Sahitya Akademi Award 2019

SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARD 2019 Twenty-two writers across languages were selected for Sahitya Akademi’s Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2019. This award is given to writers aged below 35. The selection of these awards, which comes with a cash prize of ₹50,000 each. Sahitya Akademi The Sahitya Akademi was formally inaugurated by the Government of India on 12 March 1954. Sahitya Akademi, India’s National Academy of Letters, was established in 1954 by the GoI. As India’s…

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Structural reform in agriculture

STRUCTURAL REFORM IN AGRICULTURE For: Mains Topic cover: Essential Commodities Act – Proposed changes, NITI Aayog News Flash NITI Aayog has proposed that the “Essential Commodities Act, 1955” to be scrapped altogether because it is an “impediment in the free movement of commodities” given that the country is now self-sufficient in most. The act was framed during the era of food scarcity. The Aayog also wants to scrap “Prevention of Black-marketing and Maintenance…

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Wholesale Price Index and Inflation

WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX For: Preliminary & Mains Topic covers: WPI, Inflation, Causes, Impact, CPI News Flash Wholesale price-based inflation hit a 22-month low of 2.45% in May on falling prices of food articles, fuel and power items. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation was at 3.07% in April this year. It was 4.78% in May 2018. The decline in the wholesale inflation rate to 2.45% from 3.07% in April suggests that retail inflation,…

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Triple Talaq Bill – Muslim Women Protection Bill 2018

TRIPLE TALAQ BILL For: Preliminary & Mains Topic cover: Highlights and features of the bill, its clauses, importance for Muslim women News Flash Union Cabinet prepares to introduce a fresh Bill to ban the practice of instant triple talaq. Earlier, the Supreme Court has banned instant triple talaq, not triple talaq. The instant version Talaq has been declared unconstitutional. Do only men divorce in Islam? No, the women have the option of…

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Juanga Tribe – Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups

JUANGA TRIBE – PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TRIBAL GROUPS For: Preliminary Topic covers: Juanga tribe, Juang Development Agency, PVTG News Flash The condition of the primitive Juanga tribe in Odisha’s Nagada village, which had shot into the limelight after the death of 19 malnourished children three years ago, has not changed for better. Nagada is part of the Sukinda block of Odisha’s Jajpur district, home to vast mineral wealth. A fact-finding team led by an…

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Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyz

SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANISATION SUMMIT IN BISHKEK, KYRGYZ For: Mains Topic cover: SCO Summit – outcomes & highlights, SCO and India – advantages News Flash Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a two-day visit to Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. Highlights To tackle the danger of terrorism, all humanitarian powers should come forward together. Countries that provide encouragement, support, and finances to terrorism must be held accountable. SCO…

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Star of Jerusalem Medal

STAR OF JERUSALEM MEDAL Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has conferred an Indian national with the Star of Jerusalem medal, one of the highest honours given to foreign nationals by the Palestinian Authority. The Palestinian President said the Ansari family’s presence in the old city of Jerusalem reflects the strong traditional ties between Indian and Palestinian people. In 2011, India has honoured Sheikh Munir Ansari with the Pravasi Divas Samman, the highest honour conferred on…

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World Investment Report 2019

WORLD INVESTMENT REPORT 2019 For: Mains Topic cover: Investment Report 2019, India’s performance with Global economies, UNCTAD News Flash UN report ranked India among the top 20 host economies for FDI inflows in 2017-18. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to India grew by 6 percent to USD 42 billion in 2018, with strong inflows in the manufacturing, communication, and financial services sectors, and cross-border merger and acquisition activities. Many countries adopted policy measures to…

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Drought’s Alarming Situation

DROUGHT’S ALARMING SITUATION For: Mains Topic covers: Drought, Karnataka’s situation – causes and solutions, Impact of Monsoon News Flash The economic survey of the state for 2018-19 has projected “a negative growth of 4.8 per cent in the agricultural sector because of the drought situation prevailing due to the scarcity of rain”. Drought in Karnataka Of 176 talukas, 156 have been listed as drought-hit following the failure of the northeast monsoon between…

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Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC)

EMPLOYEES’ STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION For: Preliminary The topic covers: ESIC – benefits and significances, changes in percentage News Flash The central government has decided that from the beginning of July, both employer’s and employee’s contribution under the Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) Act would be reduced. The act insured workers medical benefits among other facilities. The total contribution towards ESI was reduced from 6.5% of an employee’s wages to 4%, with the employer’s share…

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