Day: March 17, 2017
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9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – 17 March 2017
Front Page / NATIONAL [The Hindu] [1]. Health spending to be 2.5% of GDP [2]. GST laws ready for Parliament, State Assemblies [3]. Industries get 6 months for retrospective green nod [4]. CAG pulls up I-T Dept. on shell companies Editorial/OPINION [The Hindu] [1]. Leaving no one behind Economy [The Hindu] [1]. Start-up firms may soon…
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Daily Quiz : UPSC Prelims Marathon – March 17
Note: Previous Year Geography Questions. [WpProQuiz 68]
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Analysis: National Health Policy 2017
Welcome to Daily Editorial Initiative! Following Article analyzes the National Health Policy (NHP, 2017): Context It is 15 years since we had a National Health Policy (NHP) modified. The last policy was formulated in 2002. Now the Cabinet has cleared the latest NHP 2017 to address the address current and emerging challenges rising from changing socio-economic…
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A Report on Analysis of Job Creation in India: Daily Editorial
Context India needs eight percent growth over the next 20 to 30 years to grow the Indian economy from a lower-middle income country to an upper-middle income country The advantage to us is that India has a huge population of youth which if well utilised by providing jobs can reap rich dividends for India-…
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Preparation for UPSC Interview- The Final Test
Welcome to UPSC Interview Initiative! Interview is a test of personality and not of knowledge, yet most of the time candidates prepare for enhancing their knowledge base and totally neglect their personality aspect. It is obvious that personality can’t be built in a day but it can certainly be molded in a short time span.Your…
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Answered: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – Feb 21
Following are the Suggested Answers for Mains Marathon, Feb 21: What is meant by ‘crisis of conscience’? Narrate one incident in your life when you were faced with such a crisis and how you resolved the same.(GS 4) Source: UPSC Previous Year Mains Question Paper Background: Conscience is the part of a person’s mind that tells them…
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Answered: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – Feb 20
Following are the Suggested Answers for Mains Marathon, Feb 20: 1.To what extent is Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, bearing marginal note “Temporary provision with respect to the State of Jammu and Kashmir”, temporary? Discuss the future prospects of this provision in the context of Indian polity. (GS 2) Background:- Since there were UN resolutions calling…
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Prelims Capsule: Writs in the Indian Constitution
Welcome to Prelims Capsule! Today is Polity Special 🙂 The Constitution of India allows Supreme Court and High Courts under Articles 32 and 226 respectively to issue writs to enforce the Fundamental Rights made available by the Part III of the Constitution. What is a Writ? A Writ is a formal written order issued by…
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Discussion Initiative – Goods and Services Tax GST (March 17)
Today’s Topic for Discussion is: Goods and Services Tax (GST) Issues: What is GST? What is revenue neutral rate? What are the benefits of GST? Challenges in its implementation? Does GST affect the federal structure of the country? What will be the impact of GST on backward states such as BIMARU? Does the imposition of…