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WTO’s member countries fail to reach agreement on food security right

Context: The 164 member countries of World Trade Organisation recently met to discuss substantive issues such as the food security right of developing countries and the centrality of development in multilateral trade negotiations. What is food security? Food security is a key international issue that gives rise to keen debate. It refers to the availability… Continue reading WTO’s member countries fail to reach agreement on food security right

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Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – December 14

Archives  Q.1) Rising cases of mental health disorders in India needs a more proactive approach from the government. What are the major reasons and issues concerning the rise? (GS-1) Introduction: Almost 7.5% of Indians suffer from major or minor mental disorders that require expert intervention. What are the rising factors that affect the mental illness?… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – December 14

Must Read News Articles –December 15

Archives GS-2 Polity and Constitution SC clears 12 special courts to try cases against politicians: The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave the green signal for the Centre’s scheme to set up 12 fast track courts to exclusively prosecute and dispose of 1,581 criminal cases pending against Members of Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies within a… Continue reading Must Read News Articles –December 15

Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – December 15

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) “It turns out that adultery by men is illegal in India while women is exempted, but gender is not the only… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – December 15

SC’s petition to drop adultery as a criminal offence

Context: 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 adultery. The Supreme Court has recently admitted a petition to drop adultery as a criminal offence from the statute book. What is adultery? Adultery is a voluntary consensual relationship… Continue reading SC’s petition to drop adultery as a criminal offence

Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – December 13

Archives  Q.1) Low conviction rates and lack of lawful definition of crime mark criminal administration in India. Discuss (GS-2) Low conviction rates and a lack of a lawful definition of crime mark criminal administration in India. Police reform in India has been concerned with political interference ever since the landmark Supreme Court judgement, in 2006,… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – December 13

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