Archives Q.1) Health care in India is obviously not egalitarian and becoming increasingly dependent on the private sector to deliver health care. Discuss and suggest measures for equitable medical care. Answer: Of the total health spending in India, the government contributes just 29%. In the UK, the government’s share is 83%. The health care services… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – August 2, 2018
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Must Read News Articles – August 3, 2018
Archives GS 2 Prosecution under Benami Act stuck The prosecution of accused persons in almost 100 confirmed cases instituted under the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act has been scuttled as the special courts meant for the purpose have not yet been set up across the country. Adultery law violates the dignity of woman, says SC The… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 3, 2018
Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – August 3, 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) Union Cabinet has approved an amendment to The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act to undo ‘dilution’ of the law by the Supreme Court.… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – August 3, 2018
10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : August 2, 2018
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9 PM Current Affairs Brief – August 2nd, 2018
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7 PM Daily Editorials Brief – August 2nd, 2018 (National Register of Citizens of Assam)
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National Register of Citizens of Assam
Context The final draft list of citizens, published on July 30, leaves out the names of approximately 40 lakh residents of Assam Issue with Citizenship in Assam Assam has long history of migration since British period to Liberation of Bangladesh in 1971 After Independence, to protect the exclusive identity of tribes of Assam, GoI enacted… Continue reading National Register of Citizens of Assam
Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – August 1, 2018
Archives Q.1) Provide an account of the evolution of Draft National Register of Citizens and discuss the controversies and challenges surrounding it? Answer: National Register of Citizens: The National Register of Citizens (NRC) is the list of Indian citizens of Assam. The stated aim of the updating exercise is to identify “illegal immigrants” in the state.… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – August 1, 2018
Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon – August 2, 2018
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Must Read News Articles – August 2, 2018
Archives GS 2 Cabinet clears Bill to restore the provisions of SC/ST Act Centre has decided to introduce a Bill to restore the original provisions of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, which the Supreme Court had struck down in a March ruling. To what end this exercise? South… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 2, 2018
