Background The term “Lokpal” was coined by Dr. L.M.Singhvi in 1963. The first Jan Lokpal Bill was proposed by Adv Shanti Bhushan in 1968 and subsequently it was introduced in Parliament many times but never got clearance. Anna Hazare launched a wide Jan Lokpal movement, a nationwide anti-corruption movement in 2011. The Lokpal and Lokayukta... .Read more
Updated on 19 March, 2019 Daily Updates
Download PDF Why there is a financial crisis at Jet Airways? Three consecutive quarterly losses: The premium airline suffered three quarterly losses starting from the January- March quarter when it reported a massive loss of Rs 1,045 crore; then in the April-June quarter. In the July-September quarter it suffered a massive loss of Rs 1297.5 crore.... .Read more
Updated on 19 March, 2019 Daily Updates
West Nile Fever In news: A person has died of West Nile Fever in Kerala. West Nile Fever is a mosquito borne zoonotic disease caused by a flavivirus -West Nile Virus (WNV). This virus is related to viruses that cause Japanese Encephalitis, yellow fever and St. Louis encephalitis. Human infection is most often due to bites from infected... .Read more
Updated on 19 March, 2019 Daily Updates
The Big Picture – L&T v/s Mindtree: First Hostile Takeover A day after Larsen & Toubro announced its plans to acquire up to 66 per cent stake in Mindtree, the promoters of the Bengaluru-based IT company on Tuesday vowed to oppose the hostile takeover bid. Calling it a “grave threat” to the company, they said the acquisition lacked “any st... .Read more
Updated on 19 March, 2019 Daily Updates
IMPORTANT ARTICLES – 19/3/2019 1. Page 1: UAE helped defuse India-Pak tensions: envoy 2. Page 2: Plea challenges extension of 77th, 103rd amendments to J&K 3. Page 3: Mizoram Assembly passes Bill to detect illegal foreigners 4. Page 5: Alert in Malappuram after boy dies of West Nile fever 5. Page 7: Life imprisonment is the rule, death penalty... .Read more
Updated on 19 March, 2019 Daily Updates
The issue In a seemingly coordinated effort, the Central Banks of almost all major economiesof the world (including India) have begun to apply brakes on increase in the interest rates. This has been in response to signs of global economic slowdown. Here, we will analyse the background to the issue, the various ways the interest rates are being eased and... .Read more
Updated on 18 March, 2019 Daily Updates