Consequences of Coronavirus accelerating a culture of “no touching”: A new form of Untouchability Relevance: Sociology Touch has profound benefits
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Appointment of non-Brahmins as Priests
Appointment of non-Brahmins as Priests Relevance: Sociology: Challenges of social transformation: Caste conflict; open and closed system in caste Social
Continue readingLaser surface micro-texturing
Relevance: Prelims: Science and technology • International Advanced Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI) has developed ultrafast laser
Continue readingRecapitalization of Regional Rural Banks
Relevance: Prelims: Economy Why in news? • The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved recapitalization of those Regional
Continue readingRebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) scheme
Relevance: Prelims: Polity: Governance Why in news? The Cabinet approved the continuation of Rebate of State and Central Taxes and
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Relevance: Sociology: Paper I: Social Stratification What is Structural functionalist theory? The Structural- functionalist perspective seeks to explain social stratification in
Continue readingNational Supercomputing Mission
Relevance: Prelims: Science and tech Why in news? The Government of India informant the parliament about National Supercomputing Mission (NSM).
Continue readingInvest India Business Immunity Platform
Relevance: Prelims: Economy Why in news? Invest India, India’s national Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency, under the Ministry of Commerce
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Relevance: Prelims: Governance Why in news? • Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare visited National Centre for Disease Control
Continue readingMPLADS funds may be utilized for COVID-19
Relevance: Prelims: Polity Why in news? The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has issued a circular granting one-time
Continue readingKurzarbeit scheme
Relevance: Prelims: Polity Why in news? Amid the all-round disruption caused to the economy by the novel coronavirus outbreak, various
Continue readingSection 188 IPC
Relevance: Prelims: Polity Why in news? After the Janata Curfew on Sunday, Delhi and many other states took the Centre’s
Continue readingWhat are the Functions of Social Stratification?
Functions of Social Stratification? Relevance: Sociology: Functions of Social Stratification Functions of Social Stratification For the proper functioning of society,
Continue readingAnosmia and ageusia
Relevance: prelims: science Why in news? Anosmia and ageusia have emerged as peculiar tell-tale signs of COVID-19, the disease caused
Continue readingPandemics: Economic Impacts
Relevance: G.S paper III: economy Pandemics can cause acute, short-term fiscal shocks as well as longer-term damage to economic growth.
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