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Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – September 28, 2018

Archives Q.1) Describe  the significance of 73rd Amendment Act in the Constitution of India. Discuss the extension of this amendment to Schedule Areas. Answer: Panchayati Raj or the system of rural local self-government was constitutionalised through the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992. It has been established to build democracy at the grass root level. It… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – September 28, 2018

Must Read News Articles – September 29, 2018

Archives GS 2 All women may pray at Sabarimala Justice Indu Malhotra, who dissented from the majority opinion, says essentiality of a religious practice or custom has to be decided within the religion. The poor are left to themselves The benefits being projected in Aadhaar’s name are not backed by the data Freedom to pray… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – September 29, 2018

Prison Reforms

“Hate the Crime and not the Criminal”-Mahatma Gandhi Context: The Supreme Court has constituted a three-member committee headed by Justice Amitava Roy to look into issues pertaining to jails in India and suggest reforms. Prison or jail:Itis a facility in which individuals are forcibly confined and denied a variety of freedoms under the authority of… Continue reading Prison Reforms

Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – September 27, 2018

Archives Q.1) Social stigma and poor state capacity come in the way of tackling mental health problems in India. Discuss. Answer: A study conducted by WHO in 2015 shows that 1 in 5 Indians may suffer from depression in their lifetime. Due to the stigma associated with mental illness, a lack of awareness, and limited access… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – September 27, 2018

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