Government sources have said that 10 Pakistan-based terrorists have been found misusing cross-Line of Control (LoC) trade between Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Recently, the Indian government had suspended the Cross-LoC trade with Pakistan citing a) illegal trade of U.S.-origin California almonds, b) funnelling of counterfeit currency, and c) funding and promotion of… Continue reading ‘10 Pakistan-based terrorists had role in cross-LoC trade’
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Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – April 25th, 2019
Read the following questions and answer them by clicking on the links in not more than 200 words Time: 30 Minutes Kindly review each other’s answer What is intuition? Why intuition is considered as a special attribute of a good leader? Stability in Afghanistan is beneficial for both India and Pakistan in particular and regionin… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – April 25th, 2019
10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : April 24, 2019
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9 PM Current Affairs Brief – April 24, 2019
Download the compilation of all summaries of all the news Articles here Vice-Admiral Verma moves Tribunal Vice Admiral Bimal Verma has once again moved to the Armed Forces Tribunal(AFT) challenging the appointment of his junior Vice Admiral Karambir Singh as the next Indian Navy chief. Earlier this month,Bimal Verma had moved the AFT challenging karambir Singh… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – April 24, 2019
Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon – April 24, 2019
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Vice-Admiral Verma moves Tribunal
Vice Admiral Bimal Verma has once again moved to the Armed Forces Tribunal(AFT) challenging the appointment of his junior Vice Admiral Karambir Singh as the next Indian Navy chief. Earlier this month,Bimal Verma had moved the AFT challenging karambir Singh appointment.However,he withdrew his petition after the tribunal asked him to first file a statutory complaint… Continue reading Vice-Admiral Verma moves Tribunal
Judges’ panel to hear charges against CJI
The Supreme Court has decided to conduct an in-house inquiry into the allegations of sexual harassment levelled against Chief Justice of India. The apex court has appointed a committee headed by senior-most judge of the Supreme Court.However,there will be no time frame to complete the inquiry and future course of action will depend on what… Continue reading Judges’ panel to hear charges against CJI
India may send NIA team to assist in probe
Indian Government may send National Investigation Agency(NIA) to Sri Lanka to study the recent series of blasts in churches and hotels across Sri Lanka that claimed more than 290 lives. Earlier,India had also shared intelligence inputs to Sri Lanka on possible terror strikes at different locations including the Indian High Commission. NIA has claimed that… Continue reading India may send NIA team to assist in probe
India may stop oil imports from Iran
Indian Government has said that it will stop importing crude oil from Iran following the US decision to end sanctions waivers. The shortfall in crude oil supply will be made from alternate sources available in Saudi Arabia,Kuwait,UAE and Mexico. India is the world’s third-largest consumer of oil with 85% of its crude oil and 34%… Continue reading India may stop oil imports from Iran
Price controls hurting FDI in medical devices sector
According to the data released by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade,Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the medical devices sector has decreased from $439 million in 2016 to $66 million in 2018. The decrease in FDI has been attributed to the implementation of price controls in the medical devices.Further,the inflows has decreased… Continue reading Price controls hurting FDI in medical devices sector
