GS-2 Probing the press The Official Secrets Act can’t be an instrument to censor embarrassing media revelations Women and the workplace For more than a century, March 8 has marked International Women’s Day — a global day celebrating the achievements of women and promoting gender equality worldwide. But as we pause to celebrate our many… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – March 8th, 2019
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Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – March 8th, 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 others answers Q.1) Recent belated acquittal of death row convicts by Supreme Court highlights the need to junk the death penalty. In your opinion should capital punishment be abolished? Q.2) What… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – March 8th, 2019
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9 PM Current Affairs Brief – March 7, 2019
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7 PM | Capital punishment: should it be abolished or not? | 7 March, 2019
Read In-depth analysis of all the Editorials here A recent case of 6 members of nomadic tribe where all were facing the death row and recently acquitted by the Supreme Court, once again bring the debate to life that should death penalty be abolished or not? Before going into the debate let’s have a look at… Continue reading 7 PM | Capital punishment: should it be abolished or not? | 7 March, 2019
Wind energy expansion capacity to slow in next five years: CRISIL
Wind energy expansion capacity to slow in next five years: CRISIL A recent report by CRISIL has projected that the wind energy sector in India will record a slow growth in next five years (2019-2023). According to CRISIL, the shift to competitive bidding mechanism has slowed wind energy sector growth due to a significant fall… Continue reading Wind energy expansion capacity to slow in next five years: CRISIL
Indore gets cleanest city tag for third year in a row
Indore gets cleanest city tag for third year in a row Indore (Madhya Pradesh) has been awarded the cleanest city in the country in the Swachh Survekshan 2019. Indore had bagged cleanest city award in 2017 and 2018 too. The second and third positions in the cleanest city category went to Ambikapur (Chhattisgarh) and Mysore… Continue reading Indore gets cleanest city tag for third year in a row
Environment Ministry plugs loophole that allowed plastic waste import
Environment Ministry plugs loophole that allowed plastic waste import The government has amended the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Trans-boundary Movement) Rules, 2016. The rules deals with environmentally sound management of hazardous and other wastes. Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management& Trans-boundary Movement) Amendment Rules, 2019 has prohibited import of solid plastic waste to India… Continue reading Environment Ministry plugs loophole that allowed plastic waste import
Women rights activists release list of demands
Women rights activists release list of demands Women right activists have released ”Womanifesto”. It is a 44-point list of demands for consideration of all political parties for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The major demands include a) free sanitary napkins, b) free treatment for survivors of sexual assault and acid attack, c) criminalisation of marital… Continue reading Women rights activists release list of demands
Poorest of poor and uneducated women left behind in ICDS
Poorest of poor and uneducated women left behind in ICDS A paper published in a WHO bulletin has revealed that the services under Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) have an inadequate reach among the poorest of the poor and uneducated mothers. The Integrated Child Development Service (ICDS) was launched in 1975. The scheme comes under … Continue reading Poorest of poor and uneducated women left behind in ICDS
