Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – August 25

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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. India will host the next steering committee meeting of the proposed Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline. Discuss the benefits of this project for India. Also, discuss the challenges before the implementation of TAPI project. (GS 2)

The Hindu | Link | India Today

2. India is the second-highest consumer of nitrogen in the world after China. How has Nitrogen turned into a pollutant from being a nutrient? Discuss the impact of Nitrogen pollution on the environment. (GS 3)

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3. Central Government has proposed to dissolve the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and the University Grants Commission (UGC) and replace them with a single body, tentatively titled Higher Education Empowerment Regulation Agency (HEERA). Examine the need for a single unified regulatory body for higher education. What will be HEERA’s role and function? (GS 1)

The Hindu | Link