Archives GS: 2 International relations: Jerusalem is Israel’s capital:U.S. (The Hindu) U.S. President Donald Trump reversed decades of policy on Wednesday and recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, despite warnings from around the world that the gesture will further drive a wedge between Israel and the Palestinians. Let us be realistic about the UNSC… Continue reading Must Read News Articles –December 7
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Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – December 7
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) Examine why sanitation programmes in India fails to achieve their purpose and discuss the substantial measures for the same. (GS-1) The HIndu Q.2) India has jumped up to rank… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – December 7
10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : December 6
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9 PM Current Affairs Brief – 6th December, 2017
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7 PM Daily Editorials Brief – December 6, 2017(NCRB crime report: an accurate picture?)
Read In-depth analysis of all the Editorials here Source : Why crime data do not always add up to the complete picture (Indian Express) Analysis : NCRB crime report: an accurate picture?
NCRB crime report: an accurate picture?
Context: Uttar Pradesh accounted for 9.5% of total crimes reported in the country, while Delhi reported the highest crime rate (974.9) for the year 2016, according to the latest data released by the National Crime Records Bureau. Highlights of the data: There was an increase of 2.6% in crimes in 2016 compared to the previous year,… Continue reading NCRB crime report: an accurate picture?
Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon – December 6
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ForumIAS: Facts in News (November 15th – 21st)
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 Third week of November. Download Facts in News PDF file here. [table id=22 /]
Must Read News Articles –December 6
Archives GS: 2 International relations: UAE to set to open more consular offices in India (The Hindu) Boosting bilateral engagement with India, the United Arab Emirates will open several new consular centres in India and invest $75 billion of its sovereign wealth fund in the country, its envoy said on Tuesday. Indian Constitution and Polity:… Continue reading Must Read News Articles –December 6
Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – December 5
Archives Q.1) Despite several attempts of eradication of manual scavenging by government, practice prevails. Discuss the various government measures to eradicate the manual scavenging in India and what are the reasons behind prevalence of manual scavenging despite several measures?(GS-1) There are possibly over 12 lakh manual scavengers across India despite launching several acts and initiatives.… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – December 5
