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 ✅Electronic governance or e-governance can be defined as the usage  of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) by the  government to provide and facilitate government services, exchange  of information, communication transactions and integration of  various stand-alone systems and services.   🔸 It is the use of technology to perform government activities and  achieve the objectives of governance.  🔹World Bank explained the E-governance as the use by government  agencies of information technologies (such as Wide Area Networks,   the Internet, and mobile computing) that can transform relations  with citizens, businesses, and other arms of government.   🔸 In a fast-growing and demanding economy like India, e-governance  has become essential. The rapid growth of digitalization has led  many governments across the globe to introduce and incorporate  technology into governmental processes.

1. India and the European Union (EU) are expected to agree on a high-level dialogue on trade and investment to restart negotiations at a virtual EU-India Summit. 2. During this summit, India and the EU are expected to conclude several agreements including a. a roadmap for cooperation, b. an agreement on research sharing for civil nuclear cooperation and c. launch a maritime security dialogue as well as negotiations between Europol and the CBI. 3. Tackling COVID-19 and its impact on the economy and the global order will be a priority on the agenda. 4. Medical developments on vaccines and treatment will be discussed along with the withdrawal of the U.S. from multilateral organisations (like the World Health Organisation), and concerns over an ‘assertive’ China. 5. The EU had welcomed India’s election to the UN Security Council next year. BTIA 1.The trade and investment dialogue is expected to give a boost to negotiations on the Bilateral Trade and Investment Agr...

✅ National Human Rights Commission - The chairman and members are appointed by the President on the recommendations of  six Committee consisting of - Prime Minister as its head + The Speaker of Lok Sabha + The deputy chairman of Rajya Sabha + Leaders of opposition in both the houses of parliament and the Central home minister ✅ State Human Rights Commission The chairman and members are appointed by the Governor on the recommendations of a committee consisting of The Chief Minister as its head + The speaker of the Legislative Assembly + The state home minister + The Leader of the opposition in the Legislative Assembly (In case of state having Legislative Council, the chairman of the council would also be the members of the committee) ✅ Central Information Commission Chief Information Commissioner and other commissioners are appointed by the President on the recommendation of a committee consisting of The Prime Minister as chairperson +  The Leader of Opp...

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Roots of English English language is made up of four parts GREEK ROOTS, GERMAN ROOTS, FRENCH ROOTS, LATIN ROOTS Now if you learn these roots you can figure out the meaning of hundreds of English language words without even knowing their exact meaning. The first question arises here is  what is a root? A root is the part of the word which gives instructions to a  word.  Now how many parts is a word made of? A word is made up of three parts. For ex – subtracted Sub (prefix) ——–tract (root) ———-ed (suffix) Note:   PREFIX —a word, letter or number placed before another. SUFFIX —a letter or a group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning. CASE I  Consider  MACR  as a  ROOT  means  length, large Now with the help of this one root you can come out with conclusion of several other English words. Such as, ACROMACRIA——  Abnormal length of the fingers. BAROMACROMETER—-  An instrument fo...

Latest News Mar 17, 2015 Yahoo! pays $24,000 to Hacker for finding Security Vulnerabilities  Yahoo! has offered $24,000 to a security researcher for finding out and reporting three critical security vulnerabilities in its products including Yahoo! Stores and Yahoo!-hosted websites. While testing all the company's application, Mark Litchfield, a bug bounty hunter who often works with different companies, discovered three critical vulnerabilities in Yahoo!'s products. All the three ... Read more... Smart ATM offers Cardless Cash Withdrawal to Avoid Card Skimmers  Banks have tried every effort, from providing Magnetic Stripes based Credit and Debit Cards to Chip-and-Pin Cards, in order to secure its users from credit card cloning and card Skimmers. It has been known from years that Magnetic stripe are incredibly hackable, but Chip-n-Pin cards have also been hacked and successfully cloned by a group of security researchers. A unit of Canada’s Bank of ... R...

1. US dollar hits 12-year peak, emerging markets spooked i. The US dollar climbed to multi-year peaks against the euro and yen in Asia amid starkly diverging outlooks for interest rates globally. ii. Currencies from emerging markets came under mounting pressure from risk aversion. iii. The skittish mood spread to Asian stocks as MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan slipped 0.6 per cent. iv. Federal Reserve would start lifting interest rates from mid-year, while central banks in the European Union and Japan were busy easing policy by buying billions in government bonds. v. Oil managed minor gains, with Brent crude oil up 13 cents to $58.66 a barrel, while U.S crude added 26 cents to $50.26.   2. India slips to second place in hiring outlook for April-June quarter i. India has slipped to the second place, after Taiwan, in terms of the companies' employment outlook for the next quarter. ii. As per the latest quarterly Employment Outlook Su...

1. India presses for automatic exchange of tax information at G20 meet  i. India has called for expeditious implementation of the automatic exchange of tax information saying it would help in tracking illegal money stashed in foreign banks.  ii. Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha advocated "full and fast implementation" of Automatic Exchange of Information within the agreed time-frame.  iii. India called for strengthening the IMF through implementing the 2010 quota and governance reforms and creating an environment for multilateral swaps to overcome such negative impact. iv. The quota reform, if implemented, will increase India's voting share in IMF from the current 2.44 per cent to 2.75 per cent, following which the country will become the eighth largest quota holder at the IMF, up from the 11th position.   2. National Games mascot in Limca Book of Records i. National Games mascot Ammu, the Great Hornbill, has immortalised itself by finding a...

1. Kalyan Singh sworn in as Himachal Pradesh Governor i.  Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh was today sworn in as the Himachal Pradesh Governor  ii.  He was administered oath of office by Himachal Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Mansoor Ahmed Mir  iii.  Singh has been given an additional charge of Himachal Pradesh after Urmila Singh, who completed the full five year term as HP Governor on January 24.   2.  Hockey Olympian Jaswant Singh Rajput passes away i.  Two-time gold medal winning hockey Olympian Jaswant Singh Rajput passed away on 28th January 2015 following a prolonged illness ii.  The former India centre-half was part of the gold medal winning teams in 1948 London and 1952 Helsinki Olympics. iii.  With the likes of Leslie Claudius, Keshav Dutt and Meldric Daluz, Jaswant had formed a lethal foursome and was part of a golden era in Bengal hockey with as many as seven players in the Helsinki-bound side.   3....

1. Bibek Debroy joins as full time member of NITI Aayog  i.  Noted economist Bibek Debroy today assumed charged as full time member of the NITI Ayog (National Institution for Transforming India). Government had announced the appointment of Debroy and DRDO chief V K Saraswat as full-time members earlier this month.  ii.  An economist by profession, he was educated at the Presidency College (Calcutta), the Delhi School of Economics and the Trinity College (Cambridge). iii.  Debroy worked as a consultant in the Department of Economic Affairs in Finance Ministry.  iv.  Debroy has also authored several books, papers and popular articles, and has been a Consulting Editor of some financial newspapers in the country.    2. India set to overtake China next year: IMF i. International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected that India will grow 6.5 per cent in 2016, overtaking China which, it projected, will slowdown to 6.3 per cent. ii.  I...