News:Experts have suggested that India’s unemployment crisis can only be solved by boosting the manufacturing sector. Facts: About Manufacturing Sector: Manufacturing Industry in India has gone through various phases of development over a period of time. Since independence in 1947, the domestic manufacturing sector has traveled from building the industrial foundation in 1950’s and early… Continue reading Explained:Manufacturing Sector
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NCRB launches two Police related Citizen centric services
News:National Crime Record Bureau(NCRB) has launched two Police related Citizen centric services namely Missing Person Search and Generate Vehicle NOC on Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System(CCTNS) platform. Read Also :-“Data on Police Organizations” Facts: About the Citizen Centric Services: Missing Person Search:It allows Citizens to search for their missing kin against the national database… Continue reading NCRB launches two Police related Citizen centric services
10 PM Current Affairs Quiz #75 January 30, 2020
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Daily Quiz #75 UPSC Prelims Marathon – January 30, 2020
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Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – January 30, 2020
Critically examine various provisions of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020. Do you think it will enable women’s right to health? Answer Discussthe need and significance of recent railways reforms. Examine whether private roles in railways should be increased. Answer What is de-globalisation? Discuss its consequences and impact on India. Answer Discuss India’s… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – January 30, 2020
[Questions] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I January 30, 2020
1. Critically examine various provisions of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020. Do you think it will enable women’s right to health? The Hindu 2. Discuss the need and significance of recent railways reforms. Examine whether private roles in railways should be increased. The Hindu 3. What is de-globalisation? Discuss its consequences and… Continue reading [Questions] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I January 30, 2020
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – January 29th, 2020
10 more wetlands from India get the Ramsar site tag News: Ramsar has declared 10 more wetland sites from India as sites of international importance. With this, the numbers of Ramsar sites in India are now 37 Facts: Ramsar Sites: It is a wetland site designated to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention.… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – January 29th, 2020
Oldest solid material on Earth discovered inside meteorite in Australia
News: Scientists have discovered the oldest solid material on Earth Facts: The oldest solid material is a presolar silicon carbide (SiC). It dates back to 7 billion year It has been found in stardust trapped inside Murchison meteorite that struck Australia in 1969. Additional information: Materials older than the solar system are called presolar materials.… Continue reading Oldest solid material on Earth discovered inside meteorite in Australia
Indian environmental economist Pavan Sukhdev wins 2020 Tyler Prize
News: Indian environmental economist Pavan Sukhdev has won the 2020 Tyler Prize for his work on bringing the economic consequences of environmental degradation and loss to the attention of corporate and political decision-makers. Facts: About Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement Annual award for environmental science, environmental health, and energy. Established in 1973 Administered by the… Continue reading Indian environmental economist Pavan Sukhdev wins 2020 Tyler Prize
Explained: What is NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope?
News: Spitzer Space Telescope will conclude its mission on 30th January 2020 Facts: About Spitzer Space Telescope Launched in 2003, it is a space-borne observatory and is part of NASA’s “Great Observatories”. It uses an ultra-sensitive infrared telescope to study asteroids, comets, planets and distant galaxies. Achievements: First telescope to detect light from an exoplanet… Continue reading Explained: What is NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope?
