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Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – October 24

Archives  Q.1) Recently, the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN).  In this context highlight the rationale behind awarding this Prize to ICAN.  Highlight the harmful threat of nuclear Weapons on human health and environment? (GS-3) Ans: Recently, the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – October 24

Must Read News Articles – October 25

Archives GS-1 Social issues Complicated terms of engagement: (Hindu, Editorial) The question of consent is one that must lie with the individual woman. GS-2 Constitutional and quasi-judicial Bodies Procedure to remove ECs vague, says petition in SC: (The Hindu) ‘It affects the top poll body’s functional autonomy’. International groupings and agreements For the sake of… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – October 25

Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – October 25

Archives 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) What do you understand by the term “Demonetization”?How  has it impacted the India’s economy?(GS-3) The Hindu Q.2) Recently, the centre decided to to fully digitise all campus processes… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – October 25

7 PM Daily Editorials Brief – October 24, 2017

Read In-depth analysis of all Editorials here Source : Modi-Ghani talks to focus on terror: (The Hindu) Analysis : India-Afghanistan relations: An overview Source : Centre eases norms for sewage plants: (The Hindu) Analysis : Waste disposal in India  

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Waste disposal in India

Context: The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has relaxed standards for upcoming sewage treatment plants (STP), including those to come up on extremely polluted stretches of the Ganga. Introduction: Existing laws permit Biochemical oxygen demand (Bod) upto 30 mg/litre. Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), (also called biological oxygen demand) is the amount of dissolved oxygen needed… Continue reading Waste disposal in India

India-Afghanistan relations: An overview

Context Afghan President Ashraf Ghani shall hold detailed talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on security and stability in Afghanistan, and efforts to combat terrorism. How were the Indo-Afghanistan relations in the Ancient Days? India Afghanistan relations can be traced back to Indus Valley Civilization. The Seleucid empire controlled that part which is present day Afghanistan The historic Khyber Pass that… Continue reading India-Afghanistan relations: An overview

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