#GS_2
#transparency #Electoral_bond
✅ SC is hearing a batch of five petitions led by NGO Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), that have challenged the validity of the Centre's electoral bonds scheme as a source of political funding.
✅ Read the issue related to electoral bonds. Click here
✅ Court is hearing the matter after 18 years and earlier declined to stay the scheme. Read here
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#transparency #Electoral_bond
✅ SC is hearing a batch of five petitions led by NGO Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), that have challenged the validity of the Centre's electoral bonds scheme as a source of political funding.
✅ Read the issue related to electoral bonds. Click here
✅ Court is hearing the matter after 18 years and earlier declined to stay the scheme. Read here
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#GS_2 #IR
Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian Diaspora.
Read about the India-Canada relationship, current status and it's way forward.
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Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian Diaspora.
Read about the India-Canada relationship, current status and it's way forward.
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#GS_2 #GS_3
#Acts
Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022 replaced the Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920, a colonial era law, and authorities police officers to take measurements of people convicted, arrested or facing trial in criminal cases.
The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) will be the central agency to maintain the records.
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#Acts
Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022 replaced the Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920, a colonial era law, and authorities police officers to take measurements of people convicted, arrested or facing trial in criminal cases.
The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) will be the central agency to maintain the records.
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#GS_2 #International_relation
#GS_3 #Economy
✅ Read that how India went from a positive balance of trade with China at the turn of the century to a heavily negative trade balance a decade later, which continues to grow.
Important topics/issues
✅ Make in India
✅ Active pharmaceutical ingredients (API)
✅ Inverted duty structure (IDS)
❇️ #Facts4Mains
India spends 0.69% of GDP on R&D compared to 4+% by China.
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#GS_3 #Economy
✅ Read that how India went from a positive balance of trade with China at the turn of the century to a heavily negative trade balance a decade later, which continues to grow.
Important topics/issues
✅ Make in India
✅ Active pharmaceutical ingredients (API)
✅ Inverted duty structure (IDS)
❇️ #Facts4Mains
India spends 0.69% of GDP on R&D compared to 4+% by China.
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#GS_2 #Health
✅ Union Health Ministry approved the introduction of BPaLM regimen for treatment for MDR-TB.
✅ Although the WHO target is to End TB by 2035 globally, India intends to end TB by 2025.
✅ TB is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In humans, TB most commonly affects the lungs (pulmonary TB), but it can also affect other organs (extra-pulmonary TB).
✅ The Nikshay Poshan Yojna was launched in 2018 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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✅ Union Health Ministry approved the introduction of BPaLM regimen for treatment for MDR-TB.
✅ Although the WHO target is to End TB by 2035 globally, India intends to end TB by 2025.
✅ TB is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In humans, TB most commonly affects the lungs (pulmonary TB), but it can also affect other organs (extra-pulmonary TB).
✅ The Nikshay Poshan Yojna was launched in 2018 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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#GS_2 #GS_3 #Tourism
✅ Value tourism, also known as sustainable or responsible tourism, focuses on providing meaningful experiences for tourists while prioritizing environmental conservation, cultural preservation, and socio-economic benefits for local communities.
✅ Mass tourism refers to the large-scale, commercial tourism model that aims to attract a high volume of visitors, often through standardized, packaged, and low-cost travel options.
✅ Value tourism is increasingly recognized as a more sustainable approach, offering a viable alternative to the often damaging effects of mass tourism.
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✅ Value tourism, also known as sustainable or responsible tourism, focuses on providing meaningful experiences for tourists while prioritizing environmental conservation, cultural preservation, and socio-economic benefits for local communities.
✅ Mass tourism refers to the large-scale, commercial tourism model that aims to attract a high volume of visitors, often through standardized, packaged, and low-cost travel options.
✅ Value tourism is increasingly recognized as a more sustainable approach, offering a viable alternative to the often damaging effects of mass tourism.
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#GS_2 #Health
Read about Kala-azar, reasons for its spread and India's efforts to eliminate it.
Important points
✅ World Health Organisation
✅ Public Health Problem
✅ Neglected Tropical Diseases
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Read about Kala-azar, reasons for its spread and India's efforts to eliminate it.
Important points
✅ World Health Organisation
✅ Public Health Problem
✅ Neglected Tropical Diseases
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#GS_2 #UN #Peace_keeping
UN peace operations are deployed on the basis of mandates from the United Nations Security Council.
Keywords for Prelims
✅ UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
✅ Hezbollah in Lebanon
✅ UN-mapped ‘Blue line’
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UN peace operations are deployed on the basis of mandates from the United Nations Security Council.
Keywords for Prelims
✅ UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
✅ Hezbollah in Lebanon
✅ UN-mapped ‘Blue line’
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#GS_2 #Health
Recently, the Government doubles monthly nutrition support for tuberculosis patients to ₹1,000.
Keywords for Prelims
✅ PM TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan
✅ Nikshay Mitra initiative
✅ Nikshay Poshan Yojana
#Facts4Mains
Although elimination of tuberculosis is one of the sustainable development targets to be achieved by 2030 by the world, India has set the target of 2025.
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Recently, the Government doubles monthly nutrition support for tuberculosis patients to ₹1,000.
Keywords for Prelims
✅ PM TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan
✅ Nikshay Mitra initiative
✅ Nikshay Poshan Yojana
#Facts4Mains
Although elimination of tuberculosis is one of the sustainable development targets to be achieved by 2030 by the world, India has set the target of 2025.
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#GS_2 #Polity
✅ The new statue of “Lady Justice”, which has been designed by Vinod Goswami, a muralist of College of Art in Delhi, comes in the wake of legal reforms such as the new criminal codes, and the stated aim of “decolonising” the legal framework in India.
✅ The Supreme Court last week dismissed a PIL which sought a time frame of 03 years for disposal of over 05 crore cases pending in all courts of the country. The SC held that while the demand was desirable, it is practically impossible considering the flood of litigation faced by the justice delivery system.
✅ The representation of backward classes, scheduled castes, schedule tribes, and religious minorities is less than 25% in the higher judiciary and women constitute less than 15%.
✅ The High Courts invariably operate at only 60-70% strength thereby contributing to the huge pendency of over 60 lakh cases at present.
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✅ The new statue of “Lady Justice”, which has been designed by Vinod Goswami, a muralist of College of Art in Delhi, comes in the wake of legal reforms such as the new criminal codes, and the stated aim of “decolonising” the legal framework in India.
✅ The Supreme Court last week dismissed a PIL which sought a time frame of 03 years for disposal of over 05 crore cases pending in all courts of the country. The SC held that while the demand was desirable, it is practically impossible considering the flood of litigation faced by the justice delivery system.
✅ The representation of backward classes, scheduled castes, schedule tribes, and religious minorities is less than 25% in the higher judiciary and women constitute less than 15%.
✅ The High Courts invariably operate at only 60-70% strength thereby contributing to the huge pendency of over 60 lakh cases at present.
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#GS_2 #International_Relations
The QUAD, known as the ‘Quadrilateral Security Dialogue’ (QSD), is an informal strategic forum comprising four nations, namely — United States of America (USA), India, Australia and Japan.
Read about
✅ “Exercise Malabar”
✅ “Exercise Kakadu”
Also read about Asia-Africa Growth Corridor, the Blue Dot Network, and the Supply Chain Resilience Initiative.
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The QUAD, known as the ‘Quadrilateral Security Dialogue’ (QSD), is an informal strategic forum comprising four nations, namely — United States of America (USA), India, Australia and Japan.
Read about
✅ “Exercise Malabar”
✅ “Exercise Kakadu”
Also read about Asia-Africa Growth Corridor, the Blue Dot Network, and the Supply Chain Resilience Initiative.
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#GS_2 #Polity
Important article for Mains. Read about constitutional governance.
Core constitutional values that have shaped the constitutional culture of India
✅ People’s respect for democratic institutions
✅ Smooth transition of elected governments
✅ Protection of rights and freedoms through courts
✅ Federalism as a facet of constitutional governance
✅ Media and civil society instilling faith in democracy
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Important article for Mains. Read about constitutional governance.
Core constitutional values that have shaped the constitutional culture of India
✅ People’s respect for democratic institutions
✅ Smooth transition of elected governments
✅ Protection of rights and freedoms through courts
✅ Federalism as a facet of constitutional governance
✅ Media and civil society instilling faith in democracy
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#GS_2 #Polity
Read about the concept of "Basic structure" of the Indian Constitution. Also read about the Indian Secularism and Western Secularism.
Keywords
✅ Kesavananda Bharati case
✅ 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act
Note down
✅ Although the word "Secular" was added in 1976, on 24 April 1973, In Kesavananda Bharati case, the SC declared that the secularism is the part of basic structure of the Constitution.
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Read about the concept of "Basic structure" of the Indian Constitution. Also read about the Indian Secularism and Western Secularism.
Keywords
✅ Kesavananda Bharati case
✅ 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act
Note down
✅ Although the word "Secular" was added in 1976, on 24 April 1973, In Kesavananda Bharati case, the SC declared that the secularism is the part of basic structure of the Constitution.
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❇️ Daily News Reading | 23 October
🗞 THE HINDU (Delhi Edition) 📰
1. Modi meets Putin, offers all help to end conflict (page-1) (GS-2, IR)
2. IMF retains India’s growth projection at 7% for FY25 (page-1) (GS-3, Economics)
3. The world needs blue helmets who act as blue helmets (page-6) (GS-2, IR)
4. Working toward a meaningful ‘victims’ register’ in Bastar(page-6) (GS-3, LWE)
5. Over the borderline (page-6) (GS-2, IR)
6. West versus the rest (page-6) (GS-2, IR)
7. The job crisis undermines state legitimacy (page-7) (GS-3, Economics)
8. On Section 6A of the Citizenship Act (page-8) (GS-2, Polity)
9. Why are Big Tech companies such as Google scouting for nuclear power? (page-9) (GS-3, S&T)
10. India’s fourth nuclear submarine launched with advanced arms (page-10) (GS-3, Defense)
11. FDA approval for Cobenfy casts light on schizophrenia’s wickedness (pg- 18) (GS-2, Health, GS-3, S&T)
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🗞 THE HINDU (Delhi Edition) 📰
1. Modi meets Putin, offers all help to end conflict (page-1) (GS-2, IR)
2. IMF retains India’s growth projection at 7% for FY25 (page-1) (GS-3, Economics)
3. The world needs blue helmets who act as blue helmets (page-6) (GS-2, IR)
4. Working toward a meaningful ‘victims’ register’ in Bastar(page-6) (GS-3, LWE)
5. Over the borderline (page-6) (GS-2, IR)
6. West versus the rest (page-6) (GS-2, IR)
7. The job crisis undermines state legitimacy (page-7) (GS-3, Economics)
8. On Section 6A of the Citizenship Act (page-8) (GS-2, Polity)
9. Why are Big Tech companies such as Google scouting for nuclear power? (page-9) (GS-3, S&T)
10. India’s fourth nuclear submarine launched with advanced arms (page-10) (GS-3, Defense)
11. FDA approval for Cobenfy casts light on schizophrenia’s wickedness (pg- 18) (GS-2, Health, GS-3, S&T)
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#GS_2 #IR
Syllabus Topic: Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate
✅ UN Peacekeeping Mission
✅ Blue Line
✅ UN Interim Peacekeeping Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
✅ Expansion of P5 of UNSC
✅ Role of Veto power in global peace
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Syllabus Topic: Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate
Read about
✅ UN Peacekeeping Mission
✅ Blue Line
✅ UN Interim Peacekeeping Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
✅ Expansion of P5 of UNSC
✅ Role of Veto power in global peace
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#GS_2 #Education
✅ PM SHRI (PM Schools for Rising India) scheme - a centrally sponsored initiative, launched in 2022, by the GoI aimed at establishing over 14,500 PM SHRI Schools by enhancing existing schools to showcase the implementation of the NEP 2020.
✅ National Education Policy (NEP) 2020
✅ Samagra Shiksha scheme
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Read about
✅ PM SHRI (PM Schools for Rising India) scheme - a centrally sponsored initiative, launched in 2022, by the GoI aimed at establishing over 14,500 PM SHRI Schools by enhancing existing schools to showcase the implementation of the NEP 2020.
✅ National Education Policy (NEP) 2020
✅ Samagra Shiksha scheme
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#GS_2 #Polity
✅ Diversity management of Indian Constitution
✅ PART XXI of Constitution (Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions)
✅ Asymmetric federalism
✅ Scheme of “accommodations and adjustments”
✅ 5th Schedule(10 States)
✅ 6th Schedule(4 States)
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Read about
✅ Diversity management of Indian Constitution
✅ PART XXI of Constitution (Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions)
✅ Asymmetric federalism
✅ Scheme of “accommodations and adjustments”
✅ 5th Schedule(10 States)
✅ 6th Schedule(4 States)
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#GS_2 #Polity #SC
Justice Sanjiv Khanna will be the 51st Chief Justice of India. He was today appointed as the new CJI. He will take the oath of office on November 11.
✅ Article 124 of the Constitution
✅ Procedures for Judicial Appointments
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Justice Sanjiv Khanna will be the 51st Chief Justice of India. He was today appointed as the new CJI. He will take the oath of office on November 11.
Read about
✅ Article 124 of the Constitution
✅ Procedures for Judicial Appointments
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#GS_2 #Polity #Anti_defection
✅ Anti-defection law
✅ 52nd Constitutional Amendement Act, 1985
✅ 91st Constitutional Amendement Act, 2003
✅ Grounds for Defection
✅ Loopholes and defects of Anti-defection law
✅ Difference b/w 'Spilt' and 'Merger'
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Read about
✅ Anti-defection law
✅ 52nd Constitutional Amendement Act, 1985
✅ 91st Constitutional Amendement Act, 2003
✅ Grounds for Defection
✅ Loopholes and defects of Anti-defection law
✅ Difference b/w 'Spilt' and 'Merger'
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