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Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – July 25th, 2019

Q.1) “India is facing the dual challenge of ensuring energy security and combating water crisis .” Comment. The Hindu Q.2) “Government’s efforts and legal frameworks to prevent sexual harassment against women have not been much successful.” Discuss. The Hindu Q.3) Discuss various goals and function of UNAIDS. Why world needs a coordinated effort to prevent… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – July 25th, 2019

7 PM | Giving ties with Seoul a facelift | 24th July, 2019

Context: India – South Korea relations. More in News: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met South Korean President Moon Jae-in on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka and discussed ways to enhance trade, economic and people-to-people relations. Political and security Relations: India played an important and positive role in Korean affairs after Korea’s independence… Continue reading 7 PM | Giving ties with Seoul a facelift | 24th July, 2019

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7 PM | Will India’s idea on disaster management gain global support? | 24th July, 2019

Context: creation of Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure and its significance Infrastructure is the term for the basic physical systems of a business or nation—transportation, communication, sewage, water, and electric systems are all examples of infrastructure. These systems tend to be high-cost investments and are vital to a country’s economic development and prosperity.  The term “resilient”… Continue reading 7 PM | Will India’s idea on disaster management gain global support? | 24th July, 2019

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IMF cuts India’s growth forecast for 2019-20 to 7%

The International Monetary Fund(IMF) has released the World Economic Outlook report.The report has projected a slower growth rate for India in 2019 and 2020.It has projected that Indian economy will grow at 7.0% in 2019 and 7.2% in 2020. The downward revision of 0.3 percentage point for both years reflects a weaker-than expected outlook for… Continue reading IMF cuts India’s growth forecast for 2019-20 to 7%

Pencil Portal

Union Minister for Labour has informed Lok Sabha that 361 Complaints of Child Labour have been resolved Through Pencil Portal. PENCIL portal stands for Platform for Effective Enforcement for No Child Labour(PENCIL).The portal is administered by the Ministry of Labour & Employment. It is a electronic platform to ensure effective enforcement of the provisions of… Continue reading Pencil Portal

Prime Minister’s Research Fellows(PMRF) Scheme

Union Minister for Human Resource Development(HRD) has informed Lok sabha about the Prime Minister’s Research Fellows(PMRF) Scheme. The PMRF scheme is aimed at attracting the talent pool of the country to doctoral(Ph.D) programs of Indian Institutes of Technology(IITs) and Indian Institute of Science(IISc) for carrying out research in cutting edge science and technology domains with… Continue reading Prime Minister’s Research Fellows(PMRF) Scheme

Trauma Care Centres for Road Accident Victims

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways has informed Rajya Sabha about the setting up of Trauma Care Facilities along National Highways under the scheme “Capacity Building for Developing Trauma Care Facilities on National Highways”. The overall objective of the scheme is to bring down preventable deaths due to road accidents by developing a pan-India… Continue reading Trauma Care Centres for Road Accident Victims

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