Context: ground water crisis and measure to improve water governance India is facing an unprecedented and worsening water crisis. The rivers are getting more polluted, their catchments, water-holding and water-harvesting mechanisms are deteriorating, and groundwater levels are depleting at an alarming rate. A large part of western and southern India is facing a drought at… Continue reading 7 PM | Rethinking water governance strategies| 12th August, 2019
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7 PM | India’s economic mobility and its impact on inequality | 12th August, 2019
Context: Rising inequality due to reduced economic mobility ‘Income-mobility’ analysis involves following the same people for two or more points in time and studying the changes in their economic well-being. Economic well-being may be measured by income, consumption, or labor earnings, among others. The recipient units may be households, per capita, adult equivalents, or individual… Continue reading 7 PM | India’s economic mobility and its impact on inequality | 12th August, 2019
Daily Quiz #10 UPSC Prelims Marathon – August 12, 2019
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Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – August 12th, 2019
Q.1) “Instead of getting rational treatment in public health-care facilities, the women are pushed towards irrational treatments in the private sector.” Comment. The Hindu Q.2) “The nationalisation of banks was an economic milestone in the India’s growth story.” Critically analyse. The Hindu Q.3) Discuss the recent amendments made to RTI Act? Over the last 14… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – August 12th, 2019
10 PM Current Affairs Quiz #9 August 10, 2019
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7 PM | A harvest of crushed hopes: Why numbers of hysterectomies are high in Maharashtra’s Beed district | 10th August, 2019
Context: Rising Hysterectomies among young women in India in general and Maharashtra in particular. More in News: A committee headed by Maharashtra health department’s principal secretary will conduct a probe into several cases of hysterectomies that have come to light in Beed district. Hysterectomy: A hysterectomy is a surgery to remove a woman’s uterus (also… Continue reading 7 PM | A harvest of crushed hopes: Why numbers of hysterectomies are high in Maharashtra’s Beed district | 10th August, 2019
7 PM | Not the final word from Islamabad and Delhi | 10th August, 2019
Context: The recent judgment by International Court of Justice (ICJ) in Kulbhushan Jadhav case. More in News: The International Court of Justice on 17th July 2019 asks Pakistan to review conviction and sentencing of Jadhav, rules in favour of consular access. History of the case: Kulbhushan Jadhav (alias Hussain Mubarak Patel) is an Indian national… Continue reading 7 PM | Not the final word from Islamabad and Delhi | 10th August, 2019
Daily Quiz #9 UPSC Prelims Marathon – August 10, 2019
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Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – August 9, 2019
Q.1) “Coastal zone management is important for India’s sustainable growth and development.” Comment. Answers Q.2) “India’s asymmetric federalism has helped in keeping nation as one addressing need of many vulnerable communities.” Discuss. Answers Q.3) Track the recent developments in India-US relations. What are various issues in India-US relations? Answers Q.4) What do you understand by… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – August 9, 2019
Must Read News Articles-August 10th 2019
Archives GS-2 Incisive interventions that blunt the RTI’s edge With the kernel of the Information Act under threat, the independence of the information commission is in peril Not the final word from Islamabad and Delhi There are already signs that the Kulbhushan Jadhav case between Pakistan and India might return to the ICJ Economic milestone… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-August 10th 2019
