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Oct82017 by albindiaNo Comments

Daily PIB Notes-October 07 2017

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.Dialogue of Civilizations – IV being Organized from 8th – 15th October, 2017 by the Archaeological Survey of India, Ministry of Culture and National Geographic in New Delhi. The theme of the Conference : “Technology and Civilization”. Hoisted by : The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Ministry of Culture, Government of India, in collaboration with National Geographic Society. Objective: To encourage scholarly and public discourse about the five ancient, literate civilizations of the world, i.e. Egypt, Mesopotamia,…

Oct72017 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-OCT 7 2017 [UPSC Current affairs DAILY CAPSULE]

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General Studies-01 {Op-Ed}Law, faith, unreason: on eradicating superstition from society Issue: Editorial deals with the need for broad minded social reform additional to laws to eradicate superstition from indian society. The Karnataka Prevention and Eradication of Inhuman Evil Practices and Black Magic Bill, 2017 has been approved by the State Cabinet and is likely to be introduced soon in the Assembly. It is not accurate to characterise this as just an ‘anti-superstition bill’, as what it seeks to prohibit are actions that offend human dignity, result in the exploitation of gullible and vulnerable people or cause harm to them. Bill outlaws: the urulu seve, also known as made snana, in which devotees roll over food leftovers, the practice of walking on fire, branding children, piercing one’s tongue or cheeks. Bill exempts:…

Oct62017 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-OCT 6 2017 [UPSC Current affairs DAILY CAPSULE]

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CLICK HERE TO SEE DATE WISE CURRENT AFFAIRS General Studies-01 Kathak, qawwali and opera on the same stage News: Kathak and tap dancers, the sarod and the organ came together in a gala in central London on Wednesday night, as the Southbank centre hosted over 150 artists from across Britain and India for an event pegged as the highlight of the 2017 India-U.K. Year of Culture. Beyond news: The push for a year-long celebration of Indian and British culture was agreed upon during Prime Minister Narenda Modi’s visit to Britain in 2015. Since its launch earlier this year, events have been taking place across the country, with many museums and institutions using the opportunity to create India-related events — from Kew Gardens’ annual orchid festival focused around the Indian orchid…

Oct62017 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU EDITORIAL ANALYSIS- October 06 Simplified

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Hindu editorials are considered important for upsc examination especially for MAINS examination. We are getting several requests about approaching editorial,difficulty in understanding and so on. This is a new initiative to simplify editorials. This is a test version; if you found useful reach us at [email protected] . We will continue only if you found it useful. {Op-Ed}States in Indian diplomacy: when Sharjah ruler visited Kerala What this op-Ed is all about: States role in competitive federalism in the light of recent Sharjah rulers visit to kerala & its associated benefits to india & especially kerala. Key aspects of Kerala visit: Kerala government honored sutan with a D.Litt from the Calicut University. The ruler had agreed to release 149 Indian prisoners from Sharjah jails. Instead of returning them back, sharjah offers job to…

Oct52017 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-OCT 5 2017 [UPSC Current affairs DAILY CAPSULE]

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CLICK HERE TO SEE DATE WISE CURRENT AFFAIRS General Studies-02 Gujarat HC rejects Zakia Jafri’s plea challenging lower court order upholding clean chit to Modi News: The Gujarat High Court on Thursday, October 5 dismissed the plea of Zakia Jafri, wife of slain ex-MP Ehsan Jafri, callenging the Secial Ivestigation Team’s clean chit to Narendra Modi and others pertaining to “larger conspiracy” behind the 2002 riots in which more than 1000 people were massacred in Gujarat. Beyond News: The court upheld the magisterial court’s verdict, accepting the Supreme Court-appointed SIT’s closure report giving clean chit to the then Chief Minister Narendra Modi and others, citing lack of “prosecutable evidence” against them. However, the court has held that the petitioner Zakia, whose ex parliamentarian husband late Ehsan Jafri was among the…

Oct42017 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-OCT 4 2017 [UPSC Current affairs DAILY CAPSULE]

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CLICK HERE TO SEE DATE WISE CURRENT AFFAIRS General Studies-02 Can India protect Rohingya, SC asks govt. SC View point: Can India protect a large section of humanity comprising Rohingya women, children, the sick and the old who are “really suffering”?This is the question the Supreme Court wants the government to answer. Government view point: The government said the crisis over its move to deport 40,000 Rohingya was not “justiciable”, that is, the issue outside the Supreme Court’s domain. communication to all the States to identify Rohingya and aid in their deportation was based on certain “executive parameters” such as diplomatic concerns, on whether the country can sustain such an influx of refugees and geographically whether there would be tensions and threat to national security. It denied saying all Rohingya…