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Cut red meat, sugar by 50%: Lancet’s diet plan for the world

Cut red meat, sugar by 50%: Lancet’s diet plan for the world News A recent Lancet report by EAT-Lancet Commission has provided a nutritious and sustainable diet plan Important facts Highlights from the report According to the report, over the past 50 years, dominant diets have become nutritionally suboptimal, which calls for a global transformation… Continue reading Cut red meat, sugar by 50%: Lancet’s diet plan for the world

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Food production needs to be more eco-friendly

Food production needs to be more eco-friendly News A recently published Lancet Report by EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet and Health advocates the need for sustainable food production to curb the growing adverse impact of food production on environment. Important Facts Effect of food Production on Environment Deforestation- conversion of forest land to arable land.… Continue reading Food production needs to be more eco-friendly

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Facebook to tighten political ad rules for 2019 elections

Facebook to tighten political ad rules for 2019 elections News: Facebook tightens political advertising rules in 2019 election year. Important Facts: Facebook will tighten the rules for political ads in countries where the elections are scheduled in the first half of the year to avoid any scandals. The rule for Political ads are already underway… Continue reading Facebook to tighten political ad rules for 2019 elections

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Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) News: AIIB needs to diversify project areas as it completes three year of its functioning Important Facts: AIIB is a multilateral development bank with a mission to improve social and economic outcomes in Asia AIIB currently has 93 members countries and Beijing acts as AIIB headquarter India has most benefitted… Continue reading Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

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Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – January 16, 2019

Archives Q.1) Discuss factors responsible for stressed Natural Gas based Power Plant and suitable measures for its revival to achieve clean energy goal? Answer: Thirty one plants, comprising nearly 60 percent of India’s 24.9 gigawatts gas-power capacity, are struggling to repay their debt as fuel shortages affect operations, potentially pushing them into bankruptcy. Challenges faced… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – January 16, 2019

Must Read News Articles – January 17th, 2019

Archives GS 2 10% reservation in all admissions for 2019-20 This quota will be over and above the existing quotas for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Castes, which will also be implemented in private institutions, Mr. Javadekar said on Tuesday. ‘Slump in numeracy skills of rural Class VIII students’ While there has been… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – January 17th, 2019

Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – January 17, 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) The collegium system has been evolved by the judiciary and lacks constitutional basis. In the light of this statement, examine the challenges posed by the collegium system. Q.2)… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – January 17, 2019

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