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Context With less than two months of his tenure remaining, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday exercised his powers under the Constitution to pardon Michael Flynn, his former National Security Advisor, who had twice pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI. What is Pardon? A pardon is a government decision to allow a person to be relieved …
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Context President Ram Nath Kovind recently led the nation in a community reading of the Preamble to the Constitution on Constitution Day. The President read the Preamble from the Rashtrapati Bhavan which was live telecast by Doordarshan and joined by the people across the nation. Participants at the All India Presiding Officers’ Conference at Kevadia …
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Context Bhutan announced that it had established diplomatic relations with Germany. History The ties with Germany mark the first new diplomatic agreement made by Bhutan since March 2013, when it had established ties with Oman. This has increased the restricted number of capitals that it has formal ties with to 53 states and the EU. …
Context According to a report by NITI Aayog, the Poshan Abhiyaan must be stepped up to meet the targets set by the Centre to reduce stunting, wasting and anaemia by 2022. About POSHAN Abhiyaan POSHAN Abhiyaan is also known as the National Nutrition Mission. The term ‘Poshan’ stands for ‘Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic …
India and the World for OAS Mains 2019 General Studies Paper-II Subject: India and the World Topics: Foreign Affairs Covers: November 2019 to October 2020 Contents India- Taiwan Malabar Exercise India-UAE Reciprocating Territory India- Bangladesh India-Bhutan Gujral Doctrine India-Pakistan Vienna Convention Kulbhusan Case in ICJ ICJ India-Nepal Kalapani Issue Mission SAGAR Operation Samudra Setu PIO vs OCI USTR …