Tiangong-2, a Chinese space station has burned up in the Earth’s atmosphere as part of a planned deorbit. The space station’s planned deorbit was executed by putting it into a controlled descent into the atmosphere, where it broke up into small pieces. It was launched in 2016 as a space lab for testing space technologies.… Continue reading What is Tiangong-2?
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UN climate envoy meets Javadekar
Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for the 2019 Climate Action Summit has met India’s Union Environment Minister in New Delhi. 2019 Climate Action Summit is scheduled to be held in New York in September 2019. The summit has asked national governments to come up with concrete plans to enhance their nationally determined contributions by… Continue reading UN climate envoy meets Javadekar
Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill: Centre usurping States’ rights, say MPs
The Lok Sabha has passed the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019. The Bill seeks to amend the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 to provide for road safety. The Bill proposes a National Transportation Policy for ushering in guidelines on the transportation of goods and passengers. The Policy will envision a) establishing a planning framework for road… Continue reading Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill: Centre usurping States’ rights, say MPs
Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – July 23, 2019
Q.1) ““The Automated Facial Recognition System (AFRS) recently proposed by the Ministry of Home Affairs can have disastrous consequences”. Critically analyse. Answers Q.2) “RTI has been able to strengthen the movement for transparency and accountability in India”. Discuss. Answers Q.3) Discuss the role and importance of parliamentary committees in a democracy like India. Answers Q.4)… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – July 23, 2019
Must Read News Articles-July 24th 2019
GS-2 Assam NRC final publication deadline extended to August 31 The Supreme Court has extended the deadline for publication of the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) for Assam from July 31 to August 31, 2019. Kumaraswamy govt loses trust vote The 14-month Congress-JD(S) government in Karnataka collapsed, with Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy losing the… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-July 24th 2019
Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – July 24th, 2019
Q.1) “While recent launch of Chandrayaan-2 showcased ISRO’s capabilities, India should now move on to create a public-private ecosystem in space capabilities.” Discuss. The Hindu Q.2) “The public and private bank’s inability to extend more credit for major infrastructure projects to debt ridden states, will jeopardise India’s social and economic goals.” Comment. The Hindu Q.3)… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – July 24th, 2019
10 PM Current Affairs Quiz #20 July 23, 2019
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9 PM Current Affairs Brief – July 23, 2019
Human Rights Bill cleared amid protests The Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was passed in the Rajya Sabha amid criticism from the Opposition. The Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill, 2019 amends the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 The bill provides that besides a former chief justice of India, as is the… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – July 23, 2019
7 PM | The judicial presumption of non-citizenship | 23rd July, 2019
Context: The Controversy in Assam pertaining to citizenship. More in news: On May 17, in a very short hearing, a three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court (the Chief Justie of India Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna) decided a batch of 15 petitions under the title Abdul Kuddus v Union of India. As… Continue reading 7 PM | The judicial presumption of non-citizenship | 23rd July, 2019
7 PM | Commodities market needs a policy push | 23rd July, 2019
Context: commodities market in India. India is primarily a commodity based economy having a long history of commodities spot and forward markets. The trading in the commodities market can be broadly categorized into two major segments viz., spot/physical segment and derivatives segment. A commodity market is a physical or virtual marketplace for buying, selling, and… Continue reading 7 PM | Commodities market needs a policy push | 23rd July, 2019
