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Must Read News Articles – February 12, 2018

Archives GS: 2 International relations: India, UAE to deepen strategic ties, counter terror(The Hindu) India and the UAE will hold a bilateral naval exercise, the External Affairs Ministry announced on Sunday. Let the chips fall where they may(The Hindu Opinion) Dealing with the unfolding political drama in the Maldives requires a great deal of craft,… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 12, 2018

Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – February 12, 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) What do you mean by Gender Responsive Budgeting? What are the schemes and initiatives taken to encourage and empower women in recent the Union Budget 2018? (GS-3) The Hindu… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – February 12, 2018

Must Read News Articles – February 11, 2018

Archives GS: 1 Society related  issues: Medicare is not healthcare(The Hindu Opinion) The National Health Protection Scheme, touted as the world’s largest healthcare programme, envisages providing medical insurance cover of up to Rs. 5 lakh each to 10 crore families. Assuming an average family size of five members, this translates to 50 crore people, or nearly… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 11, 2018

7 PM Daily Editorials Brief – February 10, 2018(Apex Court passes interim order on appointments to Tribunals)

Context: The Supreme Court accepted the suggestions made by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) Bar Association on appointments to various tribunals. By doing so the apex court stayed the applicability of provisions of the Central Tribunal, Appellate Tribunal and other Authorities (Qualification, experience and other conditions of service of members) Rules, 2017 Rules notified give… Continue reading 7 PM Daily Editorials Brief – February 10, 2018(Apex Court passes interim order on appointments to Tribunals)

Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – February 9, 2018

Archives  Q.1) Recently, the Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy committee decided to maintain status quo on the policy repo rate as it saw inflationary pressure building up in the economy. In this context discuss the factors which are responsible for an uptick in the rates of inflation.(GS-3) The Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – February 9, 2018

Must Read News Articles – February 10, 2018

Archives GS: 2 International relations: Maldives crisis: India in touch with U.S., China(The Hindu) With the emergency in the Maldives still in place and worries about a constitutional crisis, New Delhi is in touch with both Washington and Beijing over the situation, officials confirmed on Friday. Modi in Ramallah today, to discuss peace process(The Hindu)… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 10, 2018

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