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Right to Privacy in the present day context
Context: There is an urgent need to reconsider the denotation of privacy as a term. Since Aadhaar and many of the contemporary discussions on privacy are related to deep technological developments, the question of privacy should be rethought in the context of these technologies. Introduction: Very often when we worry about questions of privacy that… Continue reading Right to Privacy in the present day context
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO)
Context: The Supreme Court has shown due restraint in declining to apply the provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act to mentally retarded adults whose mental age may be that of a child. Why the SC restrained the provision? POCSO is meant to protect children from sexual offences. To extend it to… Continue reading Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO)
India-UK Relations
India-UK relation (Historical Background) East India Company (1600–1857): Trade was established between Tudor England and Mughal India in 1600 when Elizabeth I granted the newly formed East India Company a royal charter. Following the Indian Mutiny of 1857, where Indian sepoys rebelled against their British officers, the East India Company was dissolved the following year.… Continue reading India-UK Relations
Issue of Stent pricing in India
Context: Recently, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority slashed prices of stents by up to 85 per cent. Introduction: The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority is controlling stent device prices. The Indian Government recently announced a significant price capping on the cardiac stents available in the market. Even before the price control move was initiated, only 40… Continue reading Issue of Stent pricing in India
Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon- July 27
Archives Friends, We are releasing yesterday’s Quiz today. Sorry for the delay. Start attempting the test. Today’s Daily Quiz (Geography & Environment) will come at 7 PM. Welcome to Prelims Marathon 2018. Start attempting the Daily Quiz. This free program is focused on UPSC Prelims 2018. Today’s Quiz topic is Science and Technology. Follow this… Continue reading Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon- July 27
[Target UPSC Mains 2017] Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – July 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 Gorkhaland movement is a long standing quest for a separate State of Gorkhaland. Discuss the roots and causes of the present Gorkhaland movement in India. Is… Continue reading [Target UPSC Mains 2017] Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – July 28
Must Read News Articles – July 28
Archives GS 1 SC for panels to examine dowry cases: (The Hindu) Set up ‘family welfare committees’ in all districts under NALSA, says Bench. Public health, private players?: (The Hindu, Editorial) Private providers will be able to cherry-pick the lucrative districts where patients have a higher paying capacity. GS 2 India and neighbors Doval holds… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – July 28
Answered: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – July 26
Archives 1. The government will levy 5 per cent GST on solar panels as against earlier classification of 18 per cent. In view of this, examine the likely impact of GST on the Indian Solar Industry.(GS 3) The Hindu Introduction: With India committing to Paris climate agreement and renewable energy given more importance analyzing the… Continue reading Answered: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – July 26
Revived policy for Prevention and Control of blood related inherited disorders
Context The Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry had recently released a policy on the Prevention and Control of haemoglobinopathies in India. People living with Thalassaemia, sickle cell anaemia and other variant haemoglobins can now expect a better screening and treatment practices Why in the news? The guidelines include the creation of a national registry… Continue reading Revived policy for Prevention and Control of blood related inherited disorders
