Exam Oriented Articles from Different Newspaper’s (7-14 January, 2018)
Category: Editorial
Down to Earth (1-15 January, 2018)-Highlights
Here are the highlights of Down to Earth Magazine (1-15 January, 2018). Only exam relevant topics have been presented here in brief: WTO’s recent ministerial meeting at Buenos Aires (Argentina) highlights the strain on the multilateral trading bloc from US unilateralism and its own `unfair’ system: The Read More …
Editorials and articles from newspapers for Civil Services Examination (1-7 January 2018)
1-6 January 2018: Editorials and articles from newspapers for Civil Services Examination CLICK HERE
Delhi air pollution: Beyond non-technological solutions
Question: To tackle urban air pollution, apart from technological solutions, we also need to re-imagine and rethink our use of urban space. Describe. What are the technological solutions for increasing urban air pollution? Pollution embarrassment: On Day 2 of the final Read More …
Banning advertisements during prime time, intent good but flawed draft
Question: Government intent in banning condom advertisements during prime time television, might be laudable, the manner in which it has been drafted is likely to have a drastic and chilling effect.’ Comment and elaborate the intentions behind the government action. Read More …
Causes of low literacy level in tribal community in India
Question 1: Mizoram and Jharkhand, both are tribal states, yet Mizoram is among the top five literate states while Jharkhand, is among the bottom five. Why? Question 2: ‘To improve tribal learning outcomes, teachers must integrate traditional wisdom with educational methods’. Read More …
NGT’s independence should be non-negotiable for better future
Recently, in a social media interaction Centre for Science and Environment’s director-general Sunita Narain said that if one had to pick the ‘2017 person of the year’, it would be the weather. Perhaps She is right. Why: From farmers’ distress Read More …
Rising heat and humidity will affect India’s northeast the most
According to a global study, the combined effects of rising heat and humidity will affect India’s northeast the most in the world close to the end of the century, a global study says. Although humidity can greatly magnify the effects Read More …