Tag: Current Affairs
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Must Read News Articles – January 16
Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL Stay on hearing public appeals till polls: The Election Commission has issued an order barring chief ministers, ministers and political appointees in the five poll-bound States from hearing appeals filed by people before statutory bodies till the election process was over as their decisions could influence voters. Why can’t…
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Must Read News Articles – January 11
Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL SC orders audit of 30 lakh NGOs: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the government to audit nearly 30 lakh NGOs which received public funds but consistently failed to explain how they spent the money. NGT panel to inspect major waste generators: The NGT expressed concern that public authorities lacked…
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Must Read News Articles – January 10
Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL NGT notice to Centre, Delhi govt over plastic ban: The National Green Tribunal has issued notices to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Delhi government, Delhi Pollution Control Committee and Delhi Cantonment Board while hearing a plea that challenged the ban on manufacture, sale, storage, usage, import and transport…
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Must Read News Articles – January 9
Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL Aadhaar must for MGNREGS work: From April 1, workers in rural areas enrolled under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), which mandates 100 days of work for a household a year, must have Aadhaar. Army enthused by new indigenous artillery gun: The Army has given the thumbs-up…
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Must Read News Articles – January 8
Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL As EC seeks view, Govt calls Budget session: The government on Saturday convened the Budget session of Parliament from January 31 even as the Election Commission sought a response from the Centre on petitions seeking that the Budget presentation be deferred in view of the upcoming Assembly elections. Anger…
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Must Read News Articles – January 7
Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL GDP growth expected to be slower at 7.1% this year: India’s gross domestic output is expected to grow at a slower pace of 7.1 per cent in 2016-17 compared to the 7.6 per cent clocked in the previous year, Chief Statistician TCA Anant said. Aadhaar now mandatory for EPF…
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Must Read News Articles – January 6
Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL NGT raps Environment Ministry: A Bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said that the MoEF had not “applied its mind” while amending a notification published on December 9, 2016, exempting construction projects from the process of environment impact assessment (EIA) and prior environmental clearance. Ban on import…
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Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – January 6
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.Discuss the role of women in the freedom struggle especially during the Gandhian phase. (GS 1) स्वतन्त्रता संग्राम में, विशेष तौर पर गांधीवादी चरण के दौरान महिलाओं कि भूमिका का…
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Answered : Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – January 4
Click on the Questions below for Suggested Answers. Answered: The Supreme Court has recently placed restrictions on the powers of the government to legislate through ordinances. In this context, discuss the ordinance making powers of the President. Are ordinances circumventing the representative legislative institutions in India? Give your opinion. (GS 2) Answered: What are special courts? Laws…
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Must Read News Articles – January 5
Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL SC schedules day-to-day hearings on Cauvery appeals from Feb 7: The Supreme Court asked Karnataka to continue releasing 2000 cusecs of Cauvery water to neighbouring State of Tamil Nadu while posting appeals filed by Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala against the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal‘s decision on water-sharing for…
