Context: Days after data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica (CA), a subsidiary of the U.K.-based SCL Group, was suspended by social media company Facebook for not deleting user data obtained from an app developer for the platform, the controversy reached Indian shores with both the BJP and the Congress trading charges of the other having used… Continue reading Data protection in India: An overview
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Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – March 23, 2018
Archives Q.1) According to the recently published, UN World Water Development Report “dams in India have done more harm than good to the cause of water security.” Do you agree with the statement? Justify (GS – 3) Introduction: According to the recently published, UN World Water Development Report “dams in India have done more harm… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – March 23, 2018
Must Read News Articles – March 24, 2018
Archives GS: 2 International relations: Tibet is not a card(The Hindu Opinion) India must refresh its overseas China policy and its domestic engagement with the Tibetan community Donald Trump and the art of breaking a deal(The Hindu Opinion) With anti-Iran hawks getting key posts in the U.S. President’s team, the nuclear deal becomes the target… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – March 24, 2018
10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : March 23, 2018
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9 PM Current Affairs Brief – March 23rd, 2018
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7 PM Daily Editorials Brief – March 23, 2018 (Parliament passed the Payment of Gratuity Bill, 2018.)
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Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon – March 23, 2018
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Parliament passed the Payment of Gratuity Bill, 2018.
Context: The Parliament recently passed the Payment of Gratuity Bill, 2018 that will empower the government to fix the amount of tax-free gratuity and the period of maternity leave with an executive order. Background: 21st August 1972: The Payment of Gratuity Act was passed by Indian Parliament in 21 August 1972 and came in force… Continue reading Parliament passed the Payment of Gratuity Bill, 2018.
Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – March 22, 2018
Archives Q.1) Although the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989 (SC/ST Act) is a powerful and precise weapon on paper, in practice the Act has suffered from a near-complete failure in implementation. Critically examine the statement. GS – 2 Introduction: In 1989, the Government of India enacted the Scheduled Castes… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – March 22, 2018
ForumIAS: Facts in News (February Week 3rd, 2018)
Facts in news is published on a weekly basis that consists a gist of all crucial news articles from ‘The Hindu’ that may bear relevance to Civil Services Preparation. Here is the Summary of all current happenings from around the world for the Third week of February 2018. Download Facts in News PDF file here. [table id=33… Continue reading ForumIAS: Facts in News (February Week 3rd, 2018)
