Facts to remember ✅✅
Putrescibility is the process of decomposition of organic matter present in water by micro-organisms using oxygen
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Putrescibility is the process of decomposition of organic matter present in water by micro-organisms using oxygen
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Siachen Glacier in Nubra Valley has distinction of being largest glaciers outside polar and sub polar regions
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Siachen Glacier in Nubra Valley has distinction of being largest glaciers outside polar and sub polar regions
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Some facts ✅✅
1. Election Commission specifies certain symbols as *reserved symbol* Which are meant for candidates set up by recognised parties
2. Others as *free symbols* Which are meant for other candidates
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1. Election Commission specifies certain symbols as *reserved symbol* Which are meant for candidates set up by recognised parties
2. Others as *free symbols* Which are meant for other candidates
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Facts to remember ✅✅
Australia group is formed in 1985 in response to use of chemical weapons by Iraq in Iran - Iraq war of 1984
💥India became 43rd member of Australia group
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Australia group is formed in 1985 in response to use of chemical weapons by Iraq in Iran - Iraq war of 1984
💥India became 43rd member of Australia group
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Facts✅
💥Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary in Bihar is India's only sanctuary for the Gangetic dolphin
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💥Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary in Bihar is India's only sanctuary for the Gangetic dolphin
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👆Prelims important fact 2020
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PS: very important points coming up for prelims 2020✅✅
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PS: very important points coming up for prelims 2020✅✅
Prelims facts 💡
⭕️ The Constitution has not fixed the term of office of members of the RajyaSabha and left it to the Parliament.
💎Accordingly, the Parliament in the Representation of the People Act (1951) provided that the term of office of a member of the RajyaSabha shall be six years.
⭕️ The Constitution has not fixed the term of office of members of the RajyaSabha and left it to the Parliament.
💎Accordingly, the Parliament in the Representation of the People Act (1951) provided that the term of office of a member of the RajyaSabha shall be six years.
“Teaching is a very noble profession that shapes the character, caliber, and future of an individual. If the people remember me as a good teacher, that will be the biggest honour for me.”
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
❤️🙏Happy guru purnima 🙏❤️
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
❤️🙏Happy guru purnima 🙏❤️
Rabari, Bharvad and Charan are Schedule Tribes communities mainly belonging to Gujarat.
Recently, the Gujarat government decided to form a five-member commission to identify members of Rabari, Bharvad and Charan communities, who are eligible for benefits of Schedule Tribe (ST) status.
The identification process has been initiated because it is being alleged that a number of people not actually belonging to the community managed to get ST certificates and are enjoying undue reservation benefits, mainly in government jobs.
Recently, the Gujarat government decided to form a five-member commission to identify members of Rabari, Bharvad and Charan communities, who are eligible for benefits of Schedule Tribe (ST) status.
The identification process has been initiated because it is being alleged that a number of people not actually belonging to the community managed to get ST certificates and are enjoying undue reservation benefits, mainly in government jobs.
👉🔺 State of the World Population 2020 report
- The report released by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
- Titled ‘Against my will: defying the practices that harm women and girls and undermine equality’.
- It highlights at least 19 human rights violations against women and focuses on the three most prevalent ones, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), extreme bias against daughters, in favour of sons and child marriage.
- The report released by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
- Titled ‘Against my will: defying the practices that harm women and girls and undermine equality’.
- It highlights at least 19 human rights violations against women and focuses on the three most prevalent ones, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), extreme bias against daughters, in favour of sons and child marriage.
👉🔺 Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA)
- The IGNCA was established in 1987 as an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Culture, as a centre for research, academic pursuit and dissemination in the field of the Arts.
- It is a research unit under Project Mausam.
- Project ‘Mausam’ is a Ministry of Culture project with Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), New Delhi as the nodal agency.
- The central themes that hold Project ‘Mausam’ together are those of cultural routes and maritime landscapes that not only linked different parts of the Indian Ocean littoral, but also connected the coastal centres to their hinterlands.
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- The IGNCA was established in 1987 as an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Culture, as a centre for research, academic pursuit and dissemination in the field of the Arts.
- It is a research unit under Project Mausam.
- Project ‘Mausam’ is a Ministry of Culture project with Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), New Delhi as the nodal agency.
- The central themes that hold Project ‘Mausam’ together are those of cultural routes and maritime landscapes that not only linked different parts of the Indian Ocean littoral, but also connected the coastal centres to their hinterlands.
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🔺The Corporate Tax Haven Index is published by the Tax Justice network.
-It ranks the world’s most important tax havens for MNCs, according to how aggressively each jurisdiction contributes to helping the world’s MNCs escape paying tax
-It ranks the world’s most important tax havens for MNCs, according to how aggressively each jurisdiction contributes to helping the world’s MNCs escape paying tax
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👉🔺 Initiatives for Disabled in India
- Rights of Person with Disabilities Act, 2016.
- Under this, persons with disabilities are provided reservation of seats in government higher educational institutions (not less than 5%) and government jobs (not less than 4%).
- Accessible India Campaign.
- DeenDayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme.
- Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP).
- National Fellowship for Students with Disabilities (RGMF).
- Schemes of the National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities.
- Rights of Person with Disabilities Act, 2016.
- Under this, persons with disabilities are provided reservation of seats in government higher educational institutions (not less than 5%) and government jobs (not less than 4%).
- Accessible India Campaign.
- DeenDayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme.
- Assistance to Disabled Persons for Purchase/fitting of Aids and Appliances (ADIP).
- National Fellowship for Students with Disabilities (RGMF).
- Schemes of the National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities.
👉🔺 Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)
- CBDT have been created under the Central Boards of Revenue Act, 1963. As a part of the Department of Revenue under the Ministry of Finance.
- It provides inputs for policy and planning of direct taxes in India and is also responsible for the administration of direct tax laws through the Income Tax Department.
- Direct Taxes include income tax, corporation tax etc
- CBDT have been created under the Central Boards of Revenue Act, 1963. As a part of the Department of Revenue under the Ministry of Finance.
- It provides inputs for policy and planning of direct taxes in India and is also responsible for the administration of direct tax laws through the Income Tax Department.
- Direct Taxes include income tax, corporation tax etc
✅National Centre for Financial Education (NCFE) is a Section 8 (Not for Profit) Company promoted (owned) by Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) and Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA).
✅Indian Financial Technology & Allied Services (IFTAS) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of India, mandated to design, deploy & support IT-related services to the Reserve Bank of India, and all Banks and Financial Institutions in the country.
✅Indian Financial Technology & Allied Services (IFTAS) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of India, mandated to design, deploy & support IT-related services to the Reserve Bank of India, and all Banks and Financial Institutions in the country.