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Quota for EWS in General Category Gets Parliament Nod

January 10, 2019 Classic IAS Academy 0

What Is The News? The Constitution (124th amendment) Bill, 2019 was approved by the Parliament. It guarantees 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) of [read more]

Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016 – Granting Citizenship To Persecuted Minorities Passed

January 10, 2019 Classic IAS Academy 0

In News: The Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019 which grants citizenship to persecuted minorities from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan staying in India got the approval of [read more]

SC and HC Judges Retirement Ages

January 5, 2019 Classic IAS Academy 0

The News The Law ministry said there is no proposal to increase the retirement age of Supreme Court judges from 65 to 67 and High [read more]

The Merger of Three Public Sector Banks: BOB, Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank

January 5, 2019 Classic IAS Academy 0

The News The Union Cabinet has approved the scheme of amalgamation for amalgamating Bank of Baroda, Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank, with Bank of Baroda [read more]

Boost to Plain Tobacco Packaging

January 3, 2019 Classic IAS Academy 0

Packaging: Colorful packaging ,stylist design and fashionable cartoons are the critical marketing tools on the packets of tobacco. Such kind of packaging attract new customer [read more]

Separate High Court for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

January 3, 2019 Classic IAS Academy 0

The News Supreme Court order on 4th nov,18 said that The Andhara Paradesh and The Telangana both the states must have separate high court by [read more]

Triple Talaq bill Passed in Lok Sabha

January 3, 2019 Classic IAS Academy 0

The News The Lok Sabha on 27\12\2018 passed The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill,2018. Which commonly known as “Triple Talaq bill”. The [read more]

Cabinet approved Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2018

January 3, 2019 Classic IAS Academy 0

The News The Union Cabinet approved the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) 2018,which was last reviewed and issued in 2011, with periodic amendments to some clauses. [read more]

MIT: Ultrasound Adhesives for Imaging Organs:

Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has developed a postage stamp-sized device. This device can create live, high-resolution images. This device can be affixed [read more]
World’s Most Durable Hydrogen Fuel Cell:

Recently, a team of scientists from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have developed world’s most durable Hydrogen Fuel Cell. However, this hydrogen [read more]
Monkeypox:

Recently, the Union Government set up a task force to monitor Monkeypox situation in country. It was created after reporting first death related to monkeypox. [read more]
Haridwar: Best Aspirational District:

The NITI Aayog has declared holy city of Haridwar in Uttarakhand as the best aspirational district on five parameters, thereby providing an additional allocation of [read more]
75 Tribal Districts Identified for TB Interventions:

Recently 75 high burden tribal districts have been selected by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and the Central TB Division of the Ministry of Health [read more]
Unified Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY Cards:

Recently, the Union government announced a plan to create a unified card that can be used to avail benefits of both the central government-run Ayushman [read more]
Bharat Brand: One Nation One Fertiliser:

Recently, to bring about uniformity in fertiliser brands across the country, the Union government has issued an order directing all companies to sell their products [read more]