Month: December 2016
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9 PM Daily Brief – 26th December 2016
Front Page / NATIONAL [The Hindu] Make justice system sympathetic to sexual abuse victims, says SC ‘Need to link Aadhaar with details of voters’ INTERNATIONAL [The Hindu] ‘Soft border approach can bring India into CPEC’ Two U.S. howitzers arriving for tests Editorial/OPINION [The Hindu] A goods and services tangle Speak up for the Rohingyas ECONOMY…
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Daily Editorial – Right to privacy in India
Right to privacy in India Intelligence agency’s concerns regarding privacy bills Present privacy related laws in India Problems with the IT Act Right to privacy bill, 2011 Recommendations by Justice AP Shah Relevance of Shah Principles in the present scenario Way ahead Click here to Download Daily Editorial PDF (26th Dec. 2016) Right to privacy…
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Must Read News Articles – December 26
Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL Make justice system sympathetic to sexual abuse victims, says SC: The time has come for criminal justice system to mold a survivor-centric approach in dealing with cases of sexual violence, especially for victims of child abuse for whom the trauma will scar them for life, the Supreme Court observed.…
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Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – December 26
Good Morning Aspirants, 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 are Fixed Dose Combination (FDC) drugs? Discuss the factors behind the prevalence of unsafe FDC drugs in the Indian markets. फिक्स्ड डोज़…
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Cracking IAS in First Attempt: Interview of IAS Topper Saketa Musinipally, Rank 14
Saketa cracked IAS with his first attempt, with an All India Rank of 14. An alumnus from NLSIU Bangalore, he hails from Hyderabad and took Law as his optional. He shared his journey towards the Civil Services with ForumIAS and here are the takeaways from his success story. Why Civil Services? On a personal level I have always been inspired…
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Must Read News Articles – December 25
Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL Early summer triggers wildlife migration to Wayanad sanctuary: Drought-like situation in the Nilgiri biosphere has led to early migration. Land of religious body can be acquired: HC: The Allahabad High Court has ruled that a land belonging to a religious body can be acquired for a “public purpose” while asking…
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Answer-Writing Practice: Read this to avoid Mistakes
Mains Marathon 2017 has started. Daily answer writing practice is very important. The key to prepare for Civil Services Examination 2017 is Reading Current Affairs on a daily basis and continuous answer writing practice. For Reading Current Affairs on a daily basis, we have Must Read Articles from Newspaper, The 9 PM Brief and Daily Editorials. For Answer writing practice, start answering…
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Must Read News Articles – December 24
Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL Passport rules changed to help single mothers, orphaned children: In a move to speed up and simplify the passport delivery process, the government on Friday announced a series of steps that would help single mothers, orphaned children, and sadhus obtain passports with ease. NITI Aayog rolls out health index: The…
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Essay Test – December 24
Instructions: Write an essay on any one of the following in about 1000-1200 words. Time : 90 minutes Marks : 125 Kindly review each others answers, so that everyone improves. 1.A strong legislation requires an effective enforcement. एक मजबूत कानून के लिए प्रभावी प्रवर्तन की आवश्यकता होती है। Best essay:@the green bird 2.Education is not…
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9 PM Daily Brief – 23rd December 2016
Front Page / NATIONAL Centre recasts panel helping Krishna Board HC tells Centre to fix MRP of coronary stents by March 1 Editorial/OPINION A little gain after more pain Doing the right thing ECONOMY Centre spots 67.54 lakh taxpayers who did not file I-T returns Indian Express Digital hurdles Live Mint The monetary policy committee’s…
