Tag: Current Affairs
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Must Read News Articles – December 23
Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL Centre recasts panel helping Krishna Board: The committee is tasked with assisting the Krishna River Management Board prepare a manual on how projects, common to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, ought to be handled. HC tells Centre to fix MRP of coronary stents by March 1: The Delhi High Court on…
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Must Read News Articles – December 22
Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL Pardon, the gender wage gap is showing: ILO finds women form 60% of lowest paid wage labour, but only 15% of highest wage-earners. Too hot to handle – alarming rise in forest fires this year: With fires raging across Central Indian forests and the Himalayan Pine forests, the frequency of…
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Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – December 22
Read the following questions and answer them by clicking on the links in not more than 200 words Time: 30-40 Minutes Kindly review each others answers, so that everyone improves. 1.East coast of India is highly vulnerable to cyclones. Discuss the causes and suggest suitable measures of mitigation. भारत का पूर्वी तट चक्रवात से अत्यधिक संवेदनशील…
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Must Read News Articles – December 20
Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL RBI sets one-time limit for big deposits of old notes: Explanation will be sought for any cash deposit of over Rs. 5,000. NIA charges JeM chief for Pathankot airbase attack: he National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday filed a charge sheet against Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar, his brother Abdul Rauf…
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Must Read News Articles – December 19
Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL Single tribunal to arbitrate inter-State water disputes: The Centre has decided to set up a single, permanent Tribunal to adjudicate all inter-State river water disputes, a step which is aimed at resolving grievances of States in a speedy manner. This body will subsume existing tribunals. EC seeks end to…
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Must Read News Articles – December 18
Archives Front Page / NATIONAL In surprise move, Lt. Gen. Bipin Rawat appointed next Army Chief: In a surprise move, the government on Saturday announced Lt Gen Bipin Rawat as the next Chief of Army Staff. Air Marshal B.S. Dhanoa, presently the Vice Chief of Indian Air Force (IAF) has been appointed the next Air Chief. J&K…
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Must Read News Articles – December 15
Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL RS passes Disabilities Bill with more benefits: The Rajya Sabha passed the Disabilities Bill with the list of ‘disabilities’ expanded from seven to 21 and the quantum of reservation increased for people suffering from disabilities from three per cent to four per cent in government jobs. INTERNATIONAL NSG waiver…
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Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – December 14
Read the following questions and answer them by clicking on the links in not more than 200 words Time: 40 Minutes 1.With a brief background of quality of urban life in India, introduce the objectives and strategy of the ‘Smart City Programme’. (GS 1) भारत में नगरीय जीवन कि गुणता कि संक्षिप्त पृष्ठभूमि के साथ, ‘…
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Must Read News Articles – December 14
Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL Centre to finance digital discounts: Public sector insurers, oil-marketing firms and others not to take a hit for cashless push. Urjit Patel to appear before House panel on Finance: Members said questions to Mr. Patel would focus on the reasons for the decision, data on just how much black…
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Must Read News Articles – December 13
Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL Cyclone Vardah brings Chennai to a standstill: The weather system that was first noticed nearly five days ago, grew into a ‘very severe cyclonic storm’ and by the time it crossed the city near the Chennai Port, it had weakened into a ‘severe cyclonic storm’ with maximum wind speeds…
