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Must Read News Articles – August 28

Archives GS-1 Urbanisation Under-employment severe in India: NITI: (The Hindu) Making a case for promoting highly productive and well-paid jobs, NITI Aayog has said that not unemployment but a “severe under-employment” is the main problem facing the country. Social issues Supreme Court’s Lost Chance: (Indian Express, Editorial) By resting heavily on religious texts, triple talaq verdict… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 28

Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – August 28

Archives 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. 1. The recent report of the Justice B.N. Srikrishna committee has recommended several changes in the Indian arbitration law and institutional mechanisms to promote arbitration in India. Discuss its key… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – August 28

Essay Test-3 : ForumIAS UPSC Mains General Studies Test Series for UPSC CSM-2017

UPSC Mains General Studies Test Series  (Target UPSC CSM-2017) Topic : Essay Test-3 Welcome to the Essay Test, Mains General Studies Test Series. Topic for Today: Essay Test  Instructions: Write an essay on the following topics in about 1000-1200 words. Note: Click on the links to write the Essay. 1. Art, freedom and creativity will change society faster… Continue reading Essay Test-3 : ForumIAS UPSC Mains General Studies Test Series for UPSC CSM-2017

General Studies Test Series for UPSC CSM-2017 : Test 7 – International Relations

UPSC Mains General Studies Test Series  (Target UPSC CSM-2017) Test-7 Topic : International Relations Here is the 7th Mains Marathon General Studies Test. Topic for Today: International Relations (India and its neighborhood, Bilateral, regional and global groupings, diaspora related issues, Important International institutions, agencies) Download GS Test 7 PDF Here Next Test: Indian Economy, Budgeting and… Continue reading General Studies Test Series for UPSC CSM-2017 : Test 7 – International Relations

Right to privacy is a fundamental right now

Context: The nine –judge Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that individual privacy is intrinsic to life and liberty and an inherent part of the fundamental rights enshrined in the Article 21 of the Constitution. What are the various features of Right to Privacy? Privacy is a constitutionally protected right emerging primarily… Continue reading Right to privacy is a fundamental right now

Must Read News Articles – August 26

Archives GS-1 Social issues Caste in new moulds: (Indian Express, Editorial)  The Union cabinet’s decision to set up a commission to explore the creation of subcategories in the central list of the Other Backward Classes is a move in the right directionIt is a reasonable assumption that the better empowered castes in the OBC list have… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 26

Essay Test – August 26, 2017

Archives Instructions: Write an essay on any one of the following in about 1000-1200 words. Time : 90 minutes Marks : 125 1. Humility is not cowardice. Meekness is not weakness. 2. It’s dangerous when people are willing to give up their privacy. How to get high scores in Essay Paper, by Arushi Sharma (RANK 292, CSE-2015)  

9 PM Daily Current Affairs Editorials – August 25, 2017

Read the thorough summary of the following editorials by clicking on the links below Worried SC calls for robust data protection regime: (The Hindu) Vulnerabilities to Data privacy not just constrained to State players Govt. tweaks norms to boost UDAN: (The Hindu) Civil Aviation Ministry weakens UDAN scheme norms to enhance local connectivity  

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