Insights Daily Debates: Day – 90 26 November 2015 Archives Today’s Topic Is the Paris Climate Change Conference India’s Moment to Shine? Or is it Just a Hype? Foreign Policy Indian Express The Diplomat
Insights Daily Current Events: 26 November 2015 Paper 3 Topic: environment. 2015 set to be ‘hottest year on record’, says UN The U.N. weather agency has said that 2015 will be the hottest year on record and 2016 could be even hotter. Why? Due to a combination of a strong El Nino and human-induced global …
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Insights into Editorial: Cash transfers: Look before you leap + MINDMAPS on Issues 26 November 2015 The Union Government has launched the Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT) programme to give benefits like scholarships, pensions, NREGA wages, etc. directly to the bank or post office accounts of beneficiaries. There are also talks of direct transfer of subsidies …
Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 69 25 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 …
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Topic:Dimensions of ethics; Ethical concerns 8) A bank publishes loan defaulters’ list in a local daily to name and shame farmers who have failed to settle the loan amount. A farmer whose photo is also published, unable to digest this shame, commits suicide. Is it right to blame the bank for farmer’s death? Is it right …
Topic: Energy; S&T 7) Concentrated solar thermal power (CSP), and the production of transport fuels through the gasification of biomass are said to be alternatives to coal for meeting the base-load demand for power. Discuss. (200 Words) The Indian Express
Topic: Economic growth 6) According to a recent report, the idea that demand from a vast new middle class in countries like China and India was going to power the world economy appears to be in retreat. Define middle class in the Indian context and examine their size and importance in driving the economy. (200 …
Topic: Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these 5) Discuss the functions and importance of departmentally related parliamentary standing committees to India’s parliamentary democracy. (200 Words) The Indian Express
Topic:Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes 4) Many housing schemes in India have failed to provide houses for all. What are the challenges housing schemes face and examine if design of newly launched housing schemes could address previously faced challenges. (200 Words) …
Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health 3) According to a recent World Health Organisation (WHO) study, some of the neighbours of India, which are very poor, have made substantial progress in achieving Millennium Development Goals(MDGS) whereas India is still lagging. Examine the causes and suggest remedies. (200 Words) Business …
Topic: Changes in critical geographical features (including waterbodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes 2) With suitable examples, discuss how droughts impact socio-economic life of people in India’s hinterlands. (200 Words) Business Standard
Topic: World history 1) Write a critical note on some of post World War – II’s mass genocides and their causes. (200 Words) The Hindu
