Q.1) To ensure maximum public participation, the language of the governance should be made understandable to the population of the country. In this context, discuss the legal - constitutional provisions with respect to the Official Languages in India. (15 marks - 250) Why this question? - Recently, the Chief Justice of India... .Read more
Updated on 14 August, 2020 Target 2021 Current Affairs
GS1: Modern History Explained: How India got its national flag(IE) the need to have a National Flag – with red representing Hindus and green representing the Muslims of India, with a charkha or a spinning wheel in the centre – was first written about by Mahatma Gandhi, in his journal Young India in April 1921. GS2: Polity ... .Read more
Updated on 14 August, 2020 Target 2021
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Context: Access to justice in the post-pandemic phase will be critical, and given the high pendency and time taken for resolution of disputes, measures to ensure that are required. Background: The pandemic has led to the closure of courts unless it is an ‘urgent matter’. The judiciary could fall behind the times, especially in the time of ... .Read more
Updated on 13 August, 2020 GS2 Governance
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Context: The Perseids meteor shower , an annual celestial event with many bright meteors and fireballs in the sky will be easily visible from Earth in mid August. About meteor showers: Meteors are bits of rock and ice that are ejected from comets as they manoeuvre around their orbits around the sun. For example, the Orionids meteors emerge from th... .Read more
Updated on 13 August, 2020 GS3 Science and Technology
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Context: A team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Bhopal, has successfully conducted a study on seed germination that could have a major impact on agriculture in the long run. More on the news: The work carried out at the department of biological sciences at IISER, focused on the interplay between plan... .Read more
Updated on 13 August, 2020 GS3 Science and Technology
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