General knowledge refresher

General knowledge refresher

General knowledge refresher Published this article page no 18 gis are part of intellectual property rights that comes under paris convention for the protection of industrial property. o gi is coveredunder trade related aspects of intellectual property rights (trips) agreement. o a gi tag is valid for a decade after which it can be renewed for another 10 years.a gi right enables those who have the right to use the indication to prevent its use by a third party whose product does not conform to the applicable standards. in india gis registration is administered by the geographical indications of goods (registration and protection) act of 1999. o the first product to get a gi tag in india was the darjeeling tea in 2004. state gi product about tamil nadu madurai malligi certified madurai malli (a variety of jasmine flower) and other traditional flowers such as button rose lily chamanthi and marigold are being exported from tamil nadu to countries such as usa and uae General knowledge refresher buy.

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competition success review

competition success review 

competition success review Published this article page no 36 important rulers of kakatiya dynasty o prolla ii he was the first independent ruler of kakatiya dynasty. o rudradeva (11631195) his exploits are described in his famous inscription in the rudresvara temple at anumakonda. from this inscription it is evident that he had defeated a large number of chalukyan feudatories round his kingdom.rudradeva was succeeded by his brother mahadeva (1195–1198) and mahadeva by his son ganapati (1199–1261). ganapati had no sons and was succeeded by rudrama devi one of the few queens in indian history. she was able to repulse the pandyas of southern tamil nadu eastern gangas of orissa and seunas of devagiri.in 1303 alauddin khilji invaded the kakatiya territory which ended up as a disaster for him. contribution of kakatiyas to art architecture and literature competition success review buy.

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world focus magazine

world focus magazine

world focus magazine Published this article page no  121 India needs to do more in the field of patent enforcement compulsory licensing regulatory data protection transparency in reporting seizures by customs signing Singapore Treaty on Law of Trade Marks and Patent Law Treaty. 73  The Patent Law Treaty (PLT) was adopted in 2000 with the aim of harmonizing and streamlining formal procedures with respect to national and regional patent applications and patents and making such procedures more user friendly.  Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks aims to create a modern and dynamic international framework for the harmonization of administrative trademark registration procedures.  India is not a signatory to both the treaties. National IPR Policy 2016 National IPR Policy is a vision document that aims to create and exploit synergies between all forms of intellectual property (IP) concerned statutes and agencies. Seven objectives of IPR Policy  IPR Awareness To create public awareness about the economic social and cultural benefits of IPRs.  Generation of IPRs To stimulate the generation of IPRs.  Legal and Legislative Framework To have strong and effective IPR laws which balance the interests of owners with larger public interest.  Administration and Management To modernise and strengthen service oriented IPR administration  Commercialization of IPRs Get value for IPRs through commercialization world focus magazine buy.

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Banking services chronicle

Banking services chronicle

Banking services chronicle Published this article page no   91 Declining equity inflows Inflows to India accounted for only approximately 7% of FPIs equity inflows of the last five years (CY1418) compared with around 20% share in the previous five years (CY0913). Reasons o Turbulence in global markets including trade war leading to spike in global risk aversion. In such situations foreign portfolio money tends to move out of riskier assets such as emerging market equities. o Profitability of Indian corporates has worsened over the last decade. So the poor performance on Indian equity market visàvis other equity markets the steep valuation when compared to other emerging markets and the poor earnings growth in recent quarters could have had a greater impact on FPI decision to invest in Indian equity. EASE OF LIVING INDEX AND MUNICIPAL PERFORMANCE INDEX 2019 Why in News? Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs launched two Assessment Frameworks viz. Ease of Living Index (EoLI) and Municipal Performance Index (MPI) 2019. Objective of these frameworks  Indices will help to assess the progress made in cities through various initiatives and empower them to use evidence to plan implement & monitor their performance Banking services chronicle buy. 

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Shine india monthly magazine

Shine india monthly magazine

Shine india monthly magazine Published this article page no  29 Improvements in ontheground processes related to Aadhaar should be done by designing efficient systems keeping the most vulnerable sections of society in mind. As more services are linked to Aadhaar easy access as well as seamless updating and authentication will become only more critical.  Different states implement Aadhaar in very distinct ways which represents an opportunity to innovate and learn from each others successful practices. Therefore Aadhaar needs to keep evolving as the people it serves and their needs keep changing with the help of combined effort from governments civil society and residents. ENEMY PROPERTIES Why in news? The Centre announced the formation of committees and a group of ministers to sell enemy properties. More on news  A Group of Ministers (GoM) headed by Union Home Minister will monitor the disposal of over 9400 enemy properties which are likely to fetch about 1 lakh crore to the exchequer.  Two other highlevel committees will also be set up for disposal of immovable enemy properties. o InterMinisterial Group will be constituted for the disposal of enemy properties and it will be cochaired by the Union Home Secretary and the Secretary of the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM). o A Core Group of Secretaries on Asset Monetisation (CGAM) will be constituted under chairmanship of the Cabinet Secretary. Enemy Property  Shine india monthly magazine buy.

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Junior Science Refresher

Junior Science Refresher

Junior Science Refresher this is science magazine in india Published this article page no 60  PROJECT CARD  Recently Niti Aayog and the Department of Biotechnology have launched the Consortium for Affordable & Rapid Diagnostics (CARD).  It aims to ramp up production of COVID19 testing kits in India to expand diagnosis as well as boost exports o The plan involves bringing scientists and laboratories in touch with private firms to produce millions of testing kits including around 10 million rapid antibody tests that offer quick results.  Under the project all the obstacles to scale up production of testing kits will be addressed regulatory processes will be streamlined and fasttracked to ensure kits are ready for the market. o Procurement procedures will be simplified.  Project is launched as India is facing quality issues with Chinesemade antibody testing kits used for disease surveillance and to find out how many people have developed immunity to a disease. GOVERNMENT RESPONSE STRINGENCY INDEX  It is created by Oxford University showing how strict a countrys measures were in imposing lockdown and at what stage of the spread it enforced these.  It is composite measure based on nine response indicators including school closures workplace closures and travel bans rescaled to a value from 0 to 100 (100 =strictest response).  According to it India had one of the strongest lockdown measures in the world. India called its strict lockdown at a much earlier point on its case and death curves junior science refresher magazine buy.

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world focus magazine subscription Published this article page no  116 Violation of Human Rights: Displacement from ones habitual residence and the loss of property without fair compensation can, in itself, constitute a violation of human rights. The risk of communal violence also increases when new settlers move in amongst existing populations. 58 Arbitrary displacement can also lead to violations of civil and political rights, including: arbitrary arrest, degrading treatment or punishment, temporary or permanent disenfranchisement and the loss of ones political voice. Efforts towards Rehabilitation and associated issues National Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy (2007) It replaced the National Policy on Resettlement and Rehabilitation for Project Affected Families, 2003. It aims at striking a balance between the need for land for developmental activities and, at the same time, protecting the interests of the land owners, and others world focus magazine subscription buy.

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Junior Science refresher

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Junior Science refresher Published this article page no  145 Elitism in parties Leadership in political party is mostly decided by a coterie of party functionaries who holds sway over the party administration. o Even when elections take place in which the members of the national organisational or decisionmaking body of the party participate the predetermined choice of the party elite is merely supported by the other members. Way ForwardGiving a constitutional status Political parties in developed nations maintain high levels of internal democracy. Ex Germany gives constitutional status to political parties. As per its law their internal organisation must conform to democratic principles. o Such a practice can also be brought to India to make them accountable as well conform to democratic principles.Responsible body within Political parties Political parties in developed nations maintain high levels of internal democracy. o Ex in the U.K. the Conservative Party has a Central Council and an Executive Committee which elects its President a Chairman and Vice Chairmen at its annual meeting.Disclose their funding They must publicly account for their assets and for the sources and use of their funds.Rethink antidefection law Instead of looking at internal party processes one way to decentralise power is by getting rid of the antidefection law. The need to canvass votes in the legislature will create room for negotiation in the party organisation too. 9Implement suggestions from committees etc o Several government constituted committees like the Dinesh Goswami Committee the Tarkunde Committee and Indrajit Gupta Committee has strongly argued for more transparent working of the political parties in the country Junior Science refresher buy.

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Junior Science refresher Published this article page no  63 BLUE CORNER NOTICE  Recently the Interpol issued a Blue Corner notice to help locate fugitive selfstyled godman Nithyananda who fled India last year amid allegations of rape and sexual abuse.  About Blue Corner notice o According to the Interpol Notices are international requests for cooperation or alerts allowing police in member countries to share critical crimerelated information. o The Blue Notice is issued to collect additional information about a persons identity location or activities in relation to a crime. About Interpol  International Criminal Police Organization is an intergovernmental organization having 194 member countries.  It facilitates worldwide police cooperation and crime control. Headquartered in Lyon France it was founded in 1923 as the International Criminal Police Commission (ICPC).  It provides investigative support expertise and training to law enforcement worldwide in battling three major areas of transnational crime that is terrorism cybercrime and organized crime.  The CBI is the nodal authority that executes and handles the issuance of all Interpol Notices in India. There are liaison officers in every state police force as well Junior Science refresher buy.

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Partiyogita Darpan English

Partiyogita Darpan English

Partiyogita Darpan English Published this article page no  41 Kerala health officials deployed at airports to screen passengers for the symptoms of deadly virus.  Government is using the mainstream media and social media to spread awareness among the people about the threat posed by the coronavirus in the thickly populated state. 77 Indian Scenario  In India about 95% rare diseases have no approved treatment and less than one in 10 patients receives diseasespecific treatment.  Very few pharmaceutical companies manufacture drugs to treat rare diseases and India has no domestic manufacturer.  The most common rare diseases include Haemophilia Thalassemia Sicklecell Anaemia and Primary Immuno Deficiency in children autoimmune diseases etc.  Implementation of the policy was however faced with certain challenges like bringing States on board and lack of clarity on how much Government could support in terms of tertiary care.  To solve this there was need for wider consultation and recommendations hence a decision was taken to reframe the National Policy for Treatment of Rare Diseases.  An Expert Committee was constituted by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in November 2018 to review the NPTRD 2017.  Based on the report of expert committee draft National Policy for Rare Diseases was released. What are Rare Diseases?  It is a health condition of low prevalence affecting a small number of people as compared to other prevalent diseases in the general population Partiyogita Darpan English  buy. 

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gk today magazine subscription Published this article page no  33 There are 9280 such properties left behind by Pakistani nationals and 126 by Chinese nationals. o Of the total enemy properties left behind by Pakistani nationals highest are in Uttar Pradesh (4991). o The highest number of properties left by Chinese nationals is in Meghalaya (57).  During 201819 approximately Rs. 780 crores worth of enemy shares were sold. Major issues regarding the 2017 amendments  The 1968 Act allowed transfer of enemy property from the enemy to other persons. The amendment Act declares all such transfers as void. This may be arbitrary and in violation of Article 14 of the Constitution.  Prohibiting civil courts from entertaining any disputes with regard to enemy property limits judicial recourse or access to courts available to aggrieved persons.  It does not provide any alternative judicial remedy (e.g. tribunals). 12 TMA Pai vs State of Karnataka 2002 case  In this case the Supreme Court held that the fundamental right under Article 30 (1) was neither absolute nor above the law.  It laid down the following principles in its applicationo A regulation framed in the national interest must necessarily apply to all institutions regardless of whether they are run by majority or minority as the essence of Article 30(1) is to ensure equal treatment between the majority and minority institutions.  However Government regulations cannot destroy the minority character of the institution gk today magazine subscription buy.

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civil services chronicle

civil services chronicle

civil services chronicle Published this article page no  25  The ongoing shutdown in Kashmir is the longest ever in any democratic country.  Legislative provisions o Suspension of Internet services are dealt with under the Information Technology Act 2000 the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) 1973 and the Telegraph Act 1885. o Before 2017 Internet suspension orders were issued under Section 144 of the CrPC. But in 2017 the central government notified the Temporary Suspension of Telecom Services (Public Emergency or Public Service) Rules under the Telegraph Act to govern suspension of Internet.  Despite the 2017 rules the government has often used the broad powers under Section 144 CrPC.  Economic cost India lost over $1.3 billion in internet shutdowns across the country in 2019 — making it the thirdmost economically affected country after Iraq and Sudan.  Justifications for shutdowns o The shutdown is based on analysis of intelligence inputs. This is a preventive measure used by the law & order administration as a last resort to address mass protests civil unrest so as to ensure peace. o In certain extreme situations where rumours through WhatsApp and other social media start playing a disruptive role it may become necessary to have internet shutdowns civil services chronicle buy.

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