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Threats to Western Ghats and the Way Forward

Context: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has come out with a draft notification proposing 56,825 square kilometre area of the Western Ghats as an ESA and providing guidelines on development projects in the region. About the Western Ghats The Western Ghats, also known as ‘Sahyadri’, constitute a 1600 km long mountain… Continue reading Threats to Western Ghats and the Way Forward

Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – October 24, 2018

Archives Q.1) Critically examine the impact of urbanization on water bodies. What are the various government interventions in tackling loss of urban water bodies in India? Suggest remedial measures. Answer: The one thing that is common to Mumbai, Srinagar and Chennai floods highlights how unfettered urbanisation has led to the depletion of water bodies in… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – October 24, 2018

Must Read News Articles – October 25th, 2018

Archives GS 2 The long march The winding caravan of more than 7,000 migrants from Central America through Mexico has become such a political hot potato that it is likely to thrust the immigration issue to the forefront of the U.S. mid-term elections, barely two weeks away An ‘anti-national’ regulation Silencing of academics from criticising… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – October 25th, 2018

Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – October 25, 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) In  the backdrop of inhuman conditions in Prision the Supreme Court has constituted a committee on prison reforms recently. In the view of this critically analyse the mandate… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – October 25, 2018

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