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NotesNEW PSU POLICY: ‘NEW PUBLIC SECTOR ENTERPRISES POLICY ENVISAGES AT MOST 4 STRATEGIC-SECTOR FIRMS’For : GS-3: Economy, Infrastructure-PSUsNEW PSE POLICY:Presenting the Union Budget 2021-22, As per the Centre's new disinvestment policy, every Public Sector Undertakings in all but 4 strategic sectors will be privatised.The policy provides a clear roadmap for disinvestmen
Publish Date 20, Feb 2021
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Silver Antimony Telluride Material to tap waste heat generated by electronic appliances and reuse itFor: GS-3: Science & TechnologyCONTEXT:Bengaluru-based scientists have developed a new material that can help in tapping waste heat produced by all kinds of domestic and industrial appliances, and use it to accomplish other useful work.The heat from the laptop, for exam
Publish Date 20, Feb 2021
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PM MODI LAUNCHES POWER, URBAN PROJECTS IN KERALAFor : GS-3: Economy, Infrastructure, GS-2: Polity, Centre-State relationCONTEXT:Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated a bevy of infrastructure projects in Kerala, including the 2,000-MW Pugalur-Thrissur high voltage direct current (HVDC) power transmission corridor.
Publish Date 19, Feb 2021
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PM launches ‘Mahabahu-Brahmaputra’ and lays foundation stone of two bridges in AssamFor : GS-3-EconomyCONTEXT:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi launched ‘Mahabahu-Brahmaputra’ and laid the foundation stone of two bridges in Assam.MAHABAHU-BRAHMAPUTRA’ PROGRAMME:It will strengthen water connectivity by Brahampurta water through port-l
Publish Date 19, Feb 2021
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LEGAL PROVISIONS INVOKED IN GRETA ‘TOOLKIT’ CASEFor : GS-2: PolityCONTEXT:An environmentalist, a lawyer and an engineer came on Delhi Police radar after a toolkit was shared by Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg in support of the ongoing farmers protests on the capital's outskirts.ABOUT GRETA ‘TOOLKIT&rs
Publish Date 19, Feb 2021
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Facebook news goes dark in AustraliaFor: GS-3: Science & Technology, IPRsCONTEXT:Australians woke to empty news feeds on their Facebook Inc pages on Thursday after the social media giant blocked all media content in a surprise and dramatic escalation of a dispute with the Australian government over paying for
Publish Date 18, Feb 2021
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THIRD MEETING OF QUAD FOREIGN MINISTERSFor : GS-2: International RelationCONTEXT:Signalling a closer alignment with other partners, India officially used the term “Quad” for the first time to describe its grouping with theUS,Australia andJapanIt is increasingly being seen as a possible co
Publish Date 18, Feb 2021
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USA WILL PAY OVER $200 MILLION TO World Health Organization (WHO)For : GS-2: International Relations, International InstitutionCONTEXT:Biden government has reversed Trump’s move to withdraw from organisation.TRUMP Withdrawal from WHO:WHO as puppet of China: Trump had pulled the U.S. out of the WHO, which he had called a ‘
Publish Date 18, Feb 2021
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Voting rights to people stationed outside their constituenciesFor : GS-2: Polity and ConstitutionCONTEXT:The Supreme Court Thursday sought response from the Centre and the Election Commission on a plea seeking voting rights through postal ballot for people stationed outside their constituency.The petition sought voting rights for all mig
Publish Date 18, Feb 2021
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Greenpeace: Cost to Economy Due to Air Pollution Analysis 2021For : GS-3: EnvironmentCONTEXT:Over 120,000 people died in India (54000 in Delhi alone) in 2020 as a result of air pollution and related problems, according to the Greenpeace Southeast Asia Analysis of IQAir data.ABOUT GREENPEACE REPORT:The report titled “Greenpeace: C
Publish Date 18, Feb 2021
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