Archives Q.1) Critically examine cause and consequences of child marriage in India. What are the steps taken by government to stop child marriage? Answer: Child Marriage is defined as a marriage of a girl or boy before the age of 18 and refers to both formal marriages and informal unions in which children under the… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – March 1, 2019
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Must Read News Articles – March 2nd, 2019
Archives GS 2 At OIC meet, India flays terror funding In a speech at the inaugural plenary of the 46th session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj stressed that the anti-terror fight was not a clash among civilisations. Order on surveillance meant to protect privacy, govt. tells SC The… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – March 2nd, 2019
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Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – March 2nd, 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) Critically analyze the reasons on basis of which Supreme Court has ordered eviction of Tribals and Forest dwellers. Q. 2) Menace of illicit liquor has haunted India time… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – March 2nd, 2019
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – March 1, 2019
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Trump, Kim fail to reach deal in Hanoi summit
US President and North Korean leader met for a second summit in Vietnam.The summit ended in failure with the two sides far apart on the central issues of disarmament and sanctions relief. US has said that the talks had collapsed because North Korea insisted that all the sanctions U.S. has imposed on North Korea be… Continue reading Trump, Kim fail to reach deal in Hanoi summit
Pakistan will release Abhinandan on Friday
Pakistan is set to release Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was captured after the Pakistan Air Force violated the Indian airspace and downed a MiG 21 ‘Bison’. Commander will be released under third Geneva Convention (1949) which provides for (a) protection for Prisoners of War (PoWs) (b) defines the rights of PoWs and (c)lays down… Continue reading Pakistan will release Abhinandan on Friday
EC allows 11 documents to prove voters’ identity
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced that photo voter slips will no longer be accepted as ‘stand-alone identification document’ for voting at polling stations.It justified its decision on the ground that photo voter slip design does not have any security features and can be misused. ECI has listed 11 documents for identification that… Continue reading EC allows 11 documents to prove voters’ identity
Poll candidates now have to give income details of 5 years
Election commission has announced that all candidates in the upcoming Lok Sabha election will have to declare (a) their income tax returns (ITRs) of past five years (b) details of foreign assets held by them and (c)Permanent Account Number(PAN) as per the Conduct of Election(Amendment) Rules 2019 notified by the Ministry of Law and Justice.… Continue reading Poll candidates now have to give income details of 5 years
7 PM | Know about menace of illicit liquor/hooch in India |1 March, 2019
Read In-depth analysis of all the Editorials here Illicit/unregulated alcohol or hooch forms a large part of the alcohol consumed in India, especially in villages and tribal areas. It has become a root cause of many major tragedies thus it becomes necessary to know about this menace that has been explained below. Major Hooch tragedies in… Continue reading 7 PM | Know about menace of illicit liquor/hooch in India |1 March, 2019
