The Big Picture – Sanskrit conundrum: What’s the national policy?

The decision of the union HRD ministry to scrap German as a third language choice in Kendriya Vidyalayas has blown up into a full fledged controversy encompassing the entire three language formula. The ministry has defended itself by saying that it is trying to uphold the law of the land. The critics feel that scrapping …

Insights Daily Current Events, 08 December 2014

Insights Daily Current Events, 08 December 2014 Lok Adalat settles 1.25 cr. cases in a day The Second National Lok Adalat held across the country recently settled about 1.25 crore pending and pre-litigation cases and brought financial relief of over Rs. 3,000 crore to ordinary litigants in a single day. Organized by: The National Legal …

[UPSC Mains-2014] Insights Secure Questions on Current Events, 08 December 2014

ARCHIVES 08 December 2014 Answer the following questions in about 200 words: 1) Central banks in many countries around the world, including developed and developing, are resorting to quantitative easing to devalue their currency. Examine the reasons and its implications. Project Syndicate 2) Critically comment on some of important provisions of the proposed Road Transport and …