Context: The Rajya Sabha has passed the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill, 2019 What is No-Detention Policy? TheNo detention policy is a clause under the RTE Act 2009 as entered in Article 16. It states: “No child admitted in a school shall be held back in any class or expelled… Continue reading No Detention Policy
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Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – January 7, 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) Recently, Global Slavery Index 2016 has estimated 1.8 crore Indians in modern slavery. In this context discuss the various reason prevailing in India for modern slavery and what are… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – January 7, 2019
Must Read News Articles – January 7th, 2019
Archives GS 2 Rana extradition unlikely before 2023, indicates U.S. Indian agencies will have to wait a little longer before Tahawwur Rana, a key accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case is extradited here from the U.S. Railways propose new security plan at stations Railways is planning to seal stations just like airports and… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – January 7th, 2019
Must Read News Articles – January 6th, 2019
Archives GS 2 In a first, Mallya declared a ‘fugitive economic offender’ He is the first person to be declared so under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act and government can now confiscate all his properties. MGNREGA scheme faces fund shortage The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act scheme is facing a severe fund crunch,… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – January 6th, 2019
10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : January 5, 2019
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9 PM Current Affairs Brief – January 5, 2019
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7 PM Daily Editorials Brief – January 5, 2018 (India Afghanistan Relations)
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Archaeologists find temple to god of skinning sacrifices
Archaeologists find temple to god of skinning sacrifices News: Archaeologists found First-Known Temple of ‘Flayed Lord’ in Mexico Facts: Archaeologists in Mexico have found the first temple dedicated to a deity called the ‘flayed lord’, an important god in the Aztec Empire whose worshippers were said to wear the skin of sacrificial victims. The Aztec… Continue reading Archaeologists find temple to god of skinning sacrifices
Seven cities have tackled faecal sludge
Seven cities have tackled faecal sludge News: Seven cities all in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh – have been certified ODF++, according to the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban. Facts: The seven cities are Indore, Khargone, Sahaganj, Ujjain, Bhilai, Rajnandgaon and Ambikapur These are the first cities to qualify under the government’s new extended protocol to sustain gains… Continue reading Seven cities have tackled faecal sludge
Andhra unveils second largest rock art trove
PT Facts Andhra unveils second largest rock art trove News: Andhra unveils second largest rock art trove Important Facts: Andhra Pradesh’s second largest petroglyph site, containing about 80 petroglyhs, has been discovered at Mekala Benchi in Kurnool district Mekala Benchi has petroglyphs dating back from the Neolithic to the Megalithic period, Kandanathi carvings range from… Continue reading Andhra unveils second largest rock art trove
