China’s Chang’e-4 lunar rover lands on moon’s far side, sends back images News: China’s Chang’e-4 lunar rover made the first-ever soft landing on the far side of the moon Important Facts: The first-ever soft landing is being seen as a major milestone in space exploration because unlike previous moon missions that have landed on the… Continue reading China’s Chang’e-4 lunar rover lands on moon’s far side, sends back images
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No plan to up judge retirement age: Law Ministry
No plan to up judge retirement age: Law Ministry News: Parliamentary Panel recommends increase in retirement age of SC Judges to 67 Years and HC Judges to 65 Years Important Facts: Amid concerns over a huge number of vacancies in the Supreme Court Parliamentary committee has recommended the government to consider increasing the age of… Continue reading No plan to up judge retirement age: Law Ministry
Prevalence of Bonded Labour in India
Context: Recent cases of rescue of bonded labourers from Karnataka What is bonded labour? Bonded labour is generally described as a type of forced labour and is also known as debt bondage or debt labour. It occurs when a person is forced to use their physical labour to pay off a debt. According to the… Continue reading Prevalence of Bonded Labour in India
Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon – January 4, 2019
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Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – January 3, 2019
Archives Q 1) What do you mean by surrogacy? What are the major concerns associated with commercial surrogacy in India? Critically discuss the Surrogacy (Regulation) bill, 2016 (GS-2) Answer: Surrogacy refers to a contract in which a woman carries a pregnancy “for” another couple. Major concerns wrt commercial surrogacy: Deaths of surrogate mothers due to… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – January 3, 2019
Monthly Compilation: Download Mains Marathon December, 2018 Compilation (Questions and Answers)
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Must Read News Articles – January 4th, 2019
Archives GS 2 A case of unprincipled criminalisation The triple talaq Bill is a classic case of an unfair legislative move with a populist agenda Judges’ retirement age won’t go up The Law Ministry on Thursday said there was no proposal as of now to increase the retirement age of Supreme Court judges from 65… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – January 4th, 2019
Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – January 4, 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) What do you mean by Blockchain technology? Discuss how blockchain technology can be applied in healthcare, education and agricultural sector. Q.2) What is Basic Structure of Indian Constitution?… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – January 4, 2019
10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : January 3, 2019
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9 PM Current Affairs Brief – January 3, 2019
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