Defence Minister has chaired a meeting to review the recommendations of the Task Force of Experts to evolve methodology to prevent ammunition accidents and minimise its effects. The task force was headed by Philip Campose.He explained the causes for ammunition accidents and brought out preventive and mitigative measures. The task force emphasised that the safety… Continue reading Raksha Mantri Evolves Methodology to Prevent Ammunition Accidents
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CSO must rethink informal sector estimates:Pronab Sen
Former Chief Statistician of India has said that Central Statistics Office (CSO) needs to rethink how it estimates the growth of the informal sector as the current method is no longer accurate. The current method uses the corporate sector data to estimate the activity in the non-corporate sector. However,this works only as long as the… Continue reading CSO must rethink informal sector estimates:Pronab Sen
[Answered] What is Zero Budget Natural Farming? Considering India’s food needs, examine the need of it at a national level? Discuss various challenges.
Demand of the question Introduction. Define zero budget natural farming. Body. Analyse need of zero budget national farming. Discuss various challenges. Conclusion. Way forward. Indian economy is facing a deep agrarian crisis that is making small scale farming an unviable occupation. Privatised seeds, inputs, and markets are inaccessible and expensive for peasants. Indian farmers increasingly… Continue reading [Answered] What is Zero Budget Natural Farming? Considering India’s food needs, examine the need of it at a national level? Discuss various challenges.
[Answered] “While most of the developed world has penalised marital rape, surprisingly, there is no law to protect married women against marital rape in India”. Critically analyse the need of law against marital rape in India. Discuss various challenges while legislating such a law.
Demand of the question Introduction. Contextual Introduction. Body. Write about issue of marital rape in India through data. Discuss various challenges in enacting marital rape law. Conclusion. Way forward. According to the UN Women’s 2011 report, out of 179 countries for which data was available, 52 had amended their legislation to explicitly make marital rape… Continue reading [Answered] “While most of the developed world has penalised marital rape, surprisingly, there is no law to protect married women against marital rape in India”. Critically analyse the need of law against marital rape in India. Discuss various challenges while legislating such a law.
[Answered] “Inspite of various laws and regulations, India has made little progress in managing its plastic waste”. Critically comment. Also discuss various provisions under “The Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016”.
Demand of the question Introduction. Give a contextual Introduction. Body. Discuss progress of plastic waste management in India. Write about Plastic waste management rules 2016 and 2018 amendment. Conclusion. Way forward. A document of National Geographic depicted a recent December 2018 report from Britain’s Royal Statistical Society highlighted a fact that only 9% of the… Continue reading [Answered] “Inspite of various laws and regulations, India has made little progress in managing its plastic waste”. Critically comment. Also discuss various provisions under “The Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016”.
[Answered] While Centre aims to double farmers’ income by 2022, a NABARD survey shows high levels of inter-State income inequality among agricultural households. In light of this discuss various issues faced by farmers in India. Suggest some measures to resolve these issues.
Demand of the question Introduction. Give a contextual Introduction. Body. Discuss issues faced by Indian farmers. Conclusion. Way forward and solutions. Historically, India has been an agrarian country. The Green Revolution after independence resulted in an increase in production of food grains, especially wheat and paddy. However, the improvements in agriculture did not sustain much… Continue reading [Answered] While Centre aims to double farmers’ income by 2022, a NABARD survey shows high levels of inter-State income inequality among agricultural households. In light of this discuss various issues faced by farmers in India. Suggest some measures to resolve these issues.
Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – July 10, 2019
Q.1) In the light of recent “Food and Nutrition Security Analysis, 2019” report, critically discuss the problem of malnutrition in India. What should be done to address this problem? Answered Q.2) “5g could be one of the most important development in human history”. Comment. Explain various challenges involved in adopting the 5g technology. Answered Q.3)… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – July 10, 2019
Must Read News Articles-July 11th 2019
Archives GS-1 A demographic window of opportunity: on population and policy Recently, the United Nations released the 26th revision of World Population Prospects and forecast that India will overtake China as the most populous country by 2027. The author discusses what policy measures should India take to reap its demographic dividend. Deepening #MeToo A year… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-July 11th 2019
Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – July 11th, 2019
Q.1) While Centre aims to double farmers’ income by 2022, a NABARD survey shows high levels of inter-State income inequality among agricultural households. In light of this discuss various issues faced by farmers in India. Suggest some measures to resolve these issues. The Hindu Q.2) “Inspite of various laws and regulations, India has made little… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – July 11th, 2019
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