IASEXAMPORTAL : "Current Affairs for IAS Exams – 18 February 2016" plus 5 more

Current Affairs for IAS Exams – 18 February 2016
Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams – 18 February 2016
Daily Answer Writing Challenge for IAS Mains General Studies (18 February 2016)
(VIDEO) Rajya Sabha TV : ''What ails MCDs?"
(Audio Notes) Topic: "Discussion on cabinet recommendation on Arunachal Pradensh and its implications" 18 February 2016
समसामयिकी दैनिक ऑडियो नोट्स : "बारहवीं दक्षिणी एशियाई खेल पर चर्चा" 18 फ़रवरी, 2016
Current Affairs for IAS Exams – 18 February 2016
Posted: 18 Feb 2016 05:35 AM PST


Current Affairs for IAS Exams – 18 February 2016

:: NATIONAL ::

Govt set to revoke President's rule in Arunachal Pradesh

A day after the Supreme Court refused to stop the dissident leaders and the Governor in Arunachal Pradesh from forming a new government, the Union Cabinet sought the revocation of President's rule in the State imposed on January 26.

The dissidents had staked a claim to form a government. Mr. Pul was accompanied by 19 rebel Congress MLAs, along with 11 BJP legislators, and two Independents.

Cabinet gives in principle approval to gravitational wave detector

Days after an international team of scientists, including several from India, formally announced that it had detected gravitational waves from deep space, the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said it had, "in principle," approved a proposal to have a gravitational wave detector in India.

Those connected with the project said it was an important development and marked the government formally acknowledging it but a final decision regarding the money, and how it would be spent, was still some time away.

Current estimates suggest the project would cost at least Rs. 1,200 crore.

The gravitational waves were detected by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) — a system of detectors in Washington and Louisiana.]

Known as the LIGO-India project, it is piloted by Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and Department of Science and Technology (DST).

The LIGO-India project will be jointly coordinated and executed by three Indian research institutions: the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune and Department of Atomic Energy organisations: Institute for Plasma Research (IPR), Gandhinagar and the Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology (RRCAT),Indore.

Another ambitious mega- science project, the Indian Neutrino Observatory (INO) project — a proposed, under-ground observatory in Tamil Nadu to detect ephemeral particles called neutrinos — had been cleared by the Centre in 2015, after several years of deliberations.


Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams – 18 February 2016
Posted: 18 Feb 2016 05:35 AM PST


Current Affairs MCQ for UPSC Exams – 18 February 2016

Q.1- Which of the following places and laboratory are not correctly matched?

1. CERN : Switzerland
2. LIGO : Louisiana
3. India based Neutrino observatory : Tamil Nadu

A. 1,2
B. 2,3
C. 1,3
D. All




Daily Answer Writing Challenge for IAS Mains General Studies (18 February 2016)
Posted: 18 Feb 2016 05:34 AM PST
Daily Answer Writing Challenge for IAS Mains General Studies (18 February 2016)

Write and Discuss Your Answer with Q.No in Comment Box at the Bottom of Post.

General Studies - I "Syllabus Topic – History of Post-Independence India"

1. If the growing disaffection in the Kashmir Valley is to be arrested and the concerns of the people addressed, it is best done politically by an elected government. Discuss.

Source: The Hindu

General Studies - II "Syllabus Topic – International Relations"

2. Many opinion-makers in Kathmandu were sympathetic to Madhesi demands which were also shared by Janjatis and Tharus; however, the overt identification of Indian support ended up isolating the Madhesis politically. Comment.

Source: The Hindu

General Studies - III "Syllabus Topic – Economy"

3. The deposit mobilisation exercise of banks often encounters competition from these small savings schemes. Explain.

Source: The Hindu

General Studies - IV "Syllabus Topic – Probity in Governance"

4. "You can't lead your troops if your troops do not trust you." ― Diane Ravitch. Examine the statement.

Source: Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude for Civil Services Examination By P. N. Roy Chowdhury, G. Subba Rao

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(VIDEO) Rajya Sabha TV : ''What ails MCDs?"
Posted: 18 Feb 2016 12:16 AM PST


(VIDEO) Rajya Sabha TV : ''What ails MCDs?"

Topic of Discussion: What ails MCDs?
Expert Panel Members:

Prof. Jagdish Mukhi, (Leader, BJP)
Haroon Yusuf, (Leader, Delhi Congress)
Siddharth Mishra, (Consulting Editor, Millennium Post)
Raghav Chadha, (Spokesperson, AAP)

(Audio Notes) Topic: "Discussion on cabinet recommendation on Arunachal Pradensh and its implications" 18 February 2016
Posted: 17 Feb 2016 11:26 PM PST


Current Affairs Daily Voice Notes

Spotlight/News Analysis (18 February 2016):

Topic of Discussion:  Discussion on cabinet recommendation on Arunachal Pradensh and its implications
Expert Panel: Prof. D K Dubey ( Constitutional Expert), Anoop Kumar (Political Commentator)

समसामयिकी दैनिक ऑडियो नोट्स : "बारहवीं दक्षिणी एशियाई खेल पर चर्चा" 18 फ़रवरी, 2016
Posted: 17 Feb 2016 11:20 PM PST


समसमायिक रोजाना श्रव्य नोट्स

समसमायिक श्रव्य नोट्स (18, फ़रवरी 2016):

चर्चा का विषय:  बारहवीं दक्षिणी एशियाई खेल पर चर्चा

सहभागी:  हरपाल सिंह बेदी (खेल विश्लेषक), चंद्रशेखर लूथरा ( खेल पत्रकार)


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