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Section 377

Context: The Supreme Court is presently hearing a number of petitions to strike down Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 377 What is section 377? Section 377 states “Whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either… Continue reading Section 377

Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – July 16, 2018

Archives Q.1) Ujjawala scheme is playing a central role in social empowerment, still few bottlenecks arehindering major positive shift at ground level due to this scheme. Explain and suggest somemeasures for improvement. Answer: Under PM UjjwalaYojana, five crore LPG connections are to be provided to BPL households. The identification of eligible BPL families will be… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – July 16, 2018

Must Read News Articles – July 17, 2018

Archives GS 1 A redemptive moment The court has given an opportunity to LGBT activists to make their case, for the religious groups that oppose the decriminalisation of consensual same-sex acts to state their position and asked the Government of India what it has to say about retaining Section 377. Explaining Britain’s industrial revolution Economic… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – July 17, 2018

Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – July 17, 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) “India, intrinsically, has all the characteristics needed to be among the world’s leading soft powers but has not been able to adequately leverage its ‘soft power’ in matters… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – July 17, 2018

Net Neutrality

Context: The Telecom Commission has approved the recommendations of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on net neutrality What is net neutrality? Net neutrality is the basic principle of an open Internet that does not allow for content discrimination by ISPs. In India, the debate on net neutrality picked up speed after Facebook launched… Continue reading Net Neutrality

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