Context: In the context of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, the Supreme Court has come out with a series of directions to ensure that public infrastructure is accessible to differently-abled persons. What is the “Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016”? After Rajya Sabha, on 16th December, 2016, the Lok Sabha passed “The Rights… Continue reading Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act: A critical analysis
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RSTV Video Summaries: 15th Nov.- 30th Nov. 2017
Download the RSTV video summaries for the month of Nov below:- RSTV Video Summaries: 15th Nov.-30th Nov. , 2017 To download or read all RSTV compilations, click on the link given below RSTV summaries compilations
Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – December 18
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. To Download November compilation of Mains Marathon- Click Here Q.1) A report of the Lancet Commission on pollution and health states that people die prematurely every year from diseases caused by… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – December 18
Must Read News Articles –December 18
Archives GS: 2 International relations: Hambantota augury (Indian Express Editorials) Seven years after the China-built Hambantota Port was inaugurated with great fanfare by the then president of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa, as a symbol of his country’s rising geopolitical aspirations in Asia, the Sri Lanka government has taken the project to its logical and inevitable,… Continue reading Must Read News Articles –December 18
Must Read News Articles –December 17
Archives GS: 2 International relations: Why is Wassenaar Arrangement important to India? (The Hindu) Before its nuclear weapons test in 1998, India was considered a nuclear capable country but was not recognised as one. This meant that there was no formal recognition that India was capable of producing both nuclear power and nuclear weapons. Social… Continue reading Must Read News Articles –December 17
10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : December 16
[WpProQuiz 216] To Download November compilation of 10 PM Quiz- Click here
7 PM Daily Editorials Brief – December 16, 2017 (Rising inequality in India: The Pickety report)
Read In-depth analysis of all the Editorials here Source : High growth doesn’t necessarily mean high inequality: Chancel: Analysis : Rising inequality in India: The Pickety report
Rising inequality in India: The Pickety report
Context ‘Inequality rose substantially since implementation of 80s’ deregulation reforms’. World Inequality Report Following are the finding of a new report by economists, including Thomas Pickety and Lucas Chancel:- Income inequality in India rose rapidly since the 1980s to a situation where the top 10% of the earners accounted for 56% of the income earned… Continue reading Rising inequality in India: The Pickety report
Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – December 15
Archives Q.1) “It turns out that adultery by men is illegal in India while women is exempted, but gender is not the only point of concern.” Discuss critically. (GS-1) Introduction: There has been a long dispute over the constitutional validity of Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code, under which men can be prosecuted for… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – December 15
ForumIAS: Facts in News (December 1st – 7th)
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 First week of December. Download Facts in News PDF file here. [table id=23 /]
