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NotesTime to relook at the Privatisation PolicyReference News:-There is consensus among policymakers for privatisation of public sector undertakings (PSUs), especially in neo-liberal world order, for its ability to grow faster. What is the reality of Privatisation?Performance of Privatised Firms not g
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What are mRNA vaccines?Reference News:-Data from human trials of India’s first homegrown mRNA COVID-19 vaccine are likely to be presented to authorities for evaluation by the end of the month, and company officials are aiming to roll out the product before April.The mRNA vaccine&n
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Farm loan waiverReference News:-The Congress manifesto for the UP polls promises waiver of farm loans within 10 days of coming to power and a subquota for the most backward classes (MBCs) within the other backward classes (OBC) quota to ensure maximum benefits, if vo
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Conserving Marine ResourcesReference News:-Government of India has undertaken several initiatives focusing on the conservation of coastal and marine resources through implementation of law and continuous monitoring. The Wild Life Protection Act of India (1972) provides legal protection
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SVAMITVA SchemeAim: To provide the ‘Record of Rights’ to village household owners possessing houses in inhabited areas in villages with issuance of legal ownership rights (Property cards/Title deeds). The plan is to survey all rural properties using drones and prepare&nb
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International Court of Justice (ICJ)Reference News:-Delivering its judgement, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has awarded the DRC $225 million for damage to persons, which includes loss of life, rape, recruitment of child soldiers and displacement of civilians.Now, Uganda&nbs
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Death PenaltyReference News:-The Supreme Court has made the following suggestions on the applicability and imposition of death Penalty in its recent judgment.The judgement came in the rape and murder of a seven-year-old. The court commuted the death penalty of the convict to l
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What are detention centres for foreigners?Reference News:-The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) recently informed the Rajya Sabha that it does not maintain a centralised data on the total number of detention centres in the country, as powers have been delegated to the State governments “to make
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Powerthon-2022Reference News-Launched by the Ministry of Power, it is a hackathon competition under RDSS (Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme) to find technology driven solutions to solve the complex problems in power distribution.The nine themes for the hackathon are:
Publish Date 10, Feb 2022
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Parvatmala SchemeReference News-The National Ropeways Development Programme – “Parvatmala” was announced recently by the Union Finance Minister in the Union Budget for 2022-23 to improve connectivity in hilly areas.About the scheme:This will be 
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