The Hindu Daily News Analysis | 18th May 2020 | UPSC Current Affairs | Prelims & Mains 2020
Channel: Shankar IAS Academy
Date: 18/05/2020

In this video, we have discussed the essential news articles sourced from different editions of "The Hindu" News Paper. This video decodes relevance of each article by comprehensively linking with UPSC syllabus, background for the article, present context, and 360-degree analysis of each article for UPSC Prelims and Mains dimensions. 
At the end of the video, a Practice-cum-Revision session on UPSC Previous/Model MCQs is available, and Model/Previous Mains Questions are discussed/given for your practice.

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►►Time Stamping of news articles:
1. Getting India back to the Afghan high table (Editorial) - 0:44
2. India must not give Taliban legitimacy until it joins intra-Afghan talks (Interview) - 0:44
3. India hopes agreement will ensure peace, stability - 0:44
4. Afghan President, rival sign power sharing deal - 0:44
5. Farm gate in focus (Editorial) - 14:24
6. Labour rights are in free fall (Editorial) - 19:35
7. U.P. withdraws order on increased working hours - 19:35 
►►MCQs based Topics Discussion:
8. Punjab farmers’ to go for direct seeding of rice - 26:49
    (MCQ on Direct Seeding of Rice)
9. This really is paper gold - 31:13 
    (MCQ on Sovereign Gold Bonds)
10. Over 42,000 undertrials released - 34:48
    (MCQ on NALSA)
11. Other Practice MCQs - 38:18
   i. MCQ on Afghanistan Borders - 38:22
   ii. MCQ on Essential Commodities Act, 1955 - 39:11
12. Practice Mains Question - 40:10

Important topics such as #NALSA #AfghanPeaceDeal #DSR #LabourRights #ESA1955  #SovereignGoldBonds are vividly discussed in UPSC Civil Services Exam Perspective in this video, with a special Practice cum Revision session in the end. 

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