Context: In an important decision to put an end to the inordinate delay in the prosecution of politicians and criminal cases, the Centre has recently decided to set up Special Courts to deal with cases exclusively against MP and MLAs, and dispose them within a year. Introduction: The Centre’s decision will a body blow for… Continue reading 7 PM Editorial: Special courts in India
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Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon – January 19, 2018
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Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – January 18, 2018
Archives Q.1) The government recently decided to set up Special Courts in India. In this context discuss the salient features of special courts and how these courts will deal with tainted lawmakers? What are the challenges in the way of setting up these courts in India? (GS-2) The legislature has introduced special courts on many… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – January 18, 2018
Must Read News Articles – January 19, 2018
Archives GS: 1 Society related issues: Protecting marriages across castes (The Hindu) Eight years after the National Commission for Women (NCW) proposed a special law to punish honour killings incited by khap panchayats, the Supreme Court has said that adults are free to marry persons of their own choice and hurting couples, or summoning them… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – January 19, 2018
Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – January 19, 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 To Download December compilation of Mains Marathon- Click Here Q.1) Explain the types of passports in India issued by GOI under the Passport Act, 1967. Critically examine the provisions of recently… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – January 19, 2018
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7 PM Daily Editorials Brief – January 18, 2018 (Orange colored passports introduced for ECR category)
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Orange colored passports introduced for ECR category
Context: India’s Foreign Ministry issued new rules saying that citizens who require emigration checks will now carry orange passports, while those who don’t will carry blue ones. What was the necessity of Orange colored passport? India is the world’s largest exporter of migrant labor; 1 in 20 migrant workers worldwide are Indian-born Many of those… Continue reading Orange colored passports introduced for ECR category
Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon – January 18, 2018
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Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – January 17, 2018
Archives Q.1) In recent times, human-wildlife conflict is one of the biggest major threats for both the entities. What are the reasons attached to it? Critically examine how far the government has succeeded in implementing government schemes for conservation of tigers. (GS–3) Introduction: Sanctuaries and National Parks are areas of significant ecological, floral, faunal… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – January 17, 2018
