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Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – May 2, 2019

Archives Q.1) Shifting of traditional joint family into nuclear family makes elderly emotionally and financially insecure. Explain Answer: The traditional Indian society with an age-old joint family system has been instrumental in safeguarding the social and economic security of the elderly people. The traditional norms and values of Indian society also laid stress on showing… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – May 2, 2019

The Microbots Are on Their Way

Researchers at the American Physical Society in Boston has presented an army of microbots that are about the size of a speck of dust.They can walk and survive harsh conditions. Microbots is the field of miniature robotics,in particular mobile robots with characteristic dimensions less than 1 mm.The term can also be used for robots capable… Continue reading The Microbots Are on Their Way

‘Consent letters of miners’ families filed in SC’

The Meghalaya government has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court stating that the families of the victims, who were trapped inside a rat hole mine in December 2018 and are still untraced, have consented to call off search operations. 16 miners had gone missing in an illegal rat hole mine located at Ksan near… Continue reading ‘Consent letters of miners’ families filed in SC’

ISRO plans to land a rover on lunar South Pole: Sivan

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has said that The Chandrayaan 2 mission would land a rover on Moon’s South Pole. If ISRO manages to successfully execute this, India will be the first country to land a rover on the moon’s South Pole. Some regions of the lunar South Pole have permanently shadowed craters with… Continue reading ISRO plans to land a rover on lunar South Pole: Sivan

[Video] “Study from one source and revise multiple times is the key to Prelims”-Lakshay Singhal AIR 38 CSE 2018

Rather than referring to multiple sources for preparation, one should study from a single source and revise it multiple times, suggests Lakshay Singhal who got a rank of 38 in this year’s Civil Services Examination.And a major reason why students perform poorly in Prelims is due to lack of direction. He was enrolled in ForumIAS’s… Continue reading [Video] “Study from one source and revise multiple times is the key to Prelims”-Lakshay Singhal AIR 38 CSE 2018

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7 PM | India Canada Relation | 2 May, 2019

Read In-depth analysis of all the Editorials here Context Recently, Canada removed a reference to Sikh extremism from its “2018 Public Report on the Terrorism Threat to Canada”, a move that was criticised by the Indian government.  More in News • Earlier, the 2018 report had identified Sikh extremism and the movement for an independent homeland of… Continue reading 7 PM | India Canada Relation | 2 May, 2019

SC reserves verdict on changes to SC/ST law

The Supreme Court has reserved its judgment on a batch of petitions challenging the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act of 2018. The amendment had nullified the controversial March 20 Supreme Court judgment. The Supreme Court of India on March 20th, 2018 issued directions to prevent the misuse of provisions… Continue reading SC reserves verdict on changes to SC/ST law

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