Q.1) “Political influence and lack of critical debate has led to inefficient education system in India.” Comment. The Hindu Q.2) “Agriculture crisis in India is a result bad policies and lack of market linkages.” Comment. The Hindu Q.3) Do you think policy of punishment and penalties can be effective in changing wrong behaviour of an… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – September 14th, 2019
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10 PM Current Affairs Quiz #11 September 13, 2019
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9 PM Current Affairs Brief – September 13th, 2019
Jeevan Kaushal programme News:Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development has launched the Curriculum for Life Skills(JeevanKaushal) programme. Facts: About the Jeevan Kaushal programme: The Curriculum for Life Skills (JeevanKaushal) programme has been designed by the University Grants Commission(UGC). The programme is aimed at inculcating emotional and intellectual competencies in higher education students and… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – September 13th, 2019
7 PM | The country’s population can be an asset: it is not a liability | 13th September, 2019
Context: India’s population – assent not liability. More in news: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Independence Day last month, said that rapid population growth—described as a “population explosion”—posed a formidable challenge to our future. Population explosion: Population explosion refers to the rapid… Continue reading 7 PM | The country’s population can be an asset: it is not a liability | 13th September, 2019
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Man Dhan Yojana
News: Prime Minister has launched Pradhan Mantri Kisan Man Dhan Yojana Facts: About Pradhan Mantri Kisan Man Dhan Yojana It is a scheme under Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers welfare Aim: To provide social security to all landholding Small and Marginal Farmers. Features: It is voluntary and contributory for farmers in the entry age group… Continue reading Pradhan Mantri Kisan Man Dhan Yojana
Pradhan Mantri Laghu Vyapari Maan-dhan Yojana
News: Prime Minister has launched the Pradhan Mantri Laghu Vyapari Maan-dhan Yojana 2019. Facts: About Pradhan Mantri Laghu Vyapari Maan-dhan Yojana It is a pension scheme for retailers and small traders. It assures a minimum monthly pension of ₹3000 per month to small shopkeepers, retail traders and the self-employed people after attaining the age of… Continue reading Pradhan Mantri Laghu Vyapari Maan-dhan Yojana
Water found for first time on potentially habitable planet
News: data from the Hubble Space Telescope have revealed water vapour in the atmosphere of an exoplanet called K2-18b. Facts: About K2-18b It is an exoplanet eight times the mass of Earth. The planet orbits dwarf star K2-18. K2-18 is located about 110 light years from Earth in the Leo constellation in Milky Way. The… Continue reading Water found for first time on potentially habitable planet
Jeevan Kaushal programme
News:Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development has launched the Curriculum for Life Skills(JeevanKaushal) programme. Facts: About the Jeevan Kaushal programme: The Curriculum for Life Skills (JeevanKaushal) programme has been designed by the University Grants Commission(UGC). The programme is aimed at inculcating emotional and intellectual competencies in higher education students and help them overcome… Continue reading Jeevan Kaushal programme
Eurasian Economic Forum
News:The Shanghai Cooperation Organization(SCO) has organized the Eurasian Economic Union meeting. Facts: About the meeting: India had skipped the meeting as the event was organized to discuss and deliberate upon China’s Belt and Road Initiative. The meeting had also promoted the revival of the ancient Great Silk Road in Eurasia in a new, modern format.… Continue reading Eurasian Economic Forum
NATGRID
News:The National Intelligence Grid(NATGRID) project wants to link social media accounts to the huge database of records related to immigration entry and exit,banking and telephone details among others. Facts: About National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID): It is an integrated intelligence grid connecting databases of core security agencies to collect comprehensive patterns of intelligence that can be… Continue reading NATGRID
