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Must Read News Articles – August 24, 2018

Archives GS 2 Centre wants Supreme Court to get tough with FB, YouTube Finding the efforts by Internet giants to curb circulation of online videos of sexual violence against women and children inadequate, the government is likely to seek “stricter directions” to service providers, such as Facebook and YouTube, from the Supreme Court. After UAE,… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 24, 2018

Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – August 24, 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) The Punjab Cabinet’s decision to amend the law to make acts of sacrilege against the holy books of major religions punishable with life imprisonment is retrograde and… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – August 24, 2018

Climate Change in India

Why in news? According to new research published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences   earth might move into a high temperature “hothouse earth” pathway from where it would not be able to stabilize climate Note: Hothouse Earth – Is a period with no continental glaciers, the levels of carbon dioxide and… Continue reading Climate Change in India

Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – August 22, 2018

Archives Q.1) Critically assess the need of military reform in India, giving special importance to recommendations of Naresh Chandra Committee. Answer:  Need for military reform in India: Boundary disputes with Pakistan and China – China has rapidly modernized its armed forces and has emerged as a major arms developer and exporter. This poses a challenge to… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – August 22, 2018

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