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Must Read News Articles – February 5, 2018

Archives GS: 1 History: Alam Beg, martyer of sepoy Mutiny, wants to return home(The Hindu) Headhunting is usually associated with primitive tribes and contemporary terrorists, but the colonial rulers of India also collected heads of Indian soldiers as war trophies. Pre-Christian era artefacts unearthed in Odisha(The Hindu) The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has discovered… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 5, 2018

Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – February 5, 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)Democracy is in decline state all over the world as per the recently released Democracy index. In this context discuss the reasons behind India’s poor performance?(GS-2) Live Mint Q.2) Indian… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – February 5, 2018

Must Read News Articles – February 4, 2018

Archives GS: 1 Society related issues: It’s complicated, say Delhi’s ‘notionally unwanted girls’(The Hindu) Economic Survey puts their number at 21 million nationwide The lowdown on pulse polio(The Hindu) On January 28, India carried out the first of its two national rounds of the Pulse Polio Campaign for 2018. The second is on March 11.… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 4, 2018

7 PM Daily Editorials Brief – February 3, 2018 (The link between poor sanitation and stunting in India)

Read In-depth analysis of all the Editorials here Source : Link between sanitation, stunting questioned Analysis : The link between poor sanitation and stunting in India  

The link between poor sanitation and stunting in India

Context Stunting among children, or low height for age, is common in developing countries with poor sanitation, as per the recent research finding by the Lancet Global Health research findings. Introduction: The two studies were well designed and conducted in contexts where the burden of malnutrition is high and water quality, sanitation, handwashing, and nutrition… Continue reading The link between poor sanitation and stunting in India

Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – February 2, 2018

Archives  Q.1) Describe briefly the doctrine, “res extra commercium”? How will the implementation of the this Roman doctrine affect the tobacco industry of India? (GS–2) Introduction: The government has asked the Supreme Court to classify tobacco as “res extra commercium”, which means “outside commerce” in Latin. As a result, the Indian tobacco industry could lose… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – February 2, 2018

Must Read News Articles – February 3, 2018

Archives GS: 1 Society related issues: Supreme Court dismisses plea to make rape a gender-neutral offence(The Hindu) The judges on the Bench led by Chief Justice Dipak Misra reacted with different questions, all voicing an opinion that it is up to Parliament to gauge the changed social circumstances, and may be revamp the colonial penal… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 3, 2018

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