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MP Agriculture fortunes and lessons for UP
GS3 – Major crops cropping patterns in various parts of the country, different types of irrigation and irrigation systems storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints; e-technology in the aid of farmers Context Madhya Pardesh CM Chouhan concentrated on agriculture, which employs the largest share of MP’s workforce (54.6 percent…
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Must Read News Articles – May 8
The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL Glut ruins farmers trapped in ‘cobweb phenomenon’: When prices of a commodity increase during a season of scarcity, more of it is cultivated leading to a problem of plenty. Japan pitches for Chabahar port: Indo-Japan civil nuclear cooperation agreement is still on track. Editorial/OPINION This time with feeling: The Centre has empowered…
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UPSC Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – Mains Marathon – May 8
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 are Equity exchange-traded funds (ETF)? Discuss the key drivers responsible for rise of equity ETFs recently? (GS 3) इक्विटी एक्सचेंज ट्रेडेड फंड (ईटीएफ) क्या हैं? इक्विटी ईटीएफ के प्रमुखकारणों पर…
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Must Read News Articles – May 7
The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL We have doubts on China’s OBOR project: India has “serious reservations” about China’s One Belt, One Road (OBOR) plan given that there are issues of “sovereignty” at stake. Nirbhaya: Juvenile lives in anonymity: At the time of the juvenile’s release, a new Juvenile law, which called for treating juveniles aged…
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Must Read News Articles – May 6
The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL SC upholds death in Nirbhaya case: ‘If at all there is a case warranting award of death sentence, it is the present case’. Set up database of children in orphanages, SC tells govt.: Complete registration of child care institutions by year-end: Bench. Space bonding hits a new high: India successfully launches South…
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Essay Test – May 6, 2017
Instructions: Write an essay on any one of the following in about 1000-1200 words. Time : 90 minutes Marks : 125 1. Electoral bonds: Transparency in Electoral Funding. इलेक्टोरल बॉन्ड: इलेक्टोरल फंडिंग में पारदर्शिता. 2. Ideas shape the course of history. विचार इतिहास को आकार देते हैं. Write the Essay in the Comment section below.…
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9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – May 5 2017
Front Page / NATIONAL [The Hindu] [1] U.S., Germany slam India for NGO funding norms [2] HC upholds life for 11 in Bilkis Bano case [3] Rise & fall of Swachh cities Editorial/OPINION [The Hindu] [1] Different clocks [2] The long arc to Ankara [3] The scale of progress, so far Economy [The Hindu] [1] Higher…
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ForumIAS Current Affairs Magazine: Prelims Special: Science & Technology
Hello Friends, ForumIAS is coming up with a series of subject wise current affairs magazines, with current affairs coverage from September, 2016 to February 2017. Download the Science & Technology Current Affairs Magazine below:
