Significance of Chabahar Port What is the News? The opening of the first office of Indian Ports Global Limited at Iran’s Chabahar and the takeover of operations of the Shahid Beheshti port is a milestone in India’s regional Read More ……
Category: GS Paper-II
Public Credit Registry
Public Credit Registry What is the News? The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has shortlisted six major IT companies, including Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS), Wipro Ltd and IBM India, to set up a wide-based digital Public Credit Read More ……
KALIA Scheme and Its Significance
KALIA Scheme and Its Significance What is the News? Instead of announcing farm loan waiver like other States, the Odisha Cabinet approved the Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme amounting to ₹10,000 crore to accelerate Read More ……
Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) Bill, 2018
Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) Bill, 2018 HOT ISSUES FOR MAINS(TOPIC #13)(SecureIas Initiative) HECI will be in charge of ensuring academic quality in universities and colleges. Regulator will have powers to enforce compliance to the academic quality Read More ……
SDG India Index , It’s importance and Highlights
SDG India Index , It’s importance and Highlights What is the News? Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu have been ranked highest in terms of being on track to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), according Read More ……
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 ……
SC/ST Quota in Promotion
SC/ST Quota in Promotion HOT ISSUES FOR MAINS 2019 (TOPIC #1)(SecureIas Initiative) Supreme Court has permitted Central government for reservation in promotion to SC/ST employees working in the public sector in “accordance with law” where ‘In accordance with Read More ……
Passive Euthanasia
Passive Euthanasia HOT ISSUES FOR MAINSTOPIC #5(SecureIas Initiative) SC in its recent judgement on the NGO Common cause petition upholds the right of an individual to die with dignity and hence allowed passive euthanasia but told that strict Read More ……
Lateral Entry into Bureaucracy
Lateral Entry into Bureaucracy HOT ISSUES FOR MAINSTOPIC #4)(SecureIas Initiative) The first Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) had pointed out the need for specialization as far back as in 1965. The YK algah committee, Surinder Nath Committee and the Hota Committee followed suit Read More ……