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India targets only electric vehicles by 2030

Context: India wants only electric vehicles to run on its roads by 2030, but it’s a path riddled with challenges. Background: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari and erstwhile Energy Minister Piyush Goyal have discussed about the target to achieve an all-electric fleet of vehicles by 2030. This initiative comes in line with the… Continue reading India targets only electric vehicles by 2030

Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – February 14, 2018

Archives  Q.1) Despite a strict law, what do you think are the reasons for which illegal trade of wild birds is rampant in India? What are the steps taken by Government for conservation and management of endangered species of birds? (GS–3) Introduction: Over the past two decades reports have shown that of the 1,300 Indian… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – February 14, 2018

Must Read News Articles – February 15, 2018

Archives GS: 1 Art and culture: Crucible for civilisation(The Hindu Opinion) In 1863, British geologist and archaeologist Robert Bruce Foote discovered the first Palaeolithic stone tools from India at the Attirampakkam site, close to Madras. Since then, this site has been visited by many investigators, and considerably more knowledge about the civilisation has been obtained.… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 15, 2018

Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – February 15, 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) India’s forest cover rises by 1% as per the recently released data by the Environment Ministry’s ‘India State of Forest Report 2017. In this context discuss the global position… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – February 15, 2018

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