Kartarpur corridor can build bridges: Venkaiah News: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu laid the foundation stone of Kartarpur corridor in Gurdaspur, a four-lane “human corridor” supposed to be completed by November 23, 2019, in time for Sikh founding Guru Nanak’s 550th birth anniversary. Important Facts: The vice president called for a stronger focus on the… Continue reading Kartarpur corridor can build bridges: Venkaiah
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Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon – November 27, 2018
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Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – November 27, 2018
Archives Q.1) Critically discuss economic and environmental cost of farm subsidies in India. Answer: Farm subsidies provide governmental financial to the farmers and agribusinesses to reduce their input expenditures and supplement their income. Economic cost: High burden of subsidies on exchequer. Distorts market prices of agricultural produce. Affects farmers income because of their lack of… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – November 27, 2018
Must Read News Articles – November 27th, 2018
Archives GS 2 Kartarpur corridor can build bridges: Venkaiah The Kartarpur corridor between India and Pakistan will “open new doors” and is a “unifier, building bridges across old chasms”, said Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu PIL urges minimum wages for domestic workers A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking its intervention to bring dignity… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – November 27th, 2018
Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – November 27, 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) Critically discuss economic and environmental cost of farm subsidies in India. Q.2) Examine the key features of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 and analyse key issues related to… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – November 27, 2018
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9 PM Current Affairs Brief – November 26, 2018
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7 PM Daily Editorials Brief – November 26, 2018 (SwacHh Bharat Abhiyaan)
Read In-depth analysis of all the Editorials here Source: World Toilet Day: Why future of Swachh Bharat Mission remains unsure Analysis : SwacHh Bharat Abhiyaan
HIV infected children likely to suffer cognitive impairment: study
HIV infected children likely to suffer cognitive impairment: study News A new study reveals Children infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) have to endure a significant adverse impact on their neurodevelopment and cognitive functioning Important facts The study is carried out by a team of doctors at Fortis Memorial Research Institute in Gurugram, King… Continue reading HIV infected children likely to suffer cognitive impairment: study
RIMES terms Titli cyclone ‘rarest of rare’
RIMES terms Titli cyclone ‘rarest of rare’ News The Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES) for Africa and Asia has termed ‘Titli’, the severe cyclonic storm that devastated Odisha in October, as ‘rarest cyclone’. Important Facts: In 200 years of history of cyclone tracks, no synthetic track projection captures the Titli type of cyclones.… Continue reading RIMES terms Titli cyclone ‘rarest of rare’
