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CLICK HERE TO SEE DATE WISE CURRENT AFFAIRS  General Studies-02 ‘Finalise body for Cauvery water sharing’ News: The Tamil Nadu government insisted on Tuesday that the Supreme Court itself should finally appoint an authority and frame a scheme for sharing and management of Cauvery river waters among Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Puducherry, and not leave the responsibility to the Centre. Beyond News: It has for the past 25 years had a frictional relationship with Karnataka over Cauvery, and had often to make the journey to the Supreme Court for release of water. The day-long hearing saw the court chide the Centre for not implementing the final award of the Cauvery Tribunal in 2007. The court questioned the reluctance shown by the Centre to set up of the Cauvery Management…

CLICK HERE TO SEE DATE WISE CURRENT AFFAIRS  General Studies-02 Narmada dam built despite attempts to stop it- PM News: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday dedicated the Narmada dam project to the nation on his birthday, calling it Gujarat’s lifeline that has been completed despite many hurdles. Beyond News: Inaugurating the dam for which the foundation was laid by the first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Mr. Modi recalled the contribution of Sardar Patel, in whose memory the project has been named, and B.R. Ambedkar, who had propagated the benefits of irrigation. There was, however, no mention of Jawaharlal Nehru in his speech at Dabhoi, 55 km from the dam site, in Vadodara. Why its important: The Narmada is the second biggest concrete gravity dam by volume after the Grand…

CLICK HERE TO SEE DATE WISE CURRENT AFFAIRS  General Studies-02 Aadhaar to be linked to driving licence News: Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad announced that after linking Aadhaar to PAN cards, the Union government would now link it with driving licences as well. Beyond news: PAN aadhar Linking claims to have prevented black money & money laundering. New attempt aims to reduce chances of having multiple driving licence by individuals. Aadhaar is considered as a safe and secure tool for good governance and empowerment. ‘Anti-superstition Bill will be tabled in winter session’ News: A watered-down and much-delayed anti-superstition Bill is likely to be introduced during the winter session of the State legislature in November-December in Belagavi. Beyond News: Following protests , the authorities have amended…

CLICK HERE TO SEE DATE WISE CURRENT AFFAIRS  General Studies-02 N. Korea: Japan draws in India News: Displaying strategic convergence, India and Japan on Thursday asked North Korea to shut down its nuclear and missile programmes. Beyond News: Both sides also hinted at Pakistan’s past involvement with North Korean nuclear and missile programmes Sought accountability of “all parties” who helped Pyongyang acquire nuclear technology even as Japan promised to help India deal with cross-border terrorism. It highlights entry of India into the escalating crisis over North Korean nuclear tests, reflects India’s growing “aspiration” to play a role befitting New Delhi’s rising status. Both sides also pledged to mount pressure on North Korea. A joint statement issued after the summit sought the implementation of Resolution 1267 of the UN Security Council to…

CLICK HERE TO SEE DATE WISE CURRENT AFFAIRS  General Studies-02 Equality for what? Hegel suggests that poverty is a social phenomenon. Hegal Arguments: Society is complicit in the creation and recreation of poverty. Destitution, that is, is the outcome of a skewed economy. Poverty breeds unfortunate consequences, such as suffering, which seriously demoralizes human beings. The existence of large numbers of the poor pose a direct threat to the social order, simply because the poor are (justly) resentful of their exclusion from the benefits of society. Official references: In a paper aptly titled ‘Indian income inequality, 1922-2014: From British Raj to Billionaire Raj?’, they conclude that income inequality in India is at the highest level since 1922, when the country’s income tax law was conceived, and that the top 1%…