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Must Read News Articles – April 23rd, 2019

Archives GS 2 U.S. ends waiver for India on Iran oil The U.S. will not renew exemptions from its sanctions for importing oil from Iran, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Monday. IMA threatens agitation over bridge course proposal The allopathic practitioners are up in arms over the NITI Aayog’s proposal to bring… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – April 23rd, 2019

Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – April 23rd, 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 “Character is not possessed rather cultivated.” Discuss with relevant example What is IL & FS crisis? What are the factors contributing to defaults? Also, mention the steps taken by… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – April 23rd, 2019

9 PM Current Affairs Brief – April 22, 2019

Download the compilation of all summaries of all the news Articles here Special kits to probe sexual assault cases The Union Ministry has distributed 3,100 Sexual assault evidence collection kits (SAECK) or rape investigation kits among the States and Union Territories. The kits have been procured with financial support under the Nirbhaya Fund. The Nirbhaya fund… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – April 22, 2019

[Strategy] GS 3 (119 marks) detailed Strategy by Sumit Rai, ForumIAS Student, IAS Rank 54

by Sumit Kumar Rai, AIR 54, CSE 2018 I have been getting request to share my strategy for GS-3 given the marks I have in this paper. I have scored 119 marks in GS Paper 3. Please note following points in this regard. I have skipped some generic suggestions and highlighted few which might lead… Continue reading [Strategy] GS 3 (119 marks) detailed Strategy by Sumit Rai, ForumIAS Student, IAS Rank 54

Health Ministry has no vaccines for Haj pilgrims

The Union Health Ministry is struggling with the paucity of meningitis vaccines for Haj pilgrims. This is because the only firm manufacturing them was asked to stop production in 2018 after type-2 polio virus contamination was detected in its oral polio vaccines. Meningitis is an inflammation/swelling of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal… Continue reading Health Ministry has no vaccines for Haj pilgrims

Special kits to probe sexual assault cases

The Union Ministry has distributed 3,100 Sexual assault evidence collection kits (SAECK) or rape investigation kits among the States and Union Territories. The kits have been procured with financial support under the Nirbhaya Fund. The Nirbhaya fund scheme seeks to support initiatives by the government and NGOs working towards protecting the dignity and ensuring safety… Continue reading Special kits to probe sexual assault cases

205 railway projects report cost overrun of Rs 2.21 lakh cr

According to the report of the Statistics and Programme Implementation Ministry (MOSPI),Indian Railways accounts for nearly three-fifths of the 344 central sector projects that are facing huge cost overrun due to delay in implementation. Cost overrun means spending more money on a project than that was planned in the budget or the actual extra amount… Continue reading 205 railway projects report cost overrun of Rs 2.21 lakh cr

Serial blasts across Sri Lanka claim 200, several injured

A series of coordinated bombings has ripped the churches and hotels in Sri Lanka killing almost 300 people during Easter Celebrations.Most of the blasts appeared to have been suicide bombings. Sri Lanka’s government has also declared an indefinite national curfew and blocked social media networks such as Facebook and WhatsApp in order to prevent the… Continue reading Serial blasts across Sri Lanka claim 200, several injured

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