Category: Must Read News Articles

Archives GS 2 India, Pakistan row over Hindu sisters’ abduction External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s statement on the abduction of two sisters from the minority Hindu community in Pakistan snowballed into an online spat on Sunday after strong responses from Islamabad. Army’s carbine procurement held up The fast-track procurement of 93,895 Close Quarter Carbine (CQB)… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – March 25, 2019

Archives GS 2 SC asks High Courts to act on police vacancies The Supreme Court has asked high courts across the country to take suo motu cognisance of large number of vacancies in State police forces and monitor the situation. Italy signs new ‘Silk Road’ protocol with China Italy on Saturday signed a “non-binding” protocol… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – March 24, 2019

Archives GS 2 Centre bans JKLF under anti-terror law Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday banned separatist Yasin Malik’s Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) under the anti-terror law, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA). The move comes days after the Centre banned Jamat-e-Islami (JeI-J&K) under Section 3(1) of the UAPA. Next stage in… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – March 23, 2019

Archives GS 2 U.S. puts Pak. on notice over terror attack The United States has asked Pakistan to take sustained, verifiable and irreversible action against the perpetrators of terrorism and warned the country that another terror attack on India will prove to be “extremely problematic.” When free speech is truly free Both elections and free… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – March 22, 2019

Archives GS 2 ‘Rights of children caught in parental conflict need focus’ A proactive step need to be taken to focus on child rights, specifically in cases of parental conflict, the Supreme Court has highlighted. A short history of data More recently, amidst growing scepticism regarding India’s official statistics, more than a hundred scholars comprising… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – March 21, 2019

Archives GS 2 HC stays M.P. govt.’s 27% OBC quota ordinance The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday, in an interim order, stayed the State government’s ordinance increasing reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC) category to 27% from the earlier 14%. GoMs on lynchings, harassment on hold With the announcement of general elections on March… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – March 20, 2019

Archives GS 2 UAE helped defuse India-Pak tensions: envoy In an announcement that goes against India’s steady official narrative, the envoy of the United Arab Emirates declared on Monday that his country has played a major role in de-escalating tension between India and Pakistan after the Pulwama terror attack and Balakot strike. Plea challenges extension… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – March 19, 2019

Archives GS 1 Migration in Bengal delta driven by livelihood issues, social factors Economic reasons are the precipitating factor for migration in the Indian Bengal Delta that comprises the Sunderbans reveals an international study titled Deltas, Vulnerability and Climate Change: Migration and Adaptation (DECMA). The urban question A charter designed by civil society organisations, workers’… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – March 18, 2019

Archives GS-1 Khajaguda rock heritage turning to dust A large portion of the Khajaguda heritage rock precinct has been reduced to open ground. Massive dumpers move through the day and night, making quite a racket. GS-2 ‘Patient’ India to work with China on Azhar When asked how long the government’s patience would last, the source… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – March 17, 2019