Month: February 2016

  • 9 PM Daily Brief – 17 February 2016

    9 PM Daily Brief – 17 February 2016

    Brief of newspaper articles for the day bearing relevance to Civil Services preparation What is 9 PM brief? GS PAPER 1 Cities at cross roads: Why cities matter? – {Urbanisation} Making cities clean and sustainable? – {Urbanisation} GS PAPER 2 A test of freedom: “To be anti-Indian is not a criminal offence, and it is…

  • Newspaper Must Read Articles of the Day – 17 February 2016

    Newspaper Must Read Articles of the Day – 17 February 2016

    Newspaper articles bearing relevance to Civil Services preparation  The Hindu  National SC decline to intervene in Arunachal political impasse {President Rule – Paper II} 8.8% interest proposed on EPFO {Government Schemes – Paper II} International Affairs  Iran in the road and belt loop as first train from China arrives  Opinions & Editorials  JNU and the idea of India …

  • 9 PM Daily Brief – 16 February 2016

    9 PM Daily Brief – 16 February 2016

    Brief of newspaper articles for the day bearing relevance to Civil Services preparation What is 9 PM brief? GS PAPER 1 How India retires – {Senior Citizens} GS PAPER 2 Plan B for free speech – {Right to speech and expression – Fundamental Rights} Sedition and the government – {Laws and Acts} What is university?…

  • Newspaper Must Read Articles of the Day – 16 February 2016

    Newspaper Must Read Articles of the Day – 16 February 2016

    Newspaper articles bearing relevance to Civil Services preparation  The Hindu  National Judicial hierarchy comes under strain as HC judge stays his transfer {Judiciary – Paper II} Mysuru retains cleanest city tag {Government Schemes – Swachh Bharat – Paper II} India to highlight nuclear best practices {Science & Technology – Paper III} International Affairs  Djibouti, Mynmar, Sri Lanka anchor…

  • 9 PM Daily Brief – 15 February 2016

    9 PM Daily Brief – 15 February 2016

    Brief of newspaper articles for the day bearing relevance to Civil Services preparation What is 9 PM brief? GS PAPER 1 A judgement for women’s right – {Women Empowerment} GS PAPER 2 State overreach on the campus – {Politics in educational institutions} Sex determination: Answer this – {Infanticide} Start at the bottom – {Education} GS…

  • Newspaper Must Read Articles of the Day – 15 February 2016

    Newspaper Must Read Articles of the Day – 15 February 2016

    Newspaper articles bearing relevance to Civil Services preparation  The Hindu  National India gravity wave detector 8 years away  { Science & Technology – Paper III} Science and Technology  / Environment / Climate Change – Paper III Listening to the chirps of gravitational waves  {S&T} Unravelling mysteries of coral bleaching  {Biodiversity} Zika virus persisted in man’s semen for two…

  • Newspaper Must Read Articles of the Day – 13 February 2016

    Newspaper Must Read Articles of the Day – 13 February 2016

    Newspaper articles bearing relevance to Civil Services preparation  The Hindu  National Act against Devdasi system, SC tells states  { Social Malpractices – Paper I} Is spirituality the exclusive domain of men, asks SC {Religion and women – Paper 1}   International — Opinions & Editorials   The presidential prerogative {President’s Rule Art. 356 Indian Constitution- Paper III} Bank ultimately…

  • 9 PM Daily Brief – 12 February 2016

    9 PM Daily Brief – 12 February 2016

    Brief of newspaper articles for the day bearing relevance to Civil Services preparation What is 9 PM brief? GS PAPER 3 Scientists spot elusive space-time ripples / Gravitational wave astronomy’s finest moment / Gravitational waves: The universe in a new light – {Science & Technology – Waves} Plan to eliminate malaria by 2030– {Diseases –…

  • Newspaper Must Read Articles of the Day – 12 February 2016

    Newspaper Must Read Articles of the Day – 12 February 2016

    Newspaper articles bearing relevance to Civil Services preparation  The Hindu  National Scientist spot elusive space time ripples { Science & Technology- Paper I and II} Plan to eliminate malaria by 2030 {Science and Technology (Diseases) – Paper III} ISRO to use electric propulsion system on satellites in two years  {Science and Technology  – Paper III} International Gravitational waves…

  • 9 PM Daily Brief – 11 February 2016

    9 PM Daily Brief – 11 February 2016

    Brief of newspaper articles for the day bearing relevance to Civil Services preparation What is 9 PM brief? GS PAPER 1 Deoband defends Muslim women becoming Qazi – {Women & Religion} GS PAPER 2 A peaceful way out on Siachen – {India & International Border Issues} Reclaiming the PIL – {Judicial Activism} GS PAPER 3…