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Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – November 13, 2019

Q.1) “Anaemia among men in India is an important public health problem which is widely ignored.” Discuss. Answers Q.2) “The feeling of being overwhelmed by the challenges of climate change and the fear about the state of the environment has led to eco-anxiety.” Comment. Answers Q.3) Discuss what was the most significant contribution of Kabir… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – November 13, 2019

Must Read News Articles-November 14th 2019

GS-2 Supreme Court upholds Speaker’s disqualification of 17 Karnataka MLAs The Supreme Court upheld the disqualification of 17 dissident Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) legislators by then Karnataka Assembly Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar under the Tenth Schedule (anti-defection law) Supreme Court opens CJI office to RTI The Office of the Chief Justice of India (CJI)… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-November 14th 2019

Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – November 14th, 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. The Hindu Q.2) “The ‘systematic failure’ to address the needs of patients contributes to a higher mortality.” Comment. The Hindu Q.3) How Indian secularism is different… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – November 14th, 2019

9 PM Current Affairs Brief – November 13th, 2019

Government unveils draft e-commerce rules News:Government has released the draft Consumer Protection (e-Commerce) Rules,2019. Facts: About the E-commerce rules: Unfair Trade Practices:Therules prohibit E-commerce firms from adopting unfair methods or deceptive practice that may influence transactional decisions of consumers to products and services. False reviews:Italso bars such entities from falsely representing themselves as consumers or… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – November 13th, 2019

7 PM | The problem with re-basing GDP estimates | 13th November, 2019

Context: Base year change and the related issues. More in news: CSO to change GDP base year to 2017-18 from 2011-12 Gross Domestic Product (GDP): Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the total monetary or market value of all the finished goods and services produced within a country’s borders in a specific time period. As a… Continue reading 7 PM | The problem with re-basing GDP estimates | 13th November, 2019

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Loopholes galore in implementation of PM-Kisan

News: PM-Kisan scheme has kept out a large section of Indian farmers from its ambit due to design discrepancies. Facts: About PM KISAN: Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) is a Central Sector scheme with 100% funding from Government of India. It was announced by then Finance Minister in February 2019. Under the Scheme an… Continue reading Loopholes galore in implementation of PM-Kisan

Union Agriculture Minister attends the Eighth Session of Governing Body of Seed Treaty at FAO Headquarters in Rome

News: Union Agriculture Minister attended the eight session of the Governing Body of International Treaty of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA), at Rome, Italy Facts: About International Treaty of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) It is also known as International SEED Treaty. It was adopted by the Thirty-First Session… Continue reading Union Agriculture Minister attends the Eighth Session of Governing Body of Seed Treaty at FAO Headquarters in Rome

Government unveils draft e-commerce rules

News:Government has released the draft Consumer Protection (e-Commerce) Rules,2019. Facts: About the E-commerce rules: Unfair Trade Practices:The rules prohibit E-commerce firms from adopting unfair methods or deceptive practice that may influence transactional decisions of consumers to products and services. False reviews:It also bars such entities from falsely representing themselves as consumers or post reviews about… Continue reading Government unveils draft e-commerce rules

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