Today’s News Updates – 5.February.2015

Today's News Updates

GS paper I

Razia Sultan zooms in on women s empowerment – Ques. Critically describe the role of Razia Sultan, the first mulim women to rule India, in the India history.

GS paper II

Quotas do not hurt efficiency, says study – Ques. Critically comment whether reservation for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in public sector jobs may have a negative impact on productivity and efficiency.

Illegal schools have a solution – Ques. “There are large number of children studying in unauthorised schools across the nation”, Highlight the provisions of ‘Right of children to free and compulsory education Act’ in this regard. What measures should be adopted by the government to address the issue?

India to share data on nuclear material – Ques. “India and the U.S. civil nuclear agreement also offers a way forward to other countries for nuclear cooperation without changing the nuclear liability law”, discuss.

France keen on details of India-U.S. nuclear deal – Ques. Critically analyse the objectives and importance of Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS).