News:Former Jammu and Kashmir(J&K) Chief Minister detention under the J&K’s Public Safety Act (PSA) has been extended to three more months. Facts: About Public Safety act: The Public Safety Act was first promulgated in J&K in 1978 for administrative detention. The Act was introduced to prevent the smuggling of timber and keep the smugglers out… Continue reading Public Safety Act
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Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – October 30, 2019
Q.1) “India’s relations with Saudi Arabia are one of the most important bilateral relationships in its extended neighbourhood.” Evaluate. Answers Q.2) “The power to transform the world flows from the collective non-violent energies of ordinary men and women.” Comment. Answers Q.3) What are various objectives of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)? Discuss its role in… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – October 30, 2019
Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – October 31, 2019
Q.1) “A recent study reported that 36 million Indians face flood risk due to climate change.” In light of this discuss how India should prepare itself to mitigate the threat of disasters posed by climate change? Answers Q.2) “With rising tensions and recent conditions of destabilisation in Afghanistan India need to figure out how to… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – October 31, 2019
Must Read News Articles-October 31st 2019
GS-2 Ahead of summit, Indian stand on RCEP unclear Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the RCEP summit in Bangkok on November 4, and Commerce Minister Goyal could also travel there on November 2 for the last RCEP ministerial round before the summit. Jammu and Kashmir ceases to be a State Union Territories of Jammu… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-October 31st 2019
Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – October 31st, 2019
Q.1) “A recent study reported that 36 million Indians face flood risk due to climate change.” In light of this discuss how India should prepare itself to mitigate the threat of disasters posed by climate change? The Hindu Q.2) “With rising tensions and recent conditions of destabilisation in Afghanistan India need to figure out how… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – October 31st, 2019
10 PM Current Affairs Quiz #22 October 30, 2019
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9 PM Current Affairs Brief – October 30th, 2019
Edge Computing News:Recently,Nvidia has announced its edge computing platform to help telecom operators adopt 5G networks capable of supporting edge workloads. Facts: About Edge Computing: Edge computing enables data to be analysed, processed and transferred at the edge of a network. The idea is to analyse data locally closer to where it is stored, in… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – October 30th, 2019
7 PM | Single Use Plastics: Challenges and way forward | 30th October, 2019
Context: Single Use plastic. More in news: Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a dramatic announcement on August 15, 2019, that India would eliminate single-use plastics by 2022. In another statement on October 2, Gandhi Jayanti, PM said that single-use plastics (SUPs) will be phased out by 2022, and officials indicated that states will play a major role… Continue reading 7 PM | Single Use Plastics: Challenges and way forward | 30th October, 2019
Edge Computing
News:Recently,Nvidia has announced its edge computing platform to help telecom operators adopt 5G networks capable of supporting edge workloads. Facts: About Edge Computing: Edge computing enables data to be analysed, processed and transferred at the edge of a network. The idea is to analyse data locally closer to where it is stored, in real-time without… Continue reading Edge Computing
Global Pension Index
News:India has improved it’s ranking in the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index. Facts: About Global Pension Index: The index is published by the Australian Centre for Financial Studies (ACFS) in collaboration with Mercer with most of the funding from the State Government of Victoria. The primary objective of this research is to benchmark each country’s… Continue reading Global Pension Index
