8th Pay Commission

The Union government has approved the setting up of the 8th Pay Commission, and its Chairman and members will be appointed soon.  The Union government announced the constitution of the 8th Pay Commission to revise the salaries of nearly 50 lakh central government employees and allowances of 65 lakh pensioners. Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the […]

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Panama Canal

Built and managed by the USA for several years and transferred back to Panama in 1999, the Panama Canal has recently hit the headlines. Why did the USA gain and relinquish the Panama Canal’s control? Why in the news? Recently, the administrator of the Panama Canal said that the vital waterway will remain under Panamanian

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Greenland

Greenland, part of NATO through the membership of Denmark, has strategic significance for the U.S. military and for its ballistic missile early-warning system since the shortest route from Europe to North America runs via the Arctic island.

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Gulf of Mexico

US President signed an executive order on Sunday to rename the ‘Gulf of Mexico’ as the ‘Gulf of America.’ What is the Gulf of Mexico and its significance?

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Governor’s Powers

Article 200 of the Constitution of India dealing with the Governor’s powers to withhold or give assent to Bills passed by the state legislature expects the Governor to communicate to the state the reasons for withholding assent.

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