Archives Below are the suggested answers of UPSC Mains Marathon Current Affairs Questions – August 16. Note: The suggested answers are indicative only, and not exhaustive. 1. Discuss the advantages and limitations of solar energy as a renewable resource. Which geographical features are conducive for tapping solar energy?(GS 1) Link-1 | Link-2 | Link-3 Introduction: For the energy security of India,it is concentrating on energy efficient and… Continue reading Suggested Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – August 16
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This category contains all the Initiatives by ForumIAS such as
a) Must Read news Articles
b) Mains Marathon
c) Prelims Marathon
Must Read News Articles – August 22
Archives GS-1 Urbanisation A fundamental right to create jobs: (Live Mint, Editorial) To ensure large-scale job creation, the freedom to create jobs must be on a par with other freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution. Social issues More Than Toilets: (Indian Express, Editorial) Swachh Bharat Mission is about behaviour change vis a vis sanitation. Five states, 186… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 22
Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – August 22
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. What is Corporate Governance? Discuss the benefits and weakness of Corporate Governance in India. (GS 3) The Hindu | Link 2. Discuss the major concerns about the Trade Facilitation Agreement of WTO. Examine… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – August 22
9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – August 21, 2017
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9 PM Daily Current Affairs Editorials – August 21, 2017
Read the thorough summary of the following editorials by clicking on the links below How armed forces can aid defence manufacturing in India Long-awaited policy for defense production finally gets a breakthrough Corporate governance: focus on SEBI SEBI formed committee on Corporate Governance Safeguarding the interests of farmers WTO policies and its impact on food… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Editorials – August 21, 2017
Must Read News Articles – August 21
Archives GS-1 Art and culture Ghantasala to get 70-ft Buddha statue The ₹1.5 crore project will help develop A.P. village as tourist destination GS-2 Polity and constitution Death penalty stayed in sacrifice case The Supreme Court has stayed the execution of a couple, sentenced to death in a case of sacrificing a two-year-old boy. SC… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 21
Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – August 21
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. Affordability is an issue preventing poor Indians from getting proper health care. Suggest ways to make market-based health care more affordable in India. (GS 1) The Hindu 2. Discuss… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – August 21
9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – August 19, 2017
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Must Read News Articles – August 19
Archives GS 1 Art and culture Women and child related issues HC asks U.P. for details on child deaths : Five PIL petitions seek independent probe into Gorakhpur hospital incident. GS 2 India and neighbours No data from China on Brahmaputra this year Hinting at China’s responsibility for the current spate of floods across the northeastern… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 19
Essay Test – August 19, 2017
Archives Instructions: Write an essay on any one of the following in about 1000-1200 words. Time : 90 minutes Marks : 125 1. Gender equality: Myth or reality. 2. Jobless growth in India’s services sector: Truth or hype. Important: How to get high scores in Essay Paper, by Arushi Sharma (RANK 292, CSE-2015)
