Day: December 22, 2016
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9 PM Daily Brief – 22nd December 2016
Front Page / NATIONAL Pardon, the gender wage gap is showing Too hot to handle – alarming rise in forest fires this year SC criticises poor implementation of SC/ST Act Editorial/OPINION Finding the missing children A brief history of the Aleppo battle Ending the Manipur blockade ECONOMY India’s growth indicator slumps to 20-yr low Indian…
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Daily Editorial – Missing children in India
Missing children in India Some basic facts Reasons of rising numbers of missing children Some of the challenges Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2016’ Criticisms of the bill Suggestions Some basic facts Average number of missing children(between 2011 and 2014) 1 lakh/year Missing and untraced children Increased by around 84 per cent…
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Download : UPSC Mains 2016 Public Administration Optional Paper – 2
Download the Public Administration Optional Paper -2 Question Paper from the link below: CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD Public Administration Optional Paper -2 SECTION A Q.1) Attempt all of the following questions in about 150 words each: a) “The Regulating Act of 1773 not only introduced value in administration but also laid the foundation on centralized…
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Must Read News Articles – December 22
Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL Pardon, the gender wage gap is showing: ILO finds women form 60% of lowest paid wage labour, but only 15% of highest wage-earners. Too hot to handle – alarming rise in forest fires this year: With fires raging across Central Indian forests and the Himalayan Pine forests, the frequency of…
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Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – December 22
Read the following questions and answer them by clicking on the links in not more than 200 words Time: 30-40 Minutes Kindly review each others answers, so that everyone improves. 1.East coast of India is highly vulnerable to cyclones. Discuss the causes and suggest suitable measures of mitigation. भारत का पूर्वी तट चक्रवात से अत्यधिक संवेदनशील…
