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PIB articles important for prelims
Portable Kit to Check Water Contamination National Centre for Compositional Characterization of Materials (NCCCM), Chemistry Group, BARC, located at Hyderabad has developed a portable visual detection kit for detection of hexavalent chromium [Cr.(VI)]. Its range is between 5 to 500 ng/ml(ppb) in water and it can detect the same within 5 minutes. Chromium exists in the…
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9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – May 1, 2017
National [1] EC for 5-year ban on those bribing voters [2] SAARC satellite set for lift-of [3] Farmer suicides get attention of apex court Security [1] Smart fence soon along LoC Environment [1] No tourist entry into Odisha national park [2] Six tigers to be relocated to Buxa Tiger Reserve Agriculture [1] Drops of water…
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Weekly Important Articles : April week 3
We have come up with Weekly Important Articles for April 3rd Week. Click Here To Download Weekly Important Articles April Week 2 Did you like the Compilation? Do give us suggestions/feedback to improve the same 🙂 More About the Initiative: Weekly Important Articles is an Initiative started by ForumIAS to cover important issues relevant to UPSC…
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Ecosystem services for dwindling Agriculture
Context India has seen a steady decline in the proportion of national income coming from the primary sector overlaying a rapid decline in rural farm incomes and this has impacted the demographic dynamics too. Between 2001 and 2011, the growth rate of rural population declined by 5.9%, while the urban population growth rate increased by…
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India’s strategic interests vis-a-vis the US
India’s strategic interests vis-a-vis the US Context The United States (US) wants the flow of big data, and its security, storage and analysis to operate under a network-centric architecture erected and owned by it. The privacy of its own data is the prime obsession of the US. However, it pays scant respect to the privacy…
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Must read news articles: May 1
National EC for 5-year ban on those bribing voters – The Election Commission will soon ask the government to disqualify for up to five years candidates listed in charge sheets for bribing voters, a move which comes after it found that “innovative ways” were used for luring electors in a Tamil Nadu by election SAARC…
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UPSC Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – Mains Marathon –: May 1
How far would the Real Estate (regulation & Development) Act, be helpful in bringing reforms to the real estate sector of India. Also suggest some measures to improve it. The Hindu 2. ‘If the government wants to restore peace to the Valley, it cannot do it by force — talks with dissidents is the only…
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NITI Aayog’s Development Agenda
Context NITI Aayog is preparing a 15-year vision and a seven-year strategy document, and has circulated a three-year action agenda. The goal of transforming India and attaining the desired level of economic and social outcomes will require higher and sustainable growth in coming years. Higher economic growth will not only create employment, but will also…
