Month: February 2017
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Learn and Practice: Daily Editorial – Palliative Care in India
Palliative Care in India Click here to Download Daily Editorial PDF (23rd Feb. 2017) Context: It is projected that approximately 20% of Indians will be elderly by 2050, marking a dramatic jump from the current 6% and there is likely to be a shift in the disease patterns from communicable to non-communicable, which itself calls…
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ENGLISH LITERATURE Optional Strategy Part-3 for UPSC Mains
When reading 14th-15th-16th Century [William Shakespeare’s King Lear and The Tempest ] the following questions are very important, and would be useful across both texts. [this is not an exhaustive list]. 1) The Renaissance – most important movement, although Shakespeare doesn’t necessarily show renaissance traits in his plays [which are better represented by Christopher Marlowe],…
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Must Read News Articles – February 23
The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL Maintain law, order on SYL canal issue: SC: Even as Punjab denied any liability on its part to share water with Haryana, the Supreme Court on Wednesday stood firm by its decision to construct the Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal and urged the neighbouring States to maintain law and order at any…
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Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – February 23
Read the following questions and answer them by clicking on the links in not more than 200 words Time: 30 Minutes Kindly review each others answers. Sorry for the little delay Friends 🙂 Start answering! 1.What is Palliative care? The number of elderly persons in poverty in India are increasing rapidly and are unable to access…
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An Open Letter to Friends who did not Clear the Mains – by Poonam Dahiya IRS
This Article has been shifted to our new blog. Below is the link of the article: http://blog.forumias.com/an-open-letter-to-friends-who-did-not-clear-the-mains-by-poonam-dahiya-irs/
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9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – 22 February 2017
Front Page / NATIONAL [The Hindu] India, Rwanda sign aviation, visa deals Editorial/OPINION [The Hindu] The Saeed test Necessary limit Economy [The Hindu] Private sector gratuity to soar: India, Japan ink pact on rail safety: Withdrawal of funds from EPF to get easier Indian Express No half measures Live Mint Decoding the direction of monetary…
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Learn and Practice: Daily Editorial – Direct Election of City Mayors
Direct Election of City Mayors Click here to Download Daily Editorial PDF (22nd Feb. 2017) Context Civic Elections are going on and around the corner in several states; it is the time when citizens are given the opportunity to hold a magnifying glass over the ruling government bodies. There are multiple cases of civic mismanagement…
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Key Points : CIVIL SERVICES (PRELIMINARY) EXAM. 2017 Notification
Some Key Points from the Notification: Candidates are required to apply Online by using the website http://www.upsconline.nic.in The online Applications can be filled up to 17th March, 2017 till 6:00 PM. The eligible candidates shall be issued an e-Admission Certificate three weeks before the commencement of the examination. Preliminary Examination of the Civil Services Examination…