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Economic and Political Weekly

Table of content:- Minefields in Investment Relations  Education Budget Lacks Imagination Meta-narrative of the North East ‘Development’ and ‘Modernity’ in the Global South India Badly Needs Public Health Education   Minefields in Investment Relations Background When economic reforms were announced in India in 1991, the country’s foreign investment policy was also liberalised. In 1993, the… Continue reading Economic and Political Weekly

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Frontline Magazine: Gist of articles covering issues and events in India

Table of contents:- Comprehensive coverage of reasons behind agricultural distress in India Dairy sector: Turning Sour? Leather and meat industries GSLV – MKIII In Shanghai Eight War on Indus waters? Secret lives in a nature reserve Gagging the media A lot of hot air Glimpses into 1942 Talking ties Comprehensive coverage of reasons behind agricultural… Continue reading Frontline Magazine: Gist of articles covering issues and events in India

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Yojana Magazine: Summary of all important articles

Table of content Indian Youth: Emerging Power Job Creation: Challenges and Way Forward Making a Nation of Job Creators Youth: A Change Agent Distance and Online Entrepreneurship Education in India Quality Education for Empowering Indian Youth Bringing Youth to mainstream North East Diary Indian Youth: Emerging Power UNESCO defines ‘Youth’ as “the period of transition… Continue reading Yojana Magazine: Summary of all important articles

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UPSC Mains 2017 Sociology Optional Test 3 : Mains Marathon

Archives Here is the 3rd Mains Marathon Sociology Optional Test. Sociology Optional Study Plan Mains Marathon Topics: Stratification and Mobility Caste system Perspectives on the study of Indian Society Time: 1.5 hours 10 questions Questions include both 20 and 10 markers Questions have been jumbled up to facilitate smart time management 1 question from Thinkers… Continue reading UPSC Mains 2017 Sociology Optional Test 3 : Mains Marathon

Must Read News Articles – August 10

Archives GS 1 Indian society Tryst With Inequality: (Indian Express, Editorial) India has failed the Constitution’s commitment to social justice. Social issues SC seeks details of convictions under Child Marriage Act: As the Centre said Parliament must have thought it ‘pragmatic’ to reduce the age of consent for sexual relations for married girls from 18… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 10

[Target UPSC Mains 2017] Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – August 10

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. Discuss the key features of the National Food Security Act, 2013. Examine the major problems and challenges in implementation of the act. (GS 2) The Hindu 2. Discuss the… Continue reading [Target UPSC Mains 2017] Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – August 10

9 PM Daily Current Affairs Editorials – August 9, 2017

Read the thorough summary of the following editorials by clicking on the links below Issues related to subsidies Rouhani’s challenge: (The Hindu, Editorial) Hassan Rouhani second term as Iran’s President Food for action: (The Hindu, Editorial) Connecting food and nutrition security Logistics Data Bank project to expand to South India: Indian logistics industry is at… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Editorials – August 9, 2017

Not our business to say what should be taught in schools, states Supreme Court

Context The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition for a direction to the government to make yoga education a compulsory part of the syllabus for Classes one to eight. Bench’s remark We are nobody to say what is to be taught in schools,” a Bench, led by Justice Madan B. Lokur, orally observed. The Bench… Continue reading Not our business to say what should be taught in schools, states Supreme Court

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