GS-2 PM rejects scope for third party mediation in Kashmir Trump: Discussed issue with Modi — India, Pakistan can resolve it on their own Plea in Supreme Court seeks online RTI portals in States The Supreme Court asked the Centre and 25 States to respond to a writ petition for a direction to establish Right… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-August 27th 2019
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10 PM Current Affairs Quiz #21 August 26, 2019
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Daily Quiz #21 UPSC Prelims Marathon – August 26, 2019
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9 PM Current Affairs Brief – August 26, 2019
G-7 summit Indian Prime Minister (PM) will be attending the G7 Summit in Biarritz, France. Although India is not a member of the G7 group, Indian PM would be attending the Summit as a special guest on the invitation of French President. The G-7 was created in 1975 as an annual gathering of political leaders… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – August 26, 2019
Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – August 26th, 2019
Q.1) “India’s Afghanistan foreign policy has been successful in instilling a sense of confidence among Afghanistan about India.” In light of this discuss whether India should intervene militarily in Afghanistan? The Hindu Q.2) “India and China shares age old bilateral relations, which were, deteriorated only in past few decades.” Comment. The Hindu Q.3) Discuss the… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – August 26th, 2019
7 PM | A bottom-up approach to conservation | 26th August, 2019
Context: Devolution of power to protect the Western Ghats About the Western Ghats: One of the 34 Biodiversity hot spots of the world, the Western Ghats, together with the west coast form an important ecological region, springing from the Arabian Sea coast to the montane heights of over 2,000 m. The Western Ghats straddle the… Continue reading 7 PM | A bottom-up approach to conservation | 26th August, 2019
TEMPLATES
NASA will study the formation of new stars under a program called Targeting Extremely Magnified Panchromatic Lensed Arcs and Their Extended Star Formation, or TEMPLATES. The program has four main goals: a) Measure how many new stars are forming, to determine how rapidly galaxies form stars, b) Map the star-formation rate in four selected galaxies,… Continue reading TEMPLATES
NASA says 49 debris from A-Sat test still in space, Indian missile expert slams report
According to NASA’s latest orbital debris quarterly news, 49 debris from India’s Mission Shakti remain on orbit as of July 15th. The report has however been rejected by India’s missile experts. Mission Shakti was an Anti-satellite (ASAT) missile test conducted by India in March 2019. The Mission was carried out by shooting down Microsat-R with… Continue reading NASA says 49 debris from A-Sat test still in space, Indian missile expert slams report
PM to address UN conference in September to combat desertification
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address 14th session of the Conference of Parties (COP-14) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in September 2019. India, for the first time will be hosting UNCCD COP at Greater Noida from September 2-13. The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is the sole legally… Continue reading PM to address UN conference in September to combat desertification
PM Modi launches $4.2 mn redevelopment project of Hindu temple in Bahrain
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched the $4.2 million redevelopment project of the 200-year-old Sreenathji (Sri Krishna) temple in Manama, Bahrain’s capital. PM Narendra Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Bahrain. The Sri Krishna temple is estimated to have been established around 1817 and was built by Thathai Bhatia Hindu community.… Continue reading PM Modi launches $4.2 mn redevelopment project of Hindu temple in Bahrain
