The Centre has empowered the Assam rifles to arrest anyone and search a place without warrant in the border districts of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland and Mizoram. The Assam Rifles is one of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) in India. It came into being in 1835. It is under the administrative control of… Continue reading More powers for Assam Rifles in Northeast
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Download 7 PM Compilation January, 2019 (16-31 January, 2019)
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Neptune has a new moon
Scientists have recently theorised the origin of Hippocamp- one among Neptune’s moons. Originally designated as S/2004 N 1 and Neptune XIV, this moon was found in images taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope in 2004–05 and 2009. It was then confirmed in further images captured in 2016. The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a space… Continue reading Neptune has a new moon
Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – February 22, 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 others answers Q.1) critically analyse India’s decision of withdrawal of Most Favoured Nation (MNF) status accorded to Pakistan. Q.2) Do you think Gandhi’s relevance is more today than it was during… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – February 22, 2019
Must Read News Articles – February 22nd, 2019
Archives GS 2 Assam Rifles granted power to arrest anyone in the Northeast Assam Rifles, deployed along the Myanmar border, has been empowered by the Centre to arrest anyone and search a place without warrant in the border districts of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland and Mizoram. Picking sides in West Asia India could find… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 22nd, 2019
10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : February 21, 2019
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9 PM Current Affairs Brief – February 21, 2019
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Cabinet approves Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Corridor of RRTS
The government approved construction of Regional Rapid Transport System (RRTS) to connect the national capital with Meerut through Ghaziabad covering a distance of 82.15 kms. The RRTS is a first-of-its-kind, rail-based, high-speed regional transit system to be implemented in India. Once operational, it will be the fastest, most comfortable and safest mode of commuter transport… Continue reading Cabinet approves Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Corridor of RRTS
Agricultural Science Congress
14th Agricultural Science Congress organised by the National Academy of Agricultural Science (NAAS) in association with the Indian Agricultural Research Institute and ICAR will be held from 20 to 23 February 2019 in New Delhi. The theme is “Innovations for Agricultural Transformation”.The four-day Agricultural Science Congress aims to deliberate on doubling farmers income by 2022.… Continue reading Agricultural Science Congress
7 PM | India withdraws Pakistan’s MFN status | 21 February, 2019
Read In-depth analysis of all the Editorials here Context After the terror attack in Pulwama, India withdrew the Most Favoured Nation (MNF) status accorded to Pakistan. What is most favoured nation status Article 1 of General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), 1994, requires every WTO member country to accord MFN status (or preferential trade terms… Continue reading 7 PM | India withdraws Pakistan’s MFN status | 21 February, 2019
