Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 67 20 November 2015 Archives From today onwards, we will be starting current events quiz. The quiz will have 5-10 MCQs every day. The questions are mainly framed from The Hindu and PIB news articles. This quiz is intended to introduce you to concepts and certain important facts. It is not …
The Big Picture – G20 summit: Key takeaways Archives Summary: The 2015 G20 summit recently concluded at Antalya in Turkey. Terrorism was a prominent topic on the G20 agenda. At the end of the summit, a joint statement was released by G20 leaders, committing the participant countries to cooperating in resolving the global terrorist threat. …
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Insights Daily Debates: Day – 86 20 November 2015 Archives Today’s Topic Putin’s War on Terrorism – Will it Help the World? The New Yorker The Economist Financial Times Is Russia right in waging war against ISIS? Who will gain from Russia’s war? Will it be a futile (or dangerous) effort like US’ …
Insights into Editorial: Planning for the Next Flood + Mindmaps on Current Issues Archives 20 November 2015 Record amounts of rain have hit Chennai and other parts of northern Tamil Nadu. A low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal has meant that Tamil Nadu, coastal Andhra Pradesh and parts of Sri Lanka have been …
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Insights Daily Current Events, 20 November 2015 Archives Paper 2 Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. 50 Uttar Pradesh districts declared drought-hit 50 of the 75 districts in Uttar Pradesh have been declared drought-hit by the Uttar Pradesh state government. These 50 …
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Topic:RTI, Information sharing and transparency in government, 11) Critically comment in what ways the RTI act has helped advance good governance and strengthen democracy in India. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Basics of cybersecurity 10) According to a report, nearly half of India’s Internet-using population has been affected by cybercrime during the past year. Write a critical note on nature of these crimes and their impact on affected people. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Achievements of Indians in S&T 9) Many reports have revealed that engineering education in India is in crisis. Examine the causes and suggest what measures are needed to fix its problems. (200 Words) Business Standard
Topic: Resource mobilization 8) “The Swachh Bharat cess imposed by the union government is part of a continuum of moves, growing dependence on indirect taxes, that is making the Indian tax system even more regressive.” Comment. (200 Words) Livemint
Topic: Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary 7) “Under the scheme of the Constitution, the final interpreter of the law is the court, not the legislature or the executive. Judicial independence is, therefore, central to democracy because it is the judiciary which helps the realisation of the Rule of Law and protection …
Topic: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability 6) Discuss the importance of and measures to encourage, the right to disagree and tolerance of contrary opinions within the government by officials and how to increase appointments of quality officers to senior positions to improve governance. (200 Words) Business Standard
Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. 5) Critically evaluate the focus and performance of Centre’s Swachh Bharat Mission. (200 Words) Business Standard
Topic: Physical geography 4) Write a note on the origin of Earth and the planets in solar system. Also examine how do scientists study birth of planets in universe. (150 Words) The Hindu
Topic: World physical geography 3) Will the contribution of a melting Antarctica to sea-level rise be significant and challenging? Discuss. (150 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Urbanization – problems and remedies 2) Critically analyse urban transport challenges in Indian cities and policy responses needed to address these challenges. (200 Words) Business Standard
Topic: Secularism 1) What do you understand by pluralism? How is it different from secularism? Discuss in the Indian context. (150 Words) Business Standard
