Gaming Disorder as a medical disease HOT ISSUES FOR MAINS(TOPIC #11)(SecureIas Initiative) Gaming disorder is defined as a pattern of gaming behavior (“digital-gaming” or “video-gaming”) characterized by impaired control over gaming, increasing priority given to gaming over other activities Read More ……
Category: Current Affairs
WTO Relevance NOW
WTO Relevance NOW HOT ISSUES FOR MAINS(TOPIC #9)(SecureIas Initiative) The World Trade Organization is the only international institution that oversees the global trade rules between nations. The WTO is based on agreements signed by the majority of the world’s trading nations. Read More ……
State Finance Commission(SFCs) and Challenges to it
State Finance Commission(SFCs) and Challenges to it HOT ISSUES FOR MAINS-2019(TOPIC #7)(SecureIas Initiative) State Finance Commission (SFC) is created by the 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments (CAs) to enhance State/sub-State-level fiscal relations in India Article 243I of Read More ……
Fiscal Consolidation & FRBM Act
Fiscal Consolidation & FRBM Act HOT ISSUES FOR MAINS(TOPIC #6)(SecureIas Initiative) The Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003 (FRBMA) is an Act of the Parliament of India to institutionalize financial discipline, reduce India’s fiscal deficit, improve macroeconomic management and the Read More ……
Oil Prices in India
Oil Prices in India HOT ISSUES FOR MAINS(TOPIC #3)(SecureIas Initiative) To transfer the benefits of decrease in international oil prices to consumers at nearly real time basis,Dynamic pricing has been adopted by the government India is heavily Read More ……
The Dam Safety Bill, 2018
The Dam Safety Bill, 2018 was introduced in Lok Sabha by the Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, on December 12, 2018. The Bill provides for the surveillance, inspection, operation, and maintenance of specified dams Read More ……
Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) and The Dam Safety Bill, 2018
Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) and The Dam Safety Bill, 2018 Indian Navy inducts its first Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle. Recent news: The Indian Navy has inducted its first Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) System at the Naval Dockyard Read More ……
Katas Raj Dham and Pakistan
What is the news? Going ahead with a people-oriented diplomacy, Pakistan has issued a large number of visas for Indian pilgrims who are expected to visit the famed Shiva temple at Katas Raj Dham, near the city of Read More ……
MS Swaminathan and GM Crops
Prof. MS swaminathan and GM Crops What is the news? GM Crops, A research paper co-authored by leading agriculture scientist M.S. Swaminathan, which describes Bt cotton as a ‘failure,’ was criticised by India’s Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA), K. Read More ……
Art of Living and Brihadisvara Temple
Art of Living and Brihadisvara Temple What is the news? The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court has ordered an interim stay on Art of Living’s planned two-day event that was to begin in the picturesque Brihadisvara Read More ……