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Road Safety: Importance, challenges and solutions

Roads are the arteries through which the economy sustains. Roads link producers to markets, workers to jobs, students to school, and the sick to hospitals, hence are vital to any development agenda. However, roads can only contribute if they are safe for commuters and government’s main thrust of accident prevention and control has been on… Continue reading Road Safety: Importance, challenges and solutions

Must Read News Articles – December 12th, 2018

Archives GS 2 Don’t reveal identity of rape victims: SC Only Special Courts under POCSO can permit the disclosure of the identity of a minor victim, that too, only if such divulgence were in the interest of the child Providing health for all Japan and India are exchanging ideas and expertise in many projects to… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – December 12th, 2018

Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – December 12, 2018

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) Discuss the structure and functioning of NHRC. Also, discuss the criticisms faced by the organisation. Q.2) Critically analyze the impacts of rise of social media on democratic setups… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – December 12, 2018

Opinion | Global lessons from natural calamities

Opinion | Global lessons from natural calamities Article: In the backdrop of the 2018 Kerala Floods, the article discusses the protection gap in disaster management and risk transfer to insurance companies as a solution Important Facts: Disaster Management Financing in India: The present financial scheme includes Calamity Relief Fund (CRF) and National Calamity Contingency Fund… Continue reading Opinion | Global lessons from natural calamities

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NPS withdrawal made 100% tax free

NPS withdrawal made 100% tax free News: Government make entire NPS withdrawal at the time of retirement tax free. Facts: At present, 40% of the total accumulated corpus utilized for purchase of annuity is tax exempt. Of the remaining 60% corpus withdrawn by the NPS subscriber at the time of retirement, 40% is tax exempt… Continue reading NPS withdrawal made 100% tax free

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