Context Indian Oil Corporation placed India’s first ever shale oil order with the U.S., and the prices from the U.S. were very competitive even when compared with those from Gulf nations. India bought four cargoes at the first Shale oil order. Pressure on OPEC countries The increasing oil imports from new sources such as the… Continue reading India to increase its dimension of oil importing
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A bill for the goodwill of workers or the contrary?
Context: The government introduced in the Lok Sabha ‘The Code on Wages’ bill which seeks to empower the Centre to fix a “universal minimum wage” aimed to benefit over 40 crore unorganized sector workers. Explanation: The cabinet on 10th August, 2017 approved the Code on Wages Bill, which proposes to make minimum wages a statutory… Continue reading A bill for the goodwill of workers or the contrary?
ForumIAS: Facts in News (August 1st – 7th)
Read summaries of all important news articles 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 for the first week of August. Here is the Summary of all current happenings from around the world for the… Continue reading ForumIAS: Facts in News (August 1st – 7th)
ForumIAS UPSC Mains General Studies Test Series for UPSC CSM-2017 : Test 4
UPSC Mains General Studies Test Series (Target UPSC CSM-2017) Test-4 Topic : Indian Society & Geography Here is the 4th Mains Marathon General Studies Test. Topic for Today: (17th August, 2017) Indian Society (Role of women and women’s organization, Population, Urbanisation, Globalisation and related issues, Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism) Geography – All Topics (Important Geophysical Phenomena, factors… Continue reading ForumIAS UPSC Mains General Studies Test Series for UPSC CSM-2017 : Test 4
Detailed Answers: Mains Marathon History Optional Test 4 – UPSC Mains 2017 History Optional Initiative
Archives Friends, We are releasing the Answers of 4th Mains Marathon History Optional Test/Question Bank for History Optional. History Optional Questions – Test 4 Download History Optional Study Plan Here Following are the suggested answers of Test-4 Questions: Q1. Under Mohd bin Tughlaq, we witness the new orientation of state policy and administration. Discuss. Ans. The… Continue reading Detailed Answers: Mains Marathon History Optional Test 4 – UPSC Mains 2017 History Optional Initiative
Answers: UPSC Mains 2017 Electrical Engineering Optional – Test 4 : Mains Marathon
Archives Below are the Answers to UPSC Mains 2017 Electrical Engineering Optional – Test 4: Download Electrical Engineering Optional – Test 4 Answers Here Download the Electrical Engineering Test-4 Here Download the plan Here: Mains Marathon Electrical Engineering Plan All Mains Marathon Optional Questions are updated in this page. Important Points: Technical optionals come with… Continue reading Answers: UPSC Mains 2017 Electrical Engineering Optional – Test 4 : Mains Marathon
Public Administration Optional Test 4 for UPSC Mains 2017 : Mains Marathon
Archives Note: GS Mains Mock Test at 5 PM today. Click Here for more details Topic: Indian Society (Role of women and women’s organization, Population, Urbanisation, Globalisation and related issues, Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism) Geography – All Topics (Important Geophysical Phenomena, factors responsible for the location , salient Features of physical geography) Public Administration Optional… Continue reading Public Administration Optional Test 4 for UPSC Mains 2017 : Mains Marathon
Must Read News Articles – August 17
Archives GS 1 Population and poverty Having a minimum wage law is a mistake: (Live Mint, Editorial) The proposed wage code Bill, which incorporates a universal minimum wage, will lead to higher unemployment and informalization of the economy. Social issues Beyond the lament: (Indian Express, Editorial) Gorakhpur was only the acute manifestation of the chronic… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 17
Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – August 17
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. 1. Can the proposal to create an All-India Judicial Service (AIJS) along the lines of the All India Services (AIS) address the multiple problems in the judiciary? The problems of the Indian… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – August 17
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