News:To mark 25 years of the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action, Ministry of Women & Child Development(MWCD) has organized a National Consultation on the Review of Beijing+25. Facts: About Beijing Platform for Action: The Beijing Declaration was a resolution adopted by the United Nations(UN) at the end of the Fourth World Conference on… Continue reading Beijing Platform for Action
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Economic Survey 2019-2020: Social Infrastructure, Employment and Human Development
News: The Economic Survey 2019-2020 highlights the government’s commitment to social wellbeing in India. Key Highlights: Expenditure on social services by the Centre and States (as a proportion of GDP): Increased from 6.2% in 2014-15 to 7.7% in 2019-20. India’s ranking in Human Development Index: Improved to 129 in 2018 from 130 in 2017. With… Continue reading Economic Survey 2019-2020: Social Infrastructure, Employment and Human Development
Economic Survey 2019-2020: service Sector in India
News: The Economic Survey 2019-2020 has said that the services sector’s significance in the Indian economy has continued to increase. Facts: Key Facts: Contribution of Service Sector to the Indian Economy: 55% of the total size of the economy and GVA growth, Two-thirds of total FDI inflows into India 38% of total exports Performance of… Continue reading Economic Survey 2019-2020: service Sector in India
Economic Survey 2019-2020: India has become the Second Largest Emerging Green Bond Market after China
News: According to Economic Survey 2019-20, India has the Second largest Emerging Green Bond Market after China. India has also joined the International Platform on Sustainable Finance (IPSF) in 2019 to scale up environmentally sustainable investments. Facts: Green Bonds: These are fixed-income financial instruments issued for funding of specific projects which have positive environmental and… Continue reading Economic Survey 2019-2020: India has become the Second Largest Emerging Green Bond Market after China
Economic Survey 2019-20: What it says on stubble burning
News: Economic Survey 2019-20 has said that the number of stubble-burning incidents (61,332) in 2019 was the least in four years. However, the survey highlights agricultural residue burning as a “major concern”. Facts: Stubble Burning: It is the practice of intentionally setting fire to residues that remains after the harvest of a crop. It is… Continue reading Economic Survey 2019-20: What it says on stubble burning
[Answers] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I 1st February 2020
1. Discuss how art and literature influenced India’s freedom struggle? Answer 2. Freedom of expression enshrined under Article 19 (1) of the Constitution is not an absolute right; it comes with safeguards outlined under Article 19 (2). What are these safeguards? Discuss their need and significance. Answer 3. Mindless unsustainable sand mining has become a… Continue reading [Answers] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I 1st February 2020
Daily Quiz #77 UPSC Prelims Marathon – February 1, 2020
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10 PM Current Affairs Quiz #77 February 1, 2020
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[Questions] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I 1st February, 2020
1. Discuss how art and literature influenced India’s freedom struggle? The Hindu 2. Freedom of expression enshrined under Article 19 (1) of the Constitution is not an absolute right; it comes with safeguards outlined under Article 19 (2). What are these safeguards? Discuss their need and significance. The Hindu 3. Mindless unsustainable sand mining has become a… Continue reading [Questions] Mains Marathon I Daily Answer Writing I 1st February, 2020
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – January 31th, 2020
Indian gaur spotted in Konkan sanctuary for the first time in recorded history News: Wildlife researchers recently documented the presence of an Indian gaur in the Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary (PWS), Maharashtra. Facts: Indian gaur World’s largest and tallest wild bovines Listed as Schedule I species under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 IUCN Status: Vulnerable Explained:… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – January 31th, 2020
