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 Indian courts’ are well known for pendency of cases. In this context, highlight the reasons for pendency of cases. How case management system can be useful in reducing the… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – November 20
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9 PM Current Affairs Brief – 19th November, 2017
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Must Read News Articles – November 20
Archives GS 2: International relations: Next Door Nepal: Whose dam is it, anyway?(Indian Express) Budhi Gandaki project has become a battleground for Indian, Chinese interests. ‘Bodh Gaya attack was to avenge Rohingya killings’(The Hindu) The Juvenile Justice Board that held an 18-year-old boy guilty of planting explosives at the Bodh Gaya temple complex in Bihar in… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – November 20
Must Read News Articles – November 19
Archives GS: 2 International relations: Pakistan’s Jadhav dilemma(The Hindu) As officials of the Foreign Office, the Law Ministry, the Interior Ministry and the military met in the office of Attorney-General Ashtar Ausaf last month, they had two proposals on their hands. One was to allow consular access for Kulbhushan Jadhav, the Indian national sentenced to… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – November 19
10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : November 18
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9 PM Current Affairs Brief – 18th November, 2017
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7 PM Daily Editorials Brief – November 18, 2017
Read In-depth analysis of all the Editorials here Source : Economy gets Moody’s thumbs up(The Hindu), Timely recognition: on the Moody’s upgrade(The Hindu) And A step up(Economic times) Analysis : Moody’s upgrades India’s ratings to Baa2 Source : SC for nationwide ban on furnace oil, pet coke(The Hindu) Analysis : Ban on the use of pet coke and furnace oil
Moody’s upgrades India’s ratings to Baa2
Context Moody’s has today upgraded the Government of India’s local and foreign currency issuer ratings to Baa2 from Baa3 and changed the outlook on the rating to stable from positive. Moody’s has also upgraded India’s local currency senior unsecured rating to Baa2 from Baa3 and its short-term local currency rating to P-2 from P-3 What… Continue reading Moody’s upgrades India’s ratings to Baa2
Ban on the use of pet coke and furnace oil
Context: The Supreme Court recently requested all States and Union Territories to move forward towards a nationwide ban on the use of pet coke and furnace oil to power up industries, in a bid to fight pollution. Introduction: The court was hearing a PIL filed in 1985 by environmentalist M C Mehta who had raised… Continue reading Ban on the use of pet coke and furnace oil
Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – November 17
Archives Q.1 What are the likely benefits for India if it’s claim for the membership of APEC is accepted? What are the barriers for India in joining APEC? (GS-2) Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a forum for 21 Pacific Rim member economies that promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – November 17
