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Must Read News Articles – August 20, 2018

Archives GS 2 Reality check In addition to the basic requirement of a legal framework under which the extension or curtailment of the term of any Assembly is constitutionally permissible, simultaneous elections would demand a massive increase in the number of electronic voting machines (EVMs) and voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) units. Sovereignty and sensitivity… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 20, 2018

Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – August 20, 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) What are the reasons of urban flooding in India? Discuss the mechanism available to deal with urban flooding and why it has proved to be ineffective in dealing… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – August 20, 2018

Must Read News Articles – August 19, 2018

Archives GS: 3 PM Modi announces Rs. 500 crore aid Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced an immediate financial assistance of Rs. 500 crore to rain-battered Kerala after reviewing the flood situation, even as rescue operations continued in Pathanamthitta and Thrissur districts amid heavy rain. Revise trade laws, tariffs: U.S. Ambassador Calling upon India… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 19, 2018

Must Read News Articles – August 18, 2018

Archives GS 2 How the ‘deep state’ gamed the system The peaceful transition to a new electoral force represented by Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is seen by some as further proof of an evolving system where civilian politicians, by drawing their power from mass electoral politics, are emerging from the shadow of an army-dominated state.… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 18, 2018

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