Tag: UPSC
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Must Read News Articles – December 17
Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL Note ban: No interim relief from SC: The Supreme Court ordered the setting up of a five-judge Constitution Bench to test the validity of November 8 demonetisation notification and the legality of the government’s implementation of the policy. Parliament passes Disabilities Bill: The Lok Sabha passed the Disabilities Bill…
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Silk Road revival plan- One Belt One Road
Historical background of Silk Road: 1. The Silk Road was a network of trade routes, formally established during the Han Dynasty. The road originated from Chang’an (now Xian) in the east and ended in the Mediterranean in the west, linking China with the Roman Empire. 2. As China’s silk was the major trade product, German…
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Must Read News Articles – December 16
Archives The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL Liquor vends on National, State highways banned:The Supreme Court on Thursday banned States and Union Territories from granting licences for the sale of liquor along National and State highways across the country. Panel flags ‘slow’ execution of schemes: Flak received from Parliamentary Standing Committee for ‘slow’ implementation of…
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Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – December 15
Read the following questions and answer them by clicking on the links in not more than 200 words Time: 40 Minutes 1.“The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) has the potential to make credit cheaper, its sources wider and engender corporate accountability.” Analyze the statement. (GS 3) दिवाला और शोधन आछमता सहिंता २०१६ (IBC) ऋण को सस्ता,…
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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 13
Archives Read the following questions and answer them by clicking on the links in not more than 200 words Time: 40 Minutes 1.Enumerate the problems and prospects of inland water transport in India. भारत में अंतर्देशीय जन परिवहन कि समस्याओं एवं संभावनाओ को गिनाइए ? (GS 1) Link-1 | Link -2 2.What was held in…
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9 PM Daily Brief – 12th December 2016
Front Page / NATIONAL [1]. Cyclone Vardah heads towards Chennai shores [2]. Cancel illegal salt pans in Sambhar Lake: NGT [3]. Parliamentary panel says SC showing a ‘zeal for primacy’ INTERNATIONAL [1]. U.S. arms technologies come closer Editorial/OPINION [1]. Time to blow the whistle Indian Express [1]. Binding friendship Live Mint [1]. Demonetisation for behavioral…
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Answered Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – December 5
Click on the Questions below for Suggested Answers [Answered] What do you understand by Payment Banks? Highlight the advantages of Payments banks, with special reference to the role they can play in meeting the goal of financial inclusion. (GS-3) [Answered] What are ‘Fixed Combination Drugs’? Why have they been in news recently? Discuss the rational behind…