HIV reality check News: A pregnant women in Madurai, TN tested positive for HIV after receiving infected blood from government hospital blood bank Important Facts: A 23-year-old pregnant woman in Tamil Nadu tested positive for HIV after receiving a unit of blood at a government hospital blood bank, indicating glaring lapses in screening procedures. The… Continue reading HIV reality check
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140 cases pending in lower courts for more than 60 years
140 cases pending in lower courts for more than 60 years News: 140 cases pending in lower courts for more than 60 years. Important Facts: Official Data shows cases pending for more than 30 years are as high as 66,000 in district and subordinate courts. And those pending for more than five years add up… Continue reading 140 cases pending in lower courts for more than 60 years
Hard lesson: funds not enough to attract teachers to government schools
Hard lesson: funds not enough to attract teachers to government schools News: Increased budget of state government for school education has failed to attract permanent qualified teaching staff. Important Facts: Report prepared by Child Rights and You (CRY) and Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability discusses the relevance and challenges of outcome-based budgeting for Centrally… Continue reading Hard lesson: funds not enough to attract teachers to government schools
Female Labour Force Participation in India
Context: According to a study published by Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), there has been no rise in women work participation despite increasing literacy. Status of Female Labour Force Participation in India: According to ILO estimates, female labour force participation rate (FLPR) has decreased from33.8% in 2000to 27.3% 2015. ILO further… Continue reading Female Labour Force Participation in India
Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon – December 31, 2018
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Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – December 31, 2018
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) When a state takes measures to ensure security, it simultaneously restricts liberty of people. Analyse in the context of recent measures taken by government to intercept, monitor, and… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – December 31, 2018
Must Read News Articles – December 31st, 2018
Archives GS 2 Navtej Johar, a verdict for all times Trapped in a frozen political process amidst heightened public passions, Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was out of sync with contemporary values on gender orientation. ‘No agency has licence to snoop’ The Central government has not given ‘blanket power’ to any agency… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – December 31st, 2018
Must Read News Articles – December 30th, 2018
Archives Himalayan griffon vultures visit habitat in Telangana The identification of the scavenger, which has been given a status of Near Threatened species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, was made by Principal Scientist and Programme Head at the Jatayu Conservation Breeding Centre, at Pinjore in Haryana, Vibhu and Globally Threatened Species Officer… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – December 30th, 2018
10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : December 29, 2018
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9 PM Current Affairs Brief – December 29, 2018
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