Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – March 26, 2019

Archives Q.1) What are electoral bonds? What are the benefits and challenges attach with it? Answer: Electoral bonds are bearer bonds which are not registered in the name of a specific owner and will pay to whoever bears them. A person wishing to donate to a political party can purchase these bonds from an authorized… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – March 26, 2019

Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – March 27th, 2019

Read the following questions and answer them by clicking on the links in not more than 200 words Time: 30 Minutes Kindly review each other’s answers Q.1) What is RBI’s Forex Swap? What are its benefits? How it is different from other Open market operations? Q.2) What is virtue ethics? What is Plato’s theory of… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – March 27th, 2019

China destroys 30,000 ‘incorrect’ world maps

Customs officials in China have destroyed nearly 30,000 world maps printed in the Country. This is because the maps did not show Arunachal Pradesh and Taiwan as part of its territory. China claims Arunachal Pradesh as South Tibet, a part of part of the Tibet Autonomous Region. China bases it claim on the argument that… Continue reading China destroys 30,000 ‘incorrect’ world maps

Must Read News Articles – March 27, 2019

Archives GS 2 ‘Political parties most distrusted, Army, judiciary win people’s trust’ Ahead of the Lok Sabha election, a public opinion survey in 12 States has found that political parties are the most distrusted political institutions in the country. Very, very serious matters in CBI report on Saradha case: SC Former Kolkata police chief connived… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – March 27, 2019

7 PM | RBI’s Forex Swap and Its impact | 26 March, 2019

Read In-depth analysis of all the Editorials here Context To improve domestic liquidity conditions, the Reserve Bank of India has decided to conduct a long-term forex swap auction. What is forex swap The swap is in the nature of a simple buy/sell foreign-exchange swap with the RBI. A bank shall sell U.S. dollars to the RBI, in… Continue reading 7 PM | RBI’s Forex Swap and Its impact | 26 March, 2019

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Garibi Hatao 2.0: Rahul promises to wipe out poverty

As part of the Congress manifesto for general elections 2019, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has announced that 20% of the poorest families in India would be annually given Rs. 72,000 each under the Nyuntam Aay Yojana (NYAY) or minimum income guarantee scheme, if his party was voted to power. Under the NYAY, the income threshold… Continue reading Garibi Hatao 2.0: Rahul promises to wipe out poverty

U.S.-China trade war poses the biggest risk to global stability, says IMF official

U.S.-China trade war poses the biggest risk to global stability, says IMF official The International Monetary Fund(IMF) official has said that trade war between the United States and China poses the greatest risk to global stability. The ongoing trade war has affected the flow of billions of dollars of goods between the two countries. Trade… Continue reading U.S.-China trade war poses the biggest risk to global stability, says IMF official

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