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India Pakistan Relationship

India Pakistan Relationship #SSC-CGL2018 #SSC-CHSL2018 #IB #SBI-PO (250 words)Important Topics for SSC, IB, BANK Balkanisation of British India into two dominions in 1947, named India and Pakistan, driven by the communal philosophy of hatred negated the ancient Indian believe of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' and turned the two communities against each another. Since then there is hardly any instance when both aren't at war. Partition left scratches in the hearts of people on both sides and communal riot fuelled the anger. Since then both sides are at war for four times and continuous arms race has significantly damaged economy. While divisive policies of the British set the situation, religious bigots ceased the eternal bond. Post-independence burning issues like Kashmir, Punjab haunts both sides and the hatred never pacified. While India prospered with adapting the reality, Pakistan's desire for Kashmir turned it to non-state actors and many of them u

Digital Payments

Digital Payments #SSC-CGL2018 #SSC-CHSL2018 #IB #SBI-PO (250 words)Important Topics for SSC, IB, BANK Digital payments platform such as mobile wallet, payment bank, electronic authentication is on the surge in India with no indication of respite as it is projected to be 1 trillion dollars by 2023 which is at least five times of now. The entire system is a flagship program of Government to make India a digitally empowered economy. In the last decade, the rise of smartphones has given a boost to digital payments in India which previously was solely dependable on ATM Cards, IMPS, NEFT and RTGS as the only mode outside traditional facilities. Other than smartphones, demonetisation stroke the final blow towards digital financing. As cash crunch shook the market, people desired for alternatives. And to tap this urgent need government introduced Aadhaar-enabled UPI under the supervision of National Payments Corporation of India(NPCI) to bring the robust change in the mode of

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan #SSC-CGL2018 #SSC-CHSL2018 #IB #SBI-PO (250 words)Important Topics for SSC, IB, BANK The holistic approach of 'swachhata' or cleanliness has root to Indian culture and ethics. Gandhiji once said, "Sanitation is more important than Independence." Being hygienic is not a choice but a necessity and the desire to achieve it led our Prime Minister Narendra Modi to launch this nationwide campaign on the auspicious day of 2 October 2014, the birth anniversary of Gandhiji. The government has aimed to make India clean by 2nd of October 2019 (means 150th birth anniversary of the Mahatma Gandhi) through this campaign. While a campaign like this has drawn much uproar about its immediate necessity, the government has set targets like eliminating open defecation, building community toilets, spreading social awareness about its usage, eradicating manual scavenging, quick disposal of solid and liquid waste at both rural and urban level. U

Impact and Scope of GST Bill in India

Impact and Scope of GST Bill in India #SSC-CGL2018 #SSC-CHSL2018 #IB #SBI-PO (250 words)Important Topics for SSC, IB, BANK The 122 Constitutional Amendment bill rolled out on July 1, 2017, reformed Indian tax structure after the economy took its current shape after 1991 economic reforms. Goods and Services Tax originally conceived back in 2003 budget speech took years to get its nod in the parliament. GST with its implementation has brought complete structural change in the Indian economy, replacing eight central taxes and nine state taxes with three simple Central GST, State GST and Integrated GST. Replacing all these taxes into one regime under the supervision of GST Council has increased efficiency in intra-state and inter-state business transactions. The introduction of input tax credit previously available only on central excise duty and service tax paid up to the level of production helps to save tax on tax. GST regime under the guidelines of GSTN has

Triple Talaq

Triple Talaq #SSC-CGL2018 #SSC-CHSL2018 #IB #SBI-PO (250 words)Important Topics for SSC, IB, BANK Triple Talaq is a process of divorce under Sharia Law where a husband can divorce verbally by uttering the word 'talaq' three times. There are three types of disunion in Islamic Law- Ashan, Hasan and Talaq-e-biddat. It is usually prevalent in Indian Muslim communities who follow Hanafi School of Islamic Law. It gives Muslim men arbitrary right to annul the marriage while the women have to approach the court as it is not applicable to them. Muslim women on several occasions have pitched their voice against this practice as it questions their dignity as a human and the advent of new technologies has given rise to new modes of talaq through Chatting apps, email, letter. There is much debate over its validity and necessity in a secular country like India. Notably, when Muslim countries like Bangladesh, Pakistan has done away with it. While rights activists suggest

Road Safety in India

Road Safety in India #SSC-CGL2018 #SSC-CHSL2018 #IB #SBI-PO (250 words)Important Topics for SSC, IB, BANK Growing urbanisation and poverty alleviation has brought some drastic consequences in our daily life. Untoward incidents like a road accident are one of those many. An NCRB report(2016) shows 377 people die and 1214 accidents occur every day. The high morbidity and mortality associated with this is alarming and exploding. Asymmetric planning and lack of public safety regulations are responsible for this. Given that to mitigate public need many highways are built around villages that raise the risk of villagers and animals to get caught in the way of speedy vehicles and alcohol outlets around the highway give rise to drunken driving. Although built to curb such incidents flyovers and elevated roads lack the basic touch of the local situation. People try to overtake highways instead of using those. The absence of signalling and traffic guards do the rest. Lack of