Policies & Governance: Point-Wise Current-Affairs/GS Articles 2021 (Including PIB)- Download PDF
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- Sep 6, 2017
🌟 Schemes for Tribal Education (Important) [ Policies & Governance ]
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs implementing number of interventions to improve the educational status of the tribals. Schemes are demand driven with beneficiaries selected by the State with one third beneficiaries women and girls. Scheme of Strengthening of Education in low liter…
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🌟 Upma Chowdhary: First Woman Director of LBSNAA (Important) [ Policies & Governance ]
Upma Chowdhary has been appointed as new Director of Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) at Mussoorie. She will be the 23rd director and first woman director of LBSNAA. She will replace Rajeev Kapoor.
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🌟 Use of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 Notes Banned by Indian Government- Important [ Policies & Governance ]
Old 500, ₹ 1,000 notes must be deposited in bank or post office accounts from 10th November till 30th December 2016. Those unable to make a deposit by 30th December 2016 can go to the specified offices of RBI till 31st March 2017 to deposit notes after submitting a declaration fo…
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🌟 Real Estate Act: Govt Notifies Rules for 5 Union Territories (UTs)- Important [ Policies & Governance ]
The Union Ministry of Housing has notified the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) (General) Rules, 2016, to be applicable to the five Union Territories. The Act regulates the housing sector to bring transparency and ensuring timely completion of projects in UTs.
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🌟 Committee to Study Data Protection Issues (Important) [ Policies & Governance ]
The Union Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MEITY) constituted an expert committee to study and identify key data protection issues and recommend methods for addressing them.
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🌟 NHPC Commissions 50 MW Wind Project in Rajasthan- Important [ Policies & Governance ]
National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) the largest hydropower Generation Company of India selected Jaisalmer (Rajasthan) for 50 MW wind power project (WPP) . The project synchronized with the national grid in October 2016.
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🌟 Kerala: 3rd Open Defecation Free State - Important [ Policies & Governance ]
After Sikkim and Himachal Pradesh, Kerala becomes 3rd Open Defecation Free state of India under theSwachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) , it was announced by the Drinking Water and Sanitation Secretary Parameswaran Iyer in New Delhi on 1st November- the foundation day of Kerala.
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🌟 Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan- Important [ Policies & Governance ]
Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) has been launched to provide free health check-ups to pregnant women at government health centres and hospitals. This scheme was launched by Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda in New Delhi.
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🌟 Election Rules to Allow E-Transfer of Postal Ballot- Important [ Policies & Governance ]
Election Commission of India (ECI) has modified the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961 to allow the e-transfer of postal ballot. New rules empower a returning officer in any constituency to send postal ballots to an eligible voter by electronic means.
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- Sep 7, 2017
Triple Talaq in India and World- Supreme Court Decision Regards It as Unconstitutional [ Policies & Governance ]
Triple talaq is a form of Islamic divorce, which allows any Muslim man to legally divorce his wife by stating the word talaq (the Arabic word for “divorce” ) three times in oral, written, or more recently electronic form.
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