Insights Daily Current Events, January 08, 2014

FROM INSIGHTS MAGAZINE TEAM ARCHIVES January 08, 2013 NATIONAL & SOCIAL ISSUES Year End Review of Ministry of Women and Child Development  CHILD WELFARE: LEGISLATIVE AND PROGRAMMATIC MEASURES  A. Legislative Measures: 1.  Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012: Model Guidelines under the POSCO Act, 2012 were issued by the Ministry on 18th September, 2013 under Section …

VIDEO – State of the Economy- with Gita Gopinath

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnpIlXBmvTQ&w=560&h=315] SUMMARY : The current video discusses the current global economy scenario and its effects on Indian Economy. The guest i.e. Ms Gita Gopinath is a professor of economics at Harvard, US. The discussion is more about the loopholes in Indian economy and talks about the causes and remedies of current economic dip in Indian …

ANTHROPOLOGY – Answer Writing Challenge

Write short notes (200 words) Social norms. Social values. Social stratification Tomorrow’s Topics 2.2 The Nature of Society: Concept of Society; Society and Culture; Social Institutions; Social groups; and Social stratification.

GEOGRAPHY – Answer Writing Challenge

Topic: Geomorphology What are nappes? Explain the theories related to origin of rift valleys. ‘Certainly the problem of mountain building is one in which the hypothesis of continental rift solves more difficulties than it creates’. Explain in the light of continental drift theory by Alfred Wegener. Tomorrow’s Chapter Geomorphology

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION – Answer Writing Challenge

Wilson’s vision of Public Administration; Evolution of the discipline and its present status; Question 1 “While professionalization was advocated in the management of government, Wilson was well aware of the wider agenda of public administration.” Mohit Bhattacharya. n the light of above statement evaluate the relevance of Wilson’s ideas in developing countries of 21st century. (200 …

MOTIVATION – Lighten Up

                                               Rishave Verma                Life is too important to be taken seriously.                                                               (Oscar Wilde) The crowd was packed into the huge lecture hall, eagerly awaiting the arrival of the renowned guru. His saffron robed devotees and the secular onlookers maintained a sense of reverence and expectancy. Suddenly, the rear door of auditorium opened, and there appeared the …

Insights Secure-2014: Questions On Current Events

ARCHIVES 08, January 2014 K9, B9 What is financial inclusion? What measures have been taken by the government and the RBI to bring financial inclusion? Do you think they have succeeded? Examine. (200 Words) The Hindu B10, C1 LEADERS Do you think protests against setting up of nuclear projects in India are justified? Substantiate. (200 …