INSIGHTS CURRENT EVENTS: 24 October 2014

Nirbhay will be backbone of cold-start Defence analysts and strategic experts feel that Nirbhay, India’s first long-range subsonic cruise missile, which was test-fired recently, can be a game-changer in India’s strategic calculus. Capable of flying at a tree-top altitude for over 1,000 km, Nirbhay can carry out surgical strikes and thus back up India’s “cold …

[UPSC MAINS-2014] Insights Secure Questions on Current Events, 24 October 2014

ARCHIVES 24 October 2014 Answer ALL the questions in about 200 words: 1) According to International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook, China’s economy is expected to slow down continuously in coming years. Examine how this will affect India. Business Standard 2) ‘The Konkan Railways is a pioneering project of its kind with more successes than failures” …