According to private weather forecaster Skymet, there is unlikely to be a drought in 2019. This is because the El Nino is expected to diminish gradually by the beginning of monsoon. Recently, the U.S. National Climate Centre had issued a forecast that an El Nino had formed and would last up to spring 2019. El… Continue reading Droughts less probable this year: Skymet
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Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – February 25, 2019
Archives Q.1) Recently Supreme Court directed states to evict Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Other Traditional Forest Dweller whose claims over forest land have been rejected. Critically analyse. Answer: The Act recognized and vested forest rights and occupation in forest land in forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers who have been residing in… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – February 25, 2019
Meghalaya rathole mine tragedy: SC questions need to go on with rescue work but agrees to one ‘last-ditch effort’
The Supreme Court has questioned the need to continue with the rescue operations for trapped miners in a rathole mine in Meghalaya. A coal mine in Meghalaya East Jaintia Hills had collapsed which threw light on a dangerous procedure known as “rat-hole mining”. Rat hole mining involves digging of very small tunnels, usually only 3-4… Continue reading Meghalaya rathole mine tragedy: SC questions need to go on with rescue work but agrees to one ‘last-ditch effort’
Banks may set repo rate as benchmark
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed a major change in the way banks price their loans. It said that banks will now have to link the interest rates charged by them on different categories of loans to the external benchmarks instead of the used internal benchmarks. Currently, all loans such as for car… Continue reading Banks may set repo rate as benchmark
U.K. should hand over Chagos islands to Mauritius: ICJ
The International Court of Justice has ruled that the United Kingdom should hand over the administration of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius in order to legally complete its decolonisation. The British government ruled Mauritius from 1810 to 1968.But,under an agreement struck in 1965, in return for compensation to Mauritius and fishing… Continue reading U.K. should hand over Chagos islands to Mauritius: ICJ
Warming imperils clouds that deter ‘hothouse’ conditions
According to a recent research published in the journal Nature Geoscience, stratocumulus clouds could disappear if the amount of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere increases threefold. This could result in steep increase (by about 8 degree Celsius) in Earth’s temperature in addition to the global warming that comes from increased greenhouse concentrations. This would further lead to… Continue reading Warming imperils clouds that deter ‘hothouse’ conditions
Modi opens War Memorial
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the National War Memorial. It is located near India Gate in New Delhi. The memorial has been built in remembrance of soldiers who sacrificed their lives while protecting the country, post-independence. It also commemorates the soldiers who participated and made the sacrifice in Peace Keeping Missions, and Counter Insurgency… Continue reading Modi opens War Memorial
Must Read News Articles – February 26th, 2019
Archives GS 1 Re-imagining Delhi Urban problems are not urban in isolation; they are national problems. Cities are in need of duly empowered municipalities and institutional systems and processes for closely coordinated and accountable agencies that can deliver in areas such as sanitation, health, education, mobility and housing. GS 2 Coalition of the concerned In… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 26th, 2019
Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – February 26th, 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 Describe the reasons behind the Cuban missile crisis and what were its major consequences? Coastal security is a complex task due to India’s vast coastline and multiplicity of agencies… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – February 26th, 2019
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