Context: Industrial activity saw robust growth for the second consecutive month in December, with the Index of Industrial Production growing 7.07%. Present status: The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) registered second consecutive month of high growth in December on the back of robust manufacturing activity which expanded by 8.4 per cent. Within manufacturing, 16 out… Continue reading India’s industrial activity sees robust performance
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Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon – February 13, 2018
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Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – February 12, 2018
Archives Q.1) What do you mean by Gender Responsive Budgeting? What are the schemes and initiatives taken to encourage and empower women in the recent the Union Budget 2018? (GS-3) Introduction: Gender-responsive budgeting seeks to ensure that the collection and allocation of public resources is carried out in ways that are effective and contribute to… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – February 12, 2018
Download: Prelims Marathon January, 2018 Compilation (MCQs , Answers and Explanations)
Friends, We are releasing the Prelims Marathon (or Daily Quiz) Compilation for the month of January, 2018. Download the ForumIAS Prelims Marathon (January, 2018) Compilation by Clicking Here. For all other Important Downloads: Visit our Downloads Page About Prelims Marathon Initiative: The Daily Prelims Marathon is focused on UPSC Prelims 2018. About 5-7 Daily MCQs, excluding Saturday and Sunday. The questions are published in the… Continue reading Download: Prelims Marathon January, 2018 Compilation (MCQs , Answers and Explanations)
Must Read News Articles – February 13, 2018
Archives GS: 1 Society related issues: The jallikattu challenge(The Hindu Opinion) Part III of the Constitution, which lists the various fundamental rights, provides to persons different manners of guarantees, including in Article 14 a right to equality, and in Article 21 a right to life. These enumerated rights, however, do not explicitly recognise animals as… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 13, 2018
Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – February 13, 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)Recently, the Supreme Court accepted the suggestions made by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) Bar Association on appointments to various tribunals. In this context discuss the current challenges facing by… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – February 13, 2018
10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : February 12, 2018
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9 PM Current Affairs Brief – February 12th, 2018
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7 PM Daily Editorials Brief – February 12, 2018 (India’s wild birds trafficking epidemic)
Read In-depth analysis of all the Editorials here Source : Bengal a hub for soaring trade in wild Indian birds Analysis : India’s wild birds trafficking epidemic
India’s wild birds trafficking epidemic
Context: Experts observe that Kolkata, and West Bengal, have for the past several years been a hub for the trade in Indian wild birds. Background: 1991: After a 1991 amendment to the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, except for the house crow (Corvussplendens), which is listed as vermin, no Indian bird can be hunted, trapped,… Continue reading India’s wild birds trafficking epidemic

