The West Bengal government will not allow the eviction of tribal people from their plots in north Bengal and is conducting a survey to determine how much of land belonging to them in the region has been encroached upon by others. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that it was the responsibility of government to ensure [...]
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The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has relaxed eligibility parameters for the Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), which provides financial assistance to mothers for institutional deliveries. Below Party Line (BPL) women can access JSY benefits irrespective of their age and number of children. All women from BPL category, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in all [...]
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The government, said power surplus States could transfer surplus electricity to ones grappling with shortage through a new system. “The surplus power from the States can be transferred to power deficit States through the Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) from the source of supply between the point of supply and point of drawl”. In addition, licences [...]
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India and China expressed a strong desire to resolve pending issues and take the relationship forward in new spheres such as civil nuclear energy during two rounds of discussions between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. India could not get its way with an upgraded joint mechanism on trans-border rivers to [...]
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Scientists say the famed big cats of India are facing a serious threat of extinction owing to a ‘collapse’ in the variety of their mating partners. Welsh researchers say tigers were nearly wiped out in India during British Raj. Researchers identified a very high number of DNA variants in the tigers shot during the British [...]
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India has launched an ambitious programme to use its array of geo-stationary satellites to monitor missile activities in an area of 6,000km. The advantage of using geo stationery satellites is their fixed position at a height of 36,00-0km, which is synchronised with the earth’s movement. They will capture the signature of any “missile launch activities happening [...]
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As part of World Heritage Day celebrations, the Museum has put together an impressive collection of Chola bronze idols of the Hindu deity. On display at the two-day exhibition, is an idol of Chandrasekara, who stands erect with four hands which hold the usual attributes — axe (‘parasu’) and an antelope (‘mrga’) — and the [...]
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The Indian consumer will benefit under the new Drug Pricing Control Order 2013 (DPCO 2013) which has been notified and will replace the DPCO 1995. The new policy differs from the existing DPCO 1995 in that it is based on the simple average price (SAP) for all brands with a market share above 1 per [...]
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This current Affairs Question paper consists of March & April month content. Hope this will be a refreshing test for the Prelims candidates. Download for free.
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· The Western Ghats’ rarest and most threatened mammal, the Malabar civet, might have become extinct. · The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) in the first study of the world’s most unique, threatened mammals and amphibians said the civet’s population status was presently unknown. · The species was thought to be nearly extinct by the [...]
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In the wake of complaints against content on ‘children’s/cartoon channels,’ the Broadcasting Content Complaint Council (BCCC) has advised broadcasters to be ‘more cautious’ in selecting content. The Council, a self-regulatory mechanism for general entertainment non-news channels, wants channels to heed the principle of keeping the ‘best interest of the child.’ The broadcasters had argued that [...]
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Very soon, short code 5676714 will become an integral step to kick-start your travel programme. One has to SMS their travel details and SARATHI will book the ticket and deliver it in a flash, through SMS. The first step to book a mobile ticket is to register oneself with Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation [...]
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Suicide rates among Indian farmers were a chilling 47 per cent higher than they were for the rest of the population in 2011. Apply the new Census totals to the suicide data of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) and the results are grim. Five States account for two-thirds of all farm suicides in the [...]
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Indian Railways plans to roll out a communications-based train management system that provides higher precision in locating trains when compared to the conventional signaling systems. It would be implementing the National Optic Fibre Network (NOFN) in Tamil Nadu, which along with Gujarat, are the only two States selected for the NOFN project. Some of the [...]
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The Union Cabinet gave its approval for increasing the “creamy layer” income criterion from Rs. 4.5 lakh to Rs. six lakh per annum throughout the country. The socially advanced persons and sections, known as the “creamy layer,” are barred from reservation benefits for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs). The Department of Personnel and Training and [...]
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