Three NGOs linked to Congress under Home Ministry scanner (Polity & Governance)
The social contract needs to be rewritten (Polity & Governance; Ethics, integrity and aptitude)
The pandemic is about eyes shut (Polity & Governance; Ethics, integrity and aptitude)
Prelims related news
Question of the day (Polity & Governance)
[{"explanation": "<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Statement 1 is INCORRECT. </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NGOs are allowed to accept foreign funding as per the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010. Whereas Government Servant and Political Party are prohibited to accept foreign funding under Section 3 of FCRA, 2010.</span></p>", "question": "<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Which of the following cannot accept foreign funding as per the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010?</span></p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> NGOs</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Government Servant</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Political Party</span></li>\n</ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select the correct answer using the code given below:</span></p>", "options": [{"option_id": "5f0757627737d4587e504695", "is_correct_answer": false, "title": "<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 and 2 only</span></p>"}, {"option_id": "5f0757627737d4587e504696", "is_correct_answer": false, "title": "<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 and 3 only</span></p>"}, {"option_id": "5f0757627737d4587e504697", "is_correct_answer": true, "title": "<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 and 3 only</span>"}, {"option_id": "5f0757627737d4587e504698", "is_correct_answer": false, "title": "<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1, 2 and 3</span>"}], "question_id": "5f0757627737d4587e504694"}, {"explanation": "<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently in May 2020, The WHO Foundation was launched which is separate from WHO to facilitate contributions from the general public, individual donors and corporate partners.</span></p>", "question": "<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consider the following with respect to the recently established WHO Foundation.</span></p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Funding for WHO Foundation can be sourced even from general public</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> WHO Foundation is legally independent from WHO</span></li>\n</ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Which of the above statements is/are correct.</span></p>", "options": [{"option_id": "5f0757a87737d45878341506", "is_correct_answer": false, "title": "<p>1 only</p>"}, {"option_id": "5f0757a87737d45878341507", "is_correct_answer": false, "title": "<p>2 only</p>"}, {"option_id": "5f0757a87737d45878341508", "is_correct_answer": true, "title": "Both 1 and 2"}, {"option_id": "5f0757a87737d45878341509", "is_correct_answer": false, "title": "Neither 1 nor 2"}], "question_id": "5f0757a87737d45878341505"}, {"explanation": "<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UAE is keen to sign the open skies agreement with India. There is no such agreement yet. </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is Open Skies Agreement?</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The open skies agreement between 2 countries allows unlimited flights to fly between major metro cities of 2 countries thereby increasing connectivity between these countries</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The National Civil Aviation Policy 2016 provided for Open Skies Agreement with SAARC countries and countries beyond 5000 Km radius from India. With all other countries India needs to sign a bilateral air service agreement.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition India has signed Open Skies Agreement with US, Japan , Australia, Jamaica, Guyana, Czech Republic, Finland, Spain and Sri Lanka</span></li>\n</ul>", "question": "<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consider the following statements regarding Open Skies Agreement - </span></p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The National Civil Aviation Policy 2016 provided for Open Skies Agreement with SAARC countries and countries within 5000 Km radius from India.</span></li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India has Open Skies agreement with U.A.E and Saudi Arabia. </span></li>\n</ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select the correct statements - </span></p>", "options": [{"option_id": "5f0757e67737d45875aad733", "is_correct_answer": false, "title": "<p>1 only</p>"}, {"option_id": "5f0757e67737d45875aad734", "is_correct_answer": false, "title": "<p>2 only</p>"}, {"option_id": "5f0757e67737d45875aad735", "is_correct_answer": false, "title": "Both 1 and 2"}, {"option_id": "5f0757e67737d45875aad736", "is_correct_answer": true, "title": "None of the above"}], "question_id": "5f0757e67737d45875aad732"}]
THREE NGOS LINKED TO CONGRESS UNDER HOME MINISTRY SCANNER
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has constituted an inter-ministerial committee headed by senior official of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to investigate into violation of various legal provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), Income Tax Act, Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), etc. by Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF), Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust (RGCT) & Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust which are linked to the Indian National Congress and party president Sonia Gandhi is the chairperson of the RGF and the RGCT. In this regard, let us understand about FCRA and PMLA.
Supreme Court Judgment on Branding an organisation as “Political”
Impact of the Judgment on Right to Legitimate Protest
THE SOCIAL CONTRACT NEEDS TO BE REWRITTEN
Mankind in the course of evolution, formed the concept of social groups and resultant rules they would abide by. This idea was encapsulated by Immanuel Kant in his ideas of Governance in 'Perpetual Peace: A philosophical sketch' - “The state of peace is not a state of nature, which is rather a state of war, so must the state of peace is established”. This later developed as the ‘social contract theory’. Thomas Hobbes began to develop the Social contract theory.
Social Contract Theory
Leviathan – Thomas Hobbes
Rousseau – concerns with Liberty
John Locke – added Natural Right
The test of social contract happens at the time of crisis
The Problem of centralization
THE PANDEMIC IS ABOUT EYES SHUT – ARTICLE
The novel, Blindness, by Portuguese Nobel Laureate José Saramago, is strikingly prescient about a sweeping illness. The plot revolves around a mysterious epidemic because of which people suddenly turn blind.
The thread
The blindness in the present time
there is the blindness about hunger and deaths
Migrant Workers Problems
PRELIMS POINTER
US withdraws from US Funding
Open Skies Agreement – UAE – India
Rental Housing Scheme under PM Awas Yojana – Urban Areas
Operation Samudra Setu
WHO declares Sri Lanka, Maldives measles and rubella free
Question 3 Answer should be option 1, as The National Civil Aviation Policy 2016 provided for Open Skies Agreement with SAARC countries and countries beyond 5000 Km radius from India is a correct statement
Agriculture reform topic well explained by Respected Mangal Singh Sir. But now I'm NOT able to see that video lecture by search option. Might be something wrong with search option working. Similarly NOT able to catch your videos of China Relation topics.
Aman Raj Sinha 3 weeks ago
AK 3 weeks ago
Agriculture reform topic well explained by Respected Mangal Singh Sir. But now I'm NOT able to see that video lecture by search option. Might be something wrong with search option working. Similarly NOT able to catch your videos of China Relation topics.
Regards,
Sarim syed Turay 3 weeks ago