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About The Book

As the world is changing at an accelerated rate, so are the issues we are facing across the world as well as in India. It is our endeavour to keep abreast with each development and revise each edition of the book to keep you as up-to-date as possible. Disha’s 50CoolStories300HotIssues has been designed as an effective preparatory book for most of the competitive exams like Civilservices,Banks,Railways,UPSCandSPSCexams,QuizCompetition,InterviewsandGroupDiscussions held across the country.

50CoolStories300HotIssues is composed of the topics covering all those issues spread across Politics, Economy, Science and Technology, Environment,Art & Culture, Sports,Healthcare,Education, as well as some of the most tangled issues that confront the nation with presentation of facts and recent updates. New pedagogical features on facts-based approach with features like ‘TrendingTerms,DataonCurrentIssues and CurrentAffairsUpdate have been added for quick reference.

Each of the story is followed by 8-10 thought provoking questions that will force you to think and create your own opinion on the subject. The questions can be answered using the data provided in the book along with the reader’s own analysis of the situation. These questions will prepare the users to write essays, paragraphs, précis, IAS Mains oriented questions etc.

The objective of the 50CoolStories300HotIssues is to provide the latest information on some of the pressing issues that grappled India in recent times in a structured and useful manner so as to familiarize aspirants with the current terms and trends asked in competitive exams. Important data and useful information are tabulated for quick revision.

We hope that the book will prove to be a ready reference with facts and figures about the most potent issues facing nation as well as the world in recent times.

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DISHA’S MBA Books At a Glance

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1. There is no good or bad terrorism 1

2. Environmental Democracy Index & India 5

3. Come clean by September 30 9

4. Combat Open Defecation 13

5. Do we still need caste-based reservation in India? 17

6. E-commerce vs. Brick and mortar retailers 19

7. Global warming and Temperature change 23

8. How to accommodate rituals in modern India 27

9. India & its neighbours : Conflict and Cooperation 31

10. Nehruvian Era – What Found, What Lost? 35

11. NJAC vs Collegium System in Judicial Appointments 39

12. The Role of Education in a Knowledge Economy 43

13. ‘Startup India, Stand up India’ New Initiative to Create Jobs 47

14. Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan: Flop or Success? 51

15. Why is Financial Inclusion needed in India 55

16. The Indo-China ‘NSG’ Cold War 59

17. How far can the free speech go ? 63

18. Nationalism in India 67

19. Nuclear Security Summit 2016 71

20. Are standardized tests a good measure of academic ability or progress? 75

21. Obesity on the rise in urban India 79

22. Young India preference From job search to job creation 83

23. Is the growing level of competition good for youth 87

24. Is an egalitarian society possible by educating the masses 91

25. Character of an Institution is Reflected in its Leader 95

26. Climate change the tragedy of Commons 99

Contents

27. Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao, India Ko Aage Badhao 103

28. Will India Become A Superpower By 2020 107

29. Is protection of ecology and environment more important than economic development?

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30. Deteriorating Centre-State Relations 115

31. FDI in Retail 119

32. Anti-gay Laws: Shouldn’t we love our fellow man? 123

33. Mr. RBI: Raghuram Rajan 127

34. Anti-Rape Law 131

35. Land Acquisition Act 135

36. Autonomy to CBI 139

37. Private Banks – How Private can India be? 143

38. Pope Francis 147

39. The Goods and Services Tax - The Biggest Tax Reform? 151

40. Depreciation of Rupee 155

41. Aadhaar – No Herb for all Cures 159

42. India’s Foreign Policy Priorities 163

43. Climate Change Affecting Biodiversity 169

44. Crude Oil – A Crusade for Oil 173

45. National Cyber Security Policy 177

46. India’s Health Report 181

47. Indo-China Tug of War 185

48. Attracting FII’s 191

49. India-U.S. Nuclear Deal 195

50. Genetically Engineered Foods 199

Trending Terms 203

Statistics 208

Current Affairs Update 214

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DISHA’S General Knowledge Books At a Glance

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DISHA’S General Competition Books At a Glance

1There is no good or bad terrorism

What is terrorism?Any act, with political/religious or any other objective which causes terror amongst the masses

is termed as terrorism. Exploiting human fear to meet political objectives is not a new thing.

It has been in practice by many political organizations, religious groups, revolutionaries, ruling

governments, nationalist groups and by both right and left-wing political parties. To reach some

political, religious or ideological goals, these terror groups use violence or threat to coerce the

population or the government. Terrorism bifurcates into two kinds: Political and Criminal. Political

creates panic to the mass at larger extent and criminal targets kidnapping for taking heavy ransom

or raising unlawful demands.

Terrorism in IndiaDepending on what their objectives are, terrorism in India is subdivided in four major groups:

Ethno-nationalist terrorismThis type focuses on underlining the response of one ethnic group against another and also looks

forward to creating a separate state within India or independent of India or in a neighbouring nation.

Eg. The insurgent tribal groups in North East India

Religious terrorismCharged with religious imperatives, these groups fight for specific religious groups with their

presumed duties and solidarity. Eg. The attack on Taj and Mumbai Attacks on 26/11, by the Islamic

terror group of Pakistan is a kind of religious terrorism.

STORY

1 There is no good or bad terrorism

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