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Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – December 18

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 November compilation of Mains Marathon- Click Here Q.1) A report of the Lancet Commission on pollution and health states that people die prematurely every year from diseases caused by… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – December 18

Must Read News Articles –December 18

Archives GS: 2 International relations: Hambantota augury (Indian Express Editorials) Seven years after the China-built Hambantota Port was inaugurated with great fanfare by the then president of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa, as a symbol of his country’s rising geopolitical aspirations in Asia, the Sri Lanka government has taken the project to its logical and inevitable,… Continue reading Must Read News Articles –December 18

Must Read News Articles –December 17

Archives GS: 2 International relations: Why is Wassenaar Arrangement important to India? (The Hindu) Before its nuclear weapons test in 1998, India was considered a nuclear capable country but was not recognised as one. This meant that there was no formal recognition that India was capable of producing both nuclear power and nuclear weapons. Social… Continue reading Must Read News Articles –December 17

Rising inequality in India: The Pickety report

Context  ‘Inequality rose substantially since implementation of 80s’ deregulation reforms’. World Inequality Report Following are the finding of a new report by economists, including Thomas Pickety and Lucas Chancel:- Income inequality in India rose rapidly since the 1980s to a situation where the top 10% of the earners accounted for 56% of the income earned… Continue reading Rising inequality in India: The Pickety report

Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – December 15

Archives  Q.1) “It turns out that adultery by men is illegal in India while women is exempted, but gender is not the only point of concern.” Discuss critically. (GS-1) Introduction: There has been a long dispute over the constitutional validity of Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code, under which men can be prosecuted for… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – December 15

ForumIAS: Facts in News (December 1st – 7th)

Facts in news is published on a weekly basis that consists a gist of all crucial news articles from ‘The Hindu’ that may bear relevance to Civil Services Preparation. Here is the Summary of all current happenings from around the world for the First week of December. Download Facts in News PDF file here. [table id=23 /]

Must Read News Articles –December 16

Archives GS–1 Social Issues Karnataka HC strikes down rule on stringent tobacco pack warnings: The Karnataka High Court on Friday declared the Cigarette and other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Amendment Rules, 2014 as unconstitutional. Make offices accessible to disabled: SC: The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the right to dignity of the disabled while directing that government buildings providing public services should be made… Continue reading Must Read News Articles –December 16

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