Tag: India

  • 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – 22 February 2017

    9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – 22 February 2017

    Front Page / NATIONAL [The Hindu] India, Rwanda sign aviation, visa deals Editorial/OPINION [The Hindu] The Saeed test Necessary limit Economy [The Hindu] Private sector gratuity to soar: India, Japan ink pact on rail safety: Withdrawal of funds from EPF to get easier Indian Express No half measures Live Mint Decoding the direction of monetary…

  • 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – 17 February 2017

    9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – 17 February 2017

    Front Page / NATIONAL [1]. Talaq case may go to Constitution Bench [2]. Set up mechanism to delete sex determination ads: SC [3]. India, Afghanistan take a hard line on Taliban at Moscow conference [4]. Potent malaria vaccine on the anvil Editorial/OPINION [1]. The bumps ahead ECONOMY [1]. ‘Low solar tariff viability depends on cost…

  • Answered: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – February 15

    1.How can India strengthen its intellectual property rights infrastructure without being influenced by US? Examine. (GS 3) भारत कैसे अमेरिका से प्रभावित हुए बिना अपने बौद्धिक संपदा अधिकारों के बुनियादी ढांचे को मजबूत कर सकता है? जांच करें। Suggested Answer: A robust IPR regime provides protection to industrial patents, trademarks, and industrial innovations. It promotes competition this…

  • Daily Editorial – Repairing India- China relations

    Repairing India- China relations Background What are the suggestions made? Could there be a hidden agenda behind the suggestions? Do the suggestions made hold any water? Why is India reluctant to join OBOR initiative? What can India do as a counter measure to CPEC? A final word of caution Click here to Download Daily Editorial…

  • Must Read News Articles – December 9

    Must Read News Articles – December 9

    Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL Allahabad High Court: triple talaq is ‘cruel’, ‘most demeaning’ to women: Divorce permissible only in extreme emergency, when reconciliation efforts fail. Centre unveils discounts to fuel switch to digital mode: The Centre is giving a push to alternative payment methods after its decision to withdraw high-denomination bank notes has…

  • Must Read News Articles – December 5

    Must Read News Articles – December 5

    Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL India, Afghanistan corner Pak. on terror at Amritsar: Mr. Modi and Mr. Ghani jointly inaugurated the ministerial deliberations at the Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process conference. ‘Centre doesn’t have to raise dispute with foreign govt. over private claim’: The court made the statement while denying relief to a woman who had…

  • Analysis of Sri Lanka Presidential Elections 2015 and Implications for India

    Maithripala Sirisena defeated the incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The election was significant for many reasons : – • Rajapaksa sought a third term by amending the Constitution of Sri Lanka – that incumbent president could contest any number of times. And he lost. •  The election took place two years earlier than the actual schedule.…