Archives GS 2 Include Chin refugees in citizenship Bill: Chakma NGOs Eight organisations of the Chakma community on Tuesday submitted a memorandum to the Ministry of Home Affairs seeking the inclusion of Chin refugees in India by further amending the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016. GS 3 Rajasthan Zika strain is endemic to Asia, says new… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – January 30th, 2019
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Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – January 30, 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) Discuss the different components of Bharatmala pariyojana. What significance does the programme hold? Q.2) The manning of Central Armed Police Forces by the Indian Police Service officials has… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – January 30, 2019
10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : January 29, 2019
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9 PM Current Affairs Brief – January 29, 2019
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7 PM | CAPF headed by IPS | 29 January, 2019
Read In-depth analysis of all the Editorials here Context: A Rajya Sabha committee has recommended that leadership positions currently reserved for the IPS in the CAPFs may be abolished outright, or at least severely curtailed. Paramilitary is a force or unit whose function and organization are analogous or ancillary to those of a professional military force.… Continue reading 7 PM | CAPF headed by IPS | 29 January, 2019
7 PM | Bharatmala Pariyojana | 29 January, 2019
Read In-depth analysis of all the Editorials here What is Bharatmala Pariyojana? Bharatmala Pariyojana is an umbrella program for the highways sector that focuses on optimizing efficiency of freight and passenger movement across India The objective of the program is optimal resource allocation for a holistic highway development and improvement initiative. National Highways Authority of India… Continue reading 7 PM | Bharatmala Pariyojana | 29 January, 2019
Investment over subsidies
Investment over subsidies News: The article analyses agrarian crisis and the proposed solution of universal basic income (UBI). Facts: A removal of all agricultural subsidies, ranging from fertilizer to those on interest, water and power, and distributing the savings among most of the rural population through UBI is being proposed as a solution to rural… Continue reading Investment over subsidies
E-commerce games
E-commerce games Issue: India decided to stay out of the WTO e-commerce negotiations announced by about 75 members at the World Economic Forum in Davos Negotiation agendas: Free flow of data located on computer servers without data localization requirements Permanent moratorium on customs duties Non-disclosure of source code Prohibition of forced technology transfer Reasons for… Continue reading E-commerce games
Income transfer can ease farm distress
Income transfer can ease farm distress Issue: For more than 15 years the farmers have been struggling to get adequate income mainly due to increased cost of cultivation and un-remunerative prices in the market Problems with Loan Waiver (LW) Scheme: Loan Waiver Scheme cover less than one-third of total farmers which could be inferred from… Continue reading Income transfer can ease farm distress
Obesity, Under-Nutrition, climate change are interrelated pandemics: Lancet Report
Obesity, Under-Nutrition, climate change are interrelated pandemics: Lancet Report News According to the Global Syndemic of Obesity, undernutrition, and Climate Change: The Lancet Commission Report, the pandemics of obesity, undernutrition and climate change are interrelated. Important facts The report terms the interplay of obesity, undernutrition and climate change The Global Syndemic stating that this is the greatest… Continue reading Obesity, Under-Nutrition, climate change are interrelated pandemics: Lancet Report
