Today’s News Updates – 25.august.2014

GS paper III

1. Efforts to conserve water started showing result                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        – Ques. “Emulating rainwater harvesting model is need of the hour because several parts of the country have witnessed insufficient rain in the past four years”, Discuss.
2. City’s air dangerously polluted                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          – Ques. While critically analysing the causes of increase in respirable suspended particulate matter (RSPM) level in various cities, describe its consequences and measures needed to prevent such issues.
3. High interest rates hit student loans                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              – Ques. “Due to depreciation of the rupee and high interest rates , education loans have been showing a declining growth over the years”, Elucidate.
4. India is still in early stages of farm mechanisation – Examine How far are farm mechanisation solutions addressing the challenges like low productivity and farm labour scarcity in the country. Also describe what measures should be adopted by the government to sustain interest of young generation in farming.