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UPSC PRELIMS& MAINS 13TH SEPTEMBER,2020: Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO): The SCO was founded in June 2001, built on the ‘Shanghai Five’ grouping of Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyz Republic) and Tajikistan In 2001, the Shanghai Five inducted Uzbekistan into the group and named it the SCO.  In July 2015 in Ufa, Russia, the SCO decided …

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UPSC PRELIMS& MAINS 14TH SEPTEMBER,2020: QUESTION HOUR: The first hour of every parliamentary sitting is termed as Question hour.   It is mentioned in the Rules of Procedure of the House.   It is during Question hour that the members ask questions and the ministers usually give answers.  Significance:   The questions that MPs ask are designed to …

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UPSC PRELIMS & MAINS 11TH SEPTEMBER: NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL-(NGT): The NGT was established in 2010 under the National Green Tribunal Act. It is a specialized environmental court that deals with cases relating to environmental protection and the conservation of forests   It has judicial powers that allow it to exclusively decide civil environmental matters.   The tribunal …

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UPSC  PRELIMS & MAINS Gen. Rawat Pushes For Quad:  Context:  Indian Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat has said that India has a strategy prepared to fight off the dual-threat posed by neighbors Pakistan and China at its borders.  Details:  Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat has said that India wants the …

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UPSC  PRELIMS & MAINS Question Hour Dropped In The LS Schedule Of The Monsoon Session: Context:  The Lok Sabha Secretariat has released the schedule for the monsoon Parliament session.  Issue: ∙ In view of the pandemic and a truncated Monsoon Session, Parliament has dropped Question Hour and curtailed Zero Hour. Stating that the Parliament is being …

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UPSC  PRELIMS & MAINS ‘Bhushan’s Conviction Is Against International Law’ : Context:  The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said civil rights lawyer Prashant Bhushan’s conviction for criminal contempt of court by the Supreme Court seemed to be inconsistent with the freedom of expression law guaranteed by the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.  Details:  …

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UPSC  PRELIMS & MAINS 1. Rare Renati Chola Era Inscription Unearthed: Context:   A rare inscription dating back to the Renati Chola era has been unearthed in a remote village of Kadapa district in Andhra Pradesh.  Details:  ∙ The inscription was written in archaic Telugu.  ∙ It was assigned to the 8th century A.D. when the …

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