GST: small firms may get time to file returns: (The Hindu) Context: The union government is considering a proposal from the industry to allow small firms to file quarterly returns even as they pay taxes on a monthly basis under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime. Problems small firms are facing today: The small… Continue reading GST: small firms may get time to file returns
Search for a highly potent anti-snake venom
Search for a highly potent anti-snake venom: Context: Research on venom of snakes What is the news all about? The Madras Crocodile Bank Trust (MCBT) is researching the venom of snakes from different Indian regions in order to create a highly potent Anti Snake Venom (ASV). What is the importance of this project? Besides mortality,… Continue reading Search for a highly potent anti-snake venom
Will Swachh Bharat Abhiyan be a success?
(The Hindu, Editorial) Context To achieve the mission of a clean India , there is a need to break the link between caste and occupation. Link between caste and occupation : Manual scavenging In India, there is an inexorable link between occupation and caste; the occupation of manual scavenging is linked with caste. We have… Continue reading Will Swachh Bharat Abhiyan be a success?
Must Read News Articles – October 23rd, 2018
Archives GS 2 Why are media regulators soft with scribes, asks SC It is a crime under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Indian Penal Code to disclose the identity of victims of sexual abuse, especially if they are children. It’s not #MeToo, but ‘WeToo’ in Odisha At a time… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – October 23rd, 2018
Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – October 23, 2018
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 Q.1). Write a critical note on India’s deindustrialization and industrialisation during the British rule. Q.2) The party system in India, which is the mainstay of any parliamentary competitive… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – October 23, 2018
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9 PM Current Affairs Brief – October 22th, 2018
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7 PM Daily Editorials Brief – October 22th, 2018 (Child Labour in India)
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Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon – October 22, 2018
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ANNOUNCEMENT : Prelims 2019 Select Focus Group (SFG) Commencement Date, Entrance Test and Other Details
Dear Friends, This is to inform you that we shall be commencing the Select Focus Group (SFG ) for Prelims 2019 from December 3. There will be daily tests , spread over 5 months. We have incorporated your suggestions from last SFG, which saw extremely good selection ratios. We see the SFG as our biggest… Continue reading ANNOUNCEMENT : Prelims 2019 Select Focus Group (SFG) Commencement Date, Entrance Test and Other Details
