Read the following questions and answer them by clicking on the links in not more than 200 words Time: 30 Minutes Kindly review each others answers Q.1) Critically analyze the reasons on basis of which Supreme Court has ordered eviction of Tribals and Forest dwellers. Q. 2) Menace of illicit liquor has haunted India time… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – March 2nd, 2019
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9 PM Current Affairs Brief – March 1, 2019
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Trump, Kim fail to reach deal in Hanoi summit
US President and North Korean leader met for a second summit in Vietnam.The summit ended in failure with the two sides far apart on the central issues of disarmament and sanctions relief. US has said that the talks had collapsed because North Korea insisted that all the sanctions U.S. has imposed on North Korea be… Continue reading Trump, Kim fail to reach deal in Hanoi summit
Pakistan will release Abhinandan on Friday
Pakistan is set to release Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was captured after the Pakistan Air Force violated the Indian airspace and downed a MiG 21 ‘Bison’. Commander will be released under third Geneva Convention (1949) which provides for (a) protection for Prisoners of War (PoWs) (b) defines the rights of PoWs and (c)lays down… Continue reading Pakistan will release Abhinandan on Friday
EC allows 11 documents to prove voters’ identity
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced that photo voter slips will no longer be accepted as ‘stand-alone identification document’ for voting at polling stations.It justified its decision on the ground that photo voter slip design does not have any security features and can be misused. ECI has listed 11 documents for identification that… Continue reading EC allows 11 documents to prove voters’ identity
Poll candidates now have to give income details of 5 years
Election commission has announced that all candidates in the upcoming Lok Sabha election will have to declare (a) their income tax returns (ITRs) of past five years (b) details of foreign assets held by them and (c)Permanent Account Number(PAN) as per the Conduct of Election(Amendment) Rules 2019 notified by the Ministry of Law and Justice.… Continue reading Poll candidates now have to give income details of 5 years
7 PM | Know about menace of illicit liquor/hooch in India |1 March, 2019
Read In-depth analysis of all the Editorials here Illicit/unregulated alcohol or hooch forms a large part of the alcohol consumed in India, especially in villages and tribal areas. It has become a root cause of many major tragedies thus it becomes necessary to know about this menace that has been explained below. Major Hooch tragedies in… Continue reading 7 PM | Know about menace of illicit liquor/hooch in India |1 March, 2019
U.S.,Taliban held solid talks’
The U.S. and the Taliban has held productive negotiations in Doha,Qatar aimed at ending the war in Afghanistan after their first round of talks also held in Doha. U.S. and Taliban are negotiating on a framework agreement on the withdrawal of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, as well as a guarantee that Afghan soil wouldn’t be… Continue reading U.S.,Taliban held solid talks’
Pakistan denying use of F-16s as US bars them from ‘offensive role’
Pakistan has used F-16s fighter aircraft for the air intrusion into India. However, they have denied its use as the fighters were obtained from the US under the banner of global fight against terrorism. US laws bar the use of fighters in an “offensive role” against a country. The parts of medium-range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM)… Continue reading Pakistan denying use of F-16s as US bars them from ‘offensive role’
Cabinet approves the Constitution (Application to Jammu & Kashmir) Amendment Order, 2019
Cabinet approves the Constitution (Application to Jammu & Kashmir) Amendment Order, 2019 The Union cabinet has approved Constitution (Application to Jammu & Kashmir) Amendment Order, 2019. The order will serve the purpose of application of relevant provisions of the Constitution of India, as amended through 77th Constitution Amendment of 1995 and 103rd Constitution Amendment for Jammu… Continue reading Cabinet approves the Constitution (Application to Jammu & Kashmir) Amendment Order, 2019
