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8 ministries list assets for monetisation: from stations to telecom towers, pipelines to roads

(Government Policies & Interventions)

Niti Aayog’s step to prepare a National Monetisation Pipeline for FY21-24, objectives and need 

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Boris Johnson will be in India next month

(IR)

Significance of UK Prime Minister will travel to India UK-India relationship and trade, various deals and agreements, key analysis and way forward

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Days after border truce, India hosts Pakistan equestrian team in Noida

(IR)

Participation of Pakistani team in the qualifying matches for the International Tent-Pegging Federation World Cup Championship in India, its relevance for both the countries, India and Pakistan relations, border issues with Pakistan, ceasefire violations by Pakistan, various steps taken by both sides

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New study ranks Delhi as the world’s most polluted capital

(EBD )

Key Findings of the World Air Quality report, major sources of India’s air pollution, concerns, steps taken, key analysis and way forward

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NREGA wages see the highest jump in Meghalaya, nil in Kerala, Lakshadweep

(Schemes )

About the MGNREGA, it’s objective and provisions, what are the issues involved in the proper implementation of the scheme?

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OCIs to soon get online facility to seek permission for restricted activities

(Government Policies & Interventions)

New restrictions imposed on Overseas Citizens of India(OCI), implications

 

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Maratha quota: President can make a list of SEBCs, top court told

 

(POLITY &GOVERNANCE)

 

 

Know about Reservation in India, Historical Background, Constitutional Provisions Governing Reservation in India, pros and cons, Mandal commission recommendations,102nd amendment to the Constitution, key analysis and way forward

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Bill to increase abortion upper limit gets Rajya Sabha nod, Oppn seeks panel scrutiny

(Government Policies & Interventions)

Introduction of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020, provisions, objectives and need

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A hidden pandemic

(EBD)

Plastics have been deployed in great quantities as a shield against COVID, how it impacts the environment, what measures need to be taken in this context

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Price to pay

(Economy)

Recent data on wholesale prices and on retail prices, key takeaways

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Believers against hate

(IR)

Recent UN movement of faith for rights (F4R), various steps to tackle prohibition of incitement to national, racial or religious hatred, The Rabat plan, objectives and need, key analysis and way forward

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Europe’s AstraZeneca pause

(Health)

AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine, why several European countries have now temporarily paused the use

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Anti-defection law: when a nominated MP loses Rajya Sabha membership

(POLITY &GOVERNANCE)

 

What is the anti-defection law? its provisions, implications

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DFI to raise `3 lakh cr for infra spend; `20K cr to be infused

(Economy)

 

Development Finance Institution (DFI),its functions ,objectives

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No back-door pact for defaulting promoters: What the Supreme Court ruling means

(Judiciary )

 

The recent ruling of the Supreme Court with respect to the participation of promoters in the liquidation process, What is Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), objectives, its significance and issues associated.

 
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