How land relates to climate Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has recently released a report titled Climate Change and Land’ which shows how land based activities affect climate and in turn gets affected by climate change. Land acts as both the source as well as a sink of carbon. Activities like agriculture and livestock… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – August 9, 2019
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7 PM | Towards safer roads | 9th August, 2019
Context: the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019 The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was introduced in Lok Sabha on July 15, 2019 by the Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Mr. Nitin Gadkari. The Bill seeks to amend the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 to provide for road safety. The Act provides for grant of licenses… Continue reading 7 PM | Towards safer roads | 9th August, 2019
7 PM | Does the Medical Commission Bill encourage quackery? | 9th August, 2019
Context: National Medical Commission Bill, 2019 and the reasons of medical fraternity being against the bill. More in News: The National Medical Commission Bill, 2019 was introduced by the Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan in Lok Sabha on July 22, 2019. President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to the National Medical… Continue reading 7 PM | Does the Medical Commission Bill encourage quackery? | 9th August, 2019
Daily Quiz #8 UPSC Prelims Marathon – August 9, 2019
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Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – August 8, 2019
Q.1) “Increasing the number of courts as a recourse to deal with the mounting backlog is a short term solution which cannot remove systemic issues in Judiciary”. Comment. Answers Q.2) “Rising pressure on cities and rising air pollution demand sustainable transport facilities in urban areas.” Discuss. Answers Q.3) What is India’s deep ocean mission. How… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – August 8, 2019
Must Read News Articles-August 9th 2019
Archives GS-2 A leaf out of the Chinese playbook India’s actions in Kashmir increasingly show an authoritarian muscularity, reminiscent of its northern neighbour Does the Medical Commission Bill encourage quackery? Training practitioners to head health centres is worth trying, but with strong regulations Knee-jerk: On Pakistan expelling Indian envoy Pakistan must reconsider its decision to… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-August 9th 2019
Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – August 9th, 2019
Q.1) “Coastal zone management is important for India’s sustainable growth and development.” Comment. The Hindu Q.2) “India’s asymmetric federalism has helped in keeping nation as one addressing need of many vulnerable communities.” Discuss. The Hindu Q.3) Track the recent developments in India-US relations. What are various issues in India-US relations? The Hindu Q.4) What do… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – August 9th, 2019
10 PM Current Affairs Quiz #7 August 8, 2019
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9 PM Current Affairs Brief – August 8, 2019
5th National Handloom Day The 5th National Handloom Day has been celebrated on August 7,2019 across the country. The Union Government had declared the 7th of August as the National Handloom Day in July 2015. The objective of the day is to generate awareness about the importance of the handloom industry to the socio economic… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – August 8, 2019
7 PM | The big picture on tigers | 8th August, 2019
Context: Growing tiger population More in News: On 29th July 2019, International Tiger Day, PM Narendra Modi has declared the result of Tiger Census 2018. Global Tiger Day: Global Tiger Day was created in 2010 at the St. Petersburg Tiger Summit in Russia when all 13 tiger range countries came together for the first time and… Continue reading 7 PM | The big picture on tigers | 8th August, 2019
