future the interest rate in the market will rise and then they will invest in bonds or other instruments.
* It is called a "trap" because if investors hold on to cash instead of spending or investing it because they expect the economy to be weak , and the economy will stay weak. Additionally, it is a "trap" because the Central bank cannot lower the interest below zero to stimulate spending/lending.
Q.494) Consider the following statements.
1. Unlike the "No-changers", the "Pro-Changers" under C.R. Das supported the Dyarchy introduced by the 1919 reforms.
2. The Swaraj Party of C.R. Das worked out a compromise between socialism and individualism in its programme of action.
3. The programme of Swaraj Party included mass contact , Hindu-muslim unity and social work , in addition to the main effort directed at wrecking the constitutional reforms from within.
1. Unlike the "No-changers", the "Pro-Changers" under C.R. Das supported the Dyarchy introduced by the 1919 reforms.
2. The Swaraj Party of C.R. Das worked out a compromise between socialism and individualism in its programme of action.
3. The programme of Swaraj Party included mass contact , Hindu-muslim unity and social work , in addition to the main effort directed at wrecking the constitutional reforms from within.
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Topic: Economy
AUTOMATIC STABILIZERS :
* These are features of economic policies ( particularly tax and transfer systems ) that temper the economy when it overheats and provides economic stimulus when the economy slumps, without direct intervention by policymakers, i.e. they act to dampen fluctuations in Real GDP.
* They act to stabilise economic cycles and are automatically triggered without explicit govt action.
* Examples - Corporate taxes , Personal taxes , transfer systems ( unemployment insurance & welfare ).
Topic: Economy
AUTOMATIC STABILIZERS :
* These are features of economic policies ( particularly tax and transfer systems ) that temper the economy when it overheats and provides economic stimulus when the economy slumps, without direct intervention by policymakers, i.e. they act to dampen fluctuations in Real GDP.
* They act to stabilise economic cycles and are automatically triggered without explicit govt action.
* Examples - Corporate taxes , Personal taxes , transfer systems ( unemployment insurance & welfare ).
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Q.495) Consider the following statements.
1. The Montague-Chemsford Reforms for its part tried to ensure the loyalty of industrialists by providing for their representation (along with that of labour ) in the central and legislative councils.
2. Big industrialists either remained aloof or were directly opposed to mass agitation sanctioned by non-cooperation.
3. If Birla and Bajaj donated huge sums to the Tilak Swaraj Fund, Purushottamdas Thakurdas and R.D. Tata started an Anti-Non-Cooperation Society in Bombay.
1. The Montague-Chemsford Reforms for its part tried to ensure the loyalty of industrialists by providing for their representation (along with that of labour ) in the central and legislative councils.
2. Big industrialists either remained aloof or were directly opposed to mass agitation sanctioned by non-cooperation.
3. If Birla and Bajaj donated huge sums to the Tilak Swaraj Fund, Purushottamdas Thakurdas and R.D. Tata started an Anti-Non-Cooperation Society in Bombay.