After back to back disasters of Orissa summer cyclone ‘99, Gujarat earthquake ’01 and Tsunami of ‘D4 which killed thousands of people we finally felt the need of having a specialist response mechanism at the national level to effectively respond to disasters both natural and man-made. The Disaster Management Act, 2005 was thus enacted which […]
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Maoism or Naxalism is a serious threat to the internal security of India, the majority concentrated in landlocked forest areas. It is also known as “Leftwing Extremism”. Maoism objectives are:- To oppose ‘right’ government ideology To support the left ideology, especially of Marxist type, relating to violence. To broadcast themselves as custodian of rights of
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Recently, the Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission has demanded the central and state government set down eligibility criteria cohabitation arrangements. Live-in Relationship Live-in relationship is defined as a living arrangement in which an unmarried couple lives together in a long-term relationship that resembles a marriage. Reasons to cohabit in such way includes that couples want
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Big states like the US, Russia, India and China are not members of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Until 2016, all the 9 situations which the ICC had been investigating were in African countries. Thus ICC is under very strong criticism from African nations. ICC is governed by an international treaty called Rome Statute (1998);
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Recently Department of consumer affairs has published the draft e-commerce guidelines for consumer protection 2019 in the background of various bundles face by consumers through eCommerce. What is eCommerce? E–commerce refers to the buying and selling of goods and sources using the internet and transfer the money and data to execute this transaction. Do you
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Land degradation means degradation occurs in dryland regions; it is known as desertification. In 2011-2013; India has approx. 96 million hectares of degraded land, which is around 29% of India’s total landmass. Causes of desertification Loss of vegetation cover Soil erosion Deforestation Excessive exploitation of groundwater Unsustainable farming practices. In India, water erosion is the
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Corporate governance The rules, procedures and process that deals with the working of a corporate entity are known as corporate governance. It essentially involves working in the best interest of the company while balancing shareholders’ interests. Independent directors. According to Companies Act, 2013, as an independent director is a non-executive director of the company who
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Childhood obesity in medical term can be defined as “abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that processes risks to health “childhood obesity is one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century. According to WHO, presently there are more than 50 million children suffering from obesity. Almost half of the obesity children live
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Parliament passed Consumer protection Bill 2019 recently to amend the Consumer Protection Act 1986. KEY FEATURES OF BILL; Definition of consumer: someone who buys any goods or services for consideration – not include the purchase of goods for RESALE. Six rights for Consumer including protection against hazardous goods, right to information right to access a
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As per the recent United Nations population report india is expected to replace China in terms of population by 2030. In this context, prime minister of india in his independence day speech called out the nation to curb the population explosion and measures to be taken. Flexibilty Rate and Child Sex Ratio : According to
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CAUSES OF DEPRIVING LIVERBILITY WEAK INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM – 74th CAA called for Ward committees, District Planning Committee. Municipal planning Committee which has not been implementing Municipal Bodies doesn’t have FINANCIAL AUTONOMY. UNDEFINED BOUNDARIES – Ex. Delhi which as it grows even occupied Gurgaon and Noida. HERITAGE OF PAST CONSTRUCTION – Delhi is a medieval time
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The debate between security and fundamental rights started in colonial times and continues till this day. This debate has taken the central stage with the recent issue of official secrets Act and Unlawful Activities amendment Act, 2019. Do you know AI and ML are considered same, but actually ML is subset of AI. Want to
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As per the world population prospects, 2019 India will take over China and become the world most populated by around 2027. Hence, we may see this as an asset. As national pollution policy, 2009 prepared by an eminent group of the head by M.S Swami Nathan suggested that we must to this as the demographic
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According to NGO PRATHAN’S Annual status of Education Reports (ASER). “Only 30% around of children enrolling in class 1 graduate from class 12; and those who do they do not require skills and the major reason behind this is lack of quality of teachers in India. What should be the quality of teachers? He must
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KEY FINDINGS INFRASTRUCTURE – Av computers = 6/Police stations But Bihar and Assam = 1/Police stations SOCIAL ATTITUDE– Police forces exhibit frightening prejunctional against women, lower castes and minorities. ¼ Male Personnel–High bias against female colleagues ¼ Female Personnel – Absence of internal committee to report sexual harassment at the workplace. ½ Police Personnel
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Recently, RBI Board agreed to give a whooping sum of 1.76 lakh crore of its dividends to the government under revised Economic Capital Framework agreement. Economic Capital Framework is the capital assessed by the RBI to counter any future risks and contingencies associated with its operations and objectives. ECF as bone of contention between RBI
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Even though it has been a year since the section 377 of Indian Penal Code has been read down, the legal battle for the civil right of the LGBT community has just begun. Section 377 is a British era law that criminalizes condensed, adult, same-sex relationships. Though this has been read down other demands are:
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As per the recent United nations Populations report, India is expected to replace China in terms of population by 2030. In this context, Prime Minister of India in his Independence Day speech called out the Nation to curb the Population Explosion and measures to be taken. Fertility Rate and Child Sex Ratio: According to Government’s
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According to the World Bank report close to 1.4 billion people in the different countries don’t have access to the financial service and that’s where Micro-financial Institution play a major role. Goals of MFI’s: Assists the development of community which follow sustainable development. Providing resources to lower section of the society. Evaluation of option to
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Even through it has been a year since section 377 of Indian Penal Code has been taken down, the legal battle for the civil right of LGBT community has just started. Section 377 is a British era law that criminalize consensual, adult, same sense relationships. Though this has been struck down other demands are still
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