Day: October 31, 2016
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Mains 2016: What is ailing India’s Education System?
Archives Education, including vocational educational, is in the concurrent list of Indian Constitution. Education (for 6-14 years of children) is a fundamental right according to Article 21A of the Indian constitution. Right to Education act was enacted to put it into effect. Other provisions, in the constitution, related to education are Article 45, 15(3), 15(4),…
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9 PM Daily Brief – 31st October 2016
Click here to Download 9 PM Daily Brief PDF (31st Oct. 2016) Front Page / NATIONAL [1]. Last Maoist bastion may have begun to crumble The Hindu Context Author analyses the latest operation of anti-Naxal forces stating that this time security forces have taken the fight to the Naxal stronghold of Andhra Orissa Border…
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Mains Marathon : 5 Questions on Contemporary Issues – 31 October
Read the following questions and answer them by clicking on the links in not more than 200 words Time: 45 Minutes 1. What are the parameters used in measuring the National Air Quality Index? Discuss the ways India can tackle air pollution. Link | Business Standard 2. Discuss the impact of El Nino on agriculture in…
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Mains 2016: Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill 2016
Archives Context: The Minister of Women & Child Development Smt. Maneka Gandhi released the draft “Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2016” on May 30th 2016, for stakeholders consultations and comments. Objective: The Bill aims to prevent trafficking of persons and to provide protection and rehabilitation to the victims of trafficking and to…
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Must Read News Articles – October 31
Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL Last Maoist bastion may have begun to crumble: The densely forested Andhra-Odisha border area was considered impregnable ever since the Naxal movement began in Andhra Pradesh in 1967. Give equal pay to all staff: SC: Supreme Court has held that the principle of ‘equal pay for equal work’ has to…