Day: December 14, 2016
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9 PM Daily Brief – 14th December 2016
Front Page / NATIONAL Centre to finance digital discounts Urjit Patel to appear before House panel on Finance Venezuela warns about cybercrime Editorial/OPINION Why ‘cashless’ may be the new normal More than a BIT of protectionism Free flow of wheat ECONOMY Centre to review IT Act to bolster cybersecurity IBSA meet may see pact to…
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Daily Editorial – Terminating Bilateral Investment Treaties: Right or Wrong
Terminating Bilateral Investment Treaties: Right or wrong Issue Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) Why India is terminating BITs? Effects of BIT termination Criticisms of the decision Model BIT Conclusion Click here to Download Daily Editorial PDF (14th Dec. 2016) Issue India’s Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT)with Netherland has expired on November 30 due to termination of treaty…
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Answered Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – December 9
Click on the Questions below for Suggested Answers [Answered].South China Sea has assumed great geopolitical significance in the present context. Comment. [Answered].“Demographic Dividend in India will remain only theoretical unless our manpower becomes more educated, aware, skilled and creative.” What measures have been taken by the government to enhance the capacity of our population to…
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Answered Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – December 8
Click on the Questions below for Suggested Answers [Answered].“Fidayeen warfare is, in fact, a sideshow, militarily ineffective and strategically marginal to the jihadist insurgency in Kashmir.” Examine. (GS 2) [Answered] The Centre has proposed amending a law to empower States and allow industries to pay wages by cheque or by direct credit into bank accounts. What can…
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Answered Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – December 7
Click on the Questions below for Suggested Answers [Answered].There has been a decline in the share of rural population in total migration in recent years. Why? Also list the conventional causes behind urban migration in India. (GS 1) [Answered].Write a short note on the origin and purpose of Heart of Asia Conference. Examine the outcome of…
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Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – December 14
Read the following questions and answer them by clicking on the links in not more than 200 words Time: 40 Minutes 1.With a brief background of quality of urban life in India, introduce the objectives and strategy of the ‘Smart City Programme’. (GS 1) भारत में नगरीय जीवन कि गुणता कि संक्षिप्त पृष्ठभूमि के साथ, ‘…
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Must Read News Articles – December 14
Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL Centre to finance digital discounts: Public sector insurers, oil-marketing firms and others not to take a hit for cashless push. Urjit Patel to appear before House panel on Finance: Members said questions to Mr. Patel would focus on the reasons for the decision, data on just how much black…