Day: April 20, 2017
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9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – April 20 2017
Front Page / NATIONAL [The Hindu] [1]No threat to visas for professionals [2] NGT orders closure of industries near Bellandur Lake [3]Nod for purchase of VVPAT machines [4]Our job is not to kill our people Editorial/OPINION [The Hindu] [1]Clouds of prosperity [2]The case for mediated settlements [3]SPARK or an ember? [4]The degree disease Economy [The Hindu]…
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Ambedkar and his contemporary relevance
Context Besides Gandhi, BR Ambedkar has emerged as the epitome personality of modern India, who has been appropriated across the political spectrum – from Hindutava axis (RSS), Congress (whose apathy towards social questions Ambedkar criticised), Communists ( who foresee an integration of proletarian class with the depressed classes of India) and Islamists ( who harbour…
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Some important topics of environment
These are excepts from our environment magazine, to download full magazine click here River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management) Authorities Order, 2016 Cabinet approves the River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management) Authorities Order, 2016. Salient Features: Order will provide for Creation of the National Council for River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management), as an Authority…
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Must Read News Articles – April 20
The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL ‘No threat to visas for professionals’: The Union government has defended its foreign policy oriented towards job creation, and indicated that the latest measures taken by Australia and the United States will not curtail visas for Indian professionals. NGT orders closure of industries near Bellandur Lake: Banning the dumping of any…
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UPSC Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – Mains Marathon – April 20
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. 1. What is anti-defection law? Do you think that anti-defection law in India is weak? (GS 2) एंटी-डिफेक्शन कानून क्या है? क्या आपको लगता है कि भारत में एंटी-डिफेक्शन कानून कमजोर है?…