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gk today magazine subscription gk today magazine subscription   Published this article page no  40 Therefore children are encouraged to devote majority of their time on studies and treat sports as a leisure activity not to be taken very seriously.  No Assured Career ProgressionIn India except athletes who excel at national and international level others leave sports early due to absence of career opportunities at state or local level.  Governance IssuesIn daytoday functioning of sports federations training centers etc. a number of sports federationsbodies face issues of political interference maladministration etc. such as corruption nepotism or discrimination in sports selection. E.g Commonwealth Games (CWG) Scam.  Lack of RecognitionExcept few sports like Cricket most sports and players lack recognition and encouragement from government broadcasters media and most importantly from people around them.  Lack of Technology and Support SystemIn comparison to ...

csr gktoday magazine subscription

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csr gktoday magazine subscription csr gktoday magazine subscription   Published this article page no  43 Organ donation and transplantation is removing an organ from one person (the donor) and surgically placing it in another (the recipient) whose organ has failed. o Organs must be removed as soon as possible after the determination of brain death while circulation is being maintained artificially. Tissues may be removed within 12 to 24 hours. ▪ Brain death results from a severe irreversible injury to the brain. All areas of brain are damaged and no longer function due to which a person cannot sustain hisher own life but vital body functions may be maintained by an artificial support system. o People who have a cardiac death cannot be organ donors however they can donate tissues after death. 86 ▪ Cardiac death results when the heart and breathing cease to function.  BenefitsThe benefits of an organ transplant depend on the organ a person receives. Some benefits may inclu...

Competition affairs magazine

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Competition affairs magazine arihant current affairs magazine Published this article page no  19 SCHEMES IN NEWS PRADHAN MANTRI AWAS YOJANA (GRAMIN) Why in news Recently Ministry of Rural Development is taking various steps to increase the pace of house sanction & completion and achievement of the targets by March 2024. Objective Salient Features To provide assistance to eligible rural households with overall target to construct 2.95 crore pucca houses with basic amenities by March 2024. o Earlier the scheme aimed at providing a pucca house with basic amenities to all houseless householder living in kutcha and dilapidated houses by 2022. Apart from focusing on providing houses to the eligible beneficiaries PMAYG also addresses the basic needs of households through convergence with other Government Schemes. It is a flagship Mission launched in 2016 by Government of India being implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development. The division of scheme related home construction cos...

Junior science refresher

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Junior science refresher   junior science refresher Published this article page no 20 Bhoomi Project for (Karnataka)Online Delivery of Land Records.  eSeva (Andhra Pradesh)  Gyandoot (MP)Service delivery initiative.  Lokvani (UP)For handling of grievances land record maintenance and providing a mixture of essential services.  FRIENDS (Fast Reliable Instant Efficient Network for the Disbursement of Services) in Kerala. 1.5.2. DISTRICT GOOD GOVERNANCE INDEX (DGGI) RELEASED  Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) in partnership with J&K administration launched DGGI for 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). o Jammu district topped the list followed by Doda Samba Pulwama and Srinagar.  DGGI has helped identify the impact of various governance interventions at district level and provide a futuristic roadmap for improving district level governance with targeted interventions.  It provides a roadmap for similar bench...

Civil services chronicle

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Civil services chronicle Civil services chronicle Published this article page no 41 Development Cooperation The major completed and ongoing development assistance projects executed by India are Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital Maldives Institute of Technical Education (now called the Maldives Polytechnic) Technology Adoption Programme in Education Sector in Maldives etc. o A US$ 800 million Credit Line Agreement between Ministry of Finance Maldives government and EXIM Bank of India was signed in March 2019 for financing connectivity and infrastructure projects. o Further India has funded several projects in Maldives under its HighImpact Community Development projects scheme  civil services chronicle magazine buy.  Civil services chronicle

Knowledge quest magazine

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  Knowledge quest magazine knowledge questions magazine Published this article page no 97 Unemployment Higher Urban unemployment as compared to rural India. ○ As per Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 201920 Unemployment Rate (UR) in urban areas was 7% as compared to 4% in rural areas (overall UR was 4.8%). ○ UR for persons of age 1529 years was even higher in urban areas with 18.2% UR among males and 24.9% among females. Inflation Higher inflation in urban areas as compared to rural areas. Covid19 Impact The impact of Covid19 in urban areas was higher in terms of stalled economic activities. It reduced consumption with a negative impact on employment generation and security of existing jobs. ○ E.g. Services Sector contribution to GDP reduced from 55% in 201920 to 53% in 202122. Rising Urban Population In comparison to nearly 31% population (census 2011) the percentage of urban population is expected to grow above 40% by 2030. Recent Employment Generation Initiatives Deendayal An...

Knowledge quest magazine

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  Knowledge quest magazine knowledge questions magazine Published this article page no 91 The Companies Act 2013 introduced farreaching changes that affect company formation administration and governance and incorporates an additional section i.e. Section 135 – clause on CSR for companies listed in India. The clause covers the essential prerequisites pertaining to the execution fund allotment and reporting for successful project implementation. o With this India became the first country to legislate the need to undertake CSR activities and mandatorily report CSR initiatives knowledge questions in english buy. Knowledge quest magazine

Banking service chronicle

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  Banking service chronicle Banking Service Chronicle Published this article page no 20 TMA Pai case (2002) Court came to a conclusion that since the reorganization of States in India had been on linguistic lines religious and linguistic minorities have to be considered state wise. Bal Patil case (2005) It treats religious minorities and linguistic minorities differently. While linguistic minorities are to be identified on the basis of their population within a particular state of India calibrating religious minority status on the basis of their population at the state level would militate against the integrity and secular fabric of India. o Court observed that it is pertinent to declare religious minorities nationwise to preserve the unity and integrity of the nation. o For instance the Christians are majority in Mizoram Meghalaya and Nagaland and there is a significant population of them in Arunachal Goa Kerala Manipur Tamil Nadu and West Bengal but they are treated as Minority ...

Banking service chronicle

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  Banking service chronicle Banking service chronicle published this article page no 2 But it goes against the roots of free and fair election in a democracy and gives rise to several issues. Issues with Freebies: Negative Impact of FreebiesEconomic Issues: Freebies are a huge drain on the state exchequer affecting the fiscal balance and macroeconomic stability of the country. If not checked it can lead to greater risks including state bankruptcy due to high debttoGDP ratio (see image). E.g. o The debttoGDP ratio of Punjab reached 53.3% in 202122 due to highsubsidy burden. ○ Telangana has committed 35% of revenue receipts almost 63% of state’s own tax revenue to finance populist schemes which are centered around freebies.Political Issues: It goes against Article 14 by distorting the level playing field among political parties favoring the party in power over others. It also unduly influences voters leading to shortsightedness in their judgement banking service chronicle monthly ma...