News:Moody’s Investors Service has reduced India’s economic growth forecast to 5.6% for 2019 from 5.8% projected earlier. Facts: The growth forecast has been reduced due to investment-led slowdown that has broadened into consumption,driven by financial stress among rural households and weak job creation. To overcome the growth slowdown,the government has undertaken a number of measures.… Continue reading Moody’s Cuts India’s GDP Growth Forecast To 5.6% For 2019-20
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BHIM UPI goes global
News:Recently,to internationalize the BHIM UPI a pilot demo was conducted in Singapore with a live transaction at a merchant terminal at the FinTech Festival 2019. Facts: The project is being jointly developed by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and Singapore’s Network for Electronic Transfers (NETS). This QR code-based system would allow anyone with a… Continue reading BHIM UPI goes global
Manual scavenging has gone underground in India: WHO
News: WHO has released a report titled “Health, Safety and Dignity of Sanitation Workers — An Initial Assessment” Facts: About The Report The report has been jointly authored by the International Labour Organization, WaterAid, World Bank, and WHO. It features the plight and dehumanising working conditions of sanitation workers across nine lower and middle-income group… Continue reading Manual scavenging has gone underground in India: WHO
Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – November 14, 2019
Q.1) “BRICS is becoming a magnet for many emerging economies.” In light of this discuss the significance of BRICS as a pillar of the emerging, fairer poly-centric world order. Answers. Q.2) “The ‘systematic failure’ to address the needs of patients contributes to a higher mortality.” Comment. Answers Q.3) How Indian secularism is different from secularism… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – November 14, 2019
Must Read News Articles-November 15th 2019
GS-2 Terrorism has caused $1 trillion loss to world economy, says PM Modi Terrorism has caused a $1 trillion loss to the world economy and the atmosphere it created has indirectly and deeply harmed trade and business, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the BRICS Summit. India is home to 77 million diabetics, second highest… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-November 15th 2019
10 PM Current Affairs Quiz #13 November 15, 2019
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Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – November 15th, 2019
Q.1) “India’s proud heritage of being one of the leading democracies in the world has taken a beating in recent times.” Examine. The Hindu Q.2) “The linkage of hundreds of millions of the Aadhaar Card to social media accounts serves no useful purpose.” Comment. The Hindu Q.3) Discuss the need and significance of draft e-Commerce… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – November 15th, 2019
10 PM Current Affairs Quiz #12 November 14, 2019
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9 PM Current Affairs Brief – November 14th, 2019
Global supply chains major user of child labour: UN report News: A report titled “Ending child labour, forced labour and human trafficking in global supply chains”, for the first time, has examined child labour in global supply chains. Facts: About the Report: It was conducted by the International Labour Organization (ILO), Organisation for Economic Cooperation and… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – November 14th, 2019
Daily Quiz #11 UPSC Prelims Marathon – November 14 , 2019
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