Month: December 2016
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9 PM Daily Brief – 28th December 2016
Front Page / NATIONAL Don’t use pellet guns indiscriminately: SC 50 % reservation in judicial services in Bihar Status of tribal development remains poor: Ministry report Antlers could end up in medicines INTERNATIONAL Nepal rejects India’s ‘open sky’ offer India journeys from multilateral to bilateral China calls for ‘strategic balance’ in South Asia after Agni-V…
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Daily Editorial – China Pakistan Economic Corridor
China Pakistan Economic corridor How would it affect India Offer for India to join CPEC by Pakistan Implications of Joining the CPEC for India Click here to Download Daily Editorial PDF (28th Dec. 2016) China Pakistan Economic corridor Introduction The CPEC is one of the most important projects of the ‘one belt, one road’ project…
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Must Read News Articles – December 28
Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL Don’t use pellet guns indiscriminately: SC: The Supreme Court has sought an assurance from the Jammu and Kashmir government to avoid the “indiscriminate” use of pellet guns. 50 % reservation in judicial services in Bihar: 50 per cent reservation in all judicial services for aspirants belonging to the Extremely Backward…
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Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – December 28
Read the following questions and answer them by clicking on the links in not more than 200 words Time: 40 Minutes Kindly review each others answers, so that everyone improves. 1.What is a nuclear triad? “The successful test-firing of the long-range ballistic missile Agni-V for the fourth time by India is a significant step towards building a credible…
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9 PM Daily Brief – 27th December 2016
Front Page / NATIONAL [The Hindu] India needs lower taxes, higher compliance Agni-V test-fired again from mobile-launcher Rajasthan sets up panel on Gujjar quota issue Remission power lies with State: SC Editorial/OPINION [The Hindu] Time to repeal the FCRA Fire in the sky The mother of all disruptions Assessed, approved but scant attention to compliance…
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Daily Editorial – Setting up a single permanent water tribunal
Setting up a single permanent water tribunal Constitutional and legal provisions for interstate water dispute resolution Reasons of delay in the proceedings Challenges Amendments proposed to Interstate water disputes act, 1956– How this decision will benefit Would setting up single tribunal solve the problem? Way ahead Setting up a single permanent water tribunal Water is…
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Announcement : Weekly Prizes – Mains Marathon 2017, Dec 12-17
Friends, We have come up with the Weekly Winners of Mains Marathon Answer Writing practice from Dec 12-17 as well. While coming up with the winners list, we have given priority to: consistency, answer quality and participation. It was a difficult task for us to select the winners. It was hard to choose the top…
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Announcement : Weekly Prizes – Mains Marathon 2017, Dec 19-24
Dear Aspirants, We have come up with the Weekly Winners of Mains Marathon Answer Writing practice from Dec 19-24. While coming up with the winners list, we have given priority to: consistency, answer quality and participation. It was a difficult task for us to select the winners. It was hard to choose the top contributors.…
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Must Read News Articles – December 27
Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL India needs lower taxes, higher compliance: India needs lower taxes to compete globally and that voluntary tax compliance by citizens should be encouraged by a friendly administration. Agni-V test-fired again from mobile-launcher: The test-firing of India’s most formidable ballistic missile, Agni-V was an unalloyed success, signalling that India’s nuclear deterrence…
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Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – December 27
Read the following questions and answer them by clicking on the links in not more than 200 words Time: 40 Minutes Kindly review each others answers, so that everyone improves. 1.What do you understand by absentee voting? Do you think there is an emergent need to link Aadhaar with the electoral details of voters? (GS 2) आप अनुपस्थित मतदान…