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Oct182017 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-OCT 17 2017 [UPSC Current affairs DAILY CAPSULE]

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Hindu Notes from General Studies-02 Need to implement progressive laws: CIC News: Chief Information Commissioner of India Rajiv Mathur on Monday called for immediate implementation of the Whistleblowers’ Protection Act, the Lokpal Act and the Lokayukta Act, which would strengthen governance systems further. Beyond News: Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 is an Act in the Parliament of India which provides a mechanism to investigate alleged corruption and misuse of power by public servants and also protect anyone who exposes alleged wrongdoing in government bodies, projects and offices. The wrongdoing might take the form of fraud, corruption or mismanagement. The Act will also ensure punishment for false or frivolous complaints The Lokpal and Lokayukta Act, 2013 seeks to provide for the establishment of Lokpal for the Union and Lokayukta for States…

Oct162017 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-OCT 16 2017 [UPSC Current affairs DAILY CAPSULE]

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Hindu Notes from General Studies-02 Pakistan withdraws terror charges against Hafiz Saeed News: Pakistani authorities have withdrawn terrorism charges against Hafiz Saeed and Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), paving the way for the possible release of the man designated a terrorist by the UN, the U.S. and India for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Beyond News: Saeed and the JuD are already banned by the UN, while the U.S. has announced a $10 million bounty for his arrest. Saeed had challenged his detention in the Lahore High Court, alleging that it was due to U.S. pressure and he had never been charged for any crime. Doklam derails train plan? News: Officials cite ‘lack of response’ from China company to high-speed train project Beyond News: An ambitious high-speed train project to connect…

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HINDU NOTES-OCT 14 2017 [UPSC Current affairs DAILY CAPSULE]

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General Studies-02 Public health key concern in banning crackers: SC News: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to modify its October 9 order suspending the sale of firecrackers in Delhi NCR till November 1, 2017. Beyond News: The court said that its concern primarily was the health of the masses. Interestingly, the October 9 order only suspended the sale and did not impose any restriction on the bursting of crackers. The court said it would anyway monitor the post-Deepavali situation after November 1. The suspension was ordered in a bid to test whether a Deepavali without firecrackers this year will have a “positive effect” on the health of citizens and a steadily deteriorating air quality. SC asks Centre to strike a balance on Rohingya issue The Supreme Court on Friday…

Oct132017 by albindiaNo Comments

Daily PIB Notes-October 10 and 11 compilation

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Press Information Bureau(PIB) is an important part in competitive exams. We are already providing PIB notes monthly Magazines free of cost .Now onwards you can track daily PIB notes from here instead of surfing through 30+ daily PIB updates which may not be relevant for preparation. We provides CRUX OF PIB DAILY. >>CLICK HERE for date wise compilations free<< 1.Vice President inaugurates the third International Conference on ‘Yoga for Wellness’ The theme of this year’s conference is “Yoga for Wellness” The vice President expressed his appreciation that the conference will focus on seeking solutions to contemporary health problems caused by modern stressful lifestyle. Yoga is the mother of all exercises and provides physical fitness, mental alertness as well as spiritual succour. Yoga has nothing to do with religion as some people unfortunately…

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HINDU NOTES-OCT 13 2017 [UPSC Current affairs DAILY CAPSULE]

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General Studies-01 Assam govt decides to rejuvenate Barak river News: The Assam government plans to rejuvenate the Barak river . Why its important:It has potential to revitalise trade and commerce with Bangladesh and Myanmar. Developing the river as a major channel for water transport will help improve trade with the neighbouring countries. Barak River: It is one of the major rivers of South Assam and is a part of the Surma-Meghna River System. It rises in the hill country of Manipur State, where it is the biggest and the most important of the hill country rivers. After Manipur it flows through Mizoram State and into Assam, ending just after it enters Bangladesh where it forks into the Surma and Kushiyara rivers ADD-ON Info: Namami Barak festival Barak, the gift of God has been a source of great blessing to the people of Tahamzam(Senapati) district since time immemorial. Besides irrigating crops and…

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HINDU NOTES-OCT 12 2017 [UPSC Current affairs DAILY CAPSULE]

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General Studies-01 {Op-Ed}It’s not enough to know who killed Mahatma Gandhi-we must understand why he was killed Key fact: Sixty-nine years down the line, Pankaj Phadnis has appealed that the Supreme Court reinvestigate the death of Gandhi, and holds that Gandhi was killed by a fourth bullet fired by someone else. Authors view points: Indians continue to be murdered for the same reason — therefore, the murder of a Gauri Lankesh here, of a Narendra Dabholkar there, of a Govind Pansare here, and of an M.M. Kalburgi there. Gandhi was a powerful moral exemplar — therefore, he posed a distinct threat to the dark forces of doom and destruction. He had to be removed physically. Nathuram Godse of the Hindu Mahasabha assassinated Gandhi because the Mahatma stood for a world view…