Intellectual Property Rights and India Introduction Various International Treaties Various subject matters of Intellectual Property in India Copyrights Patents Trademarks Designs Geographical Indications Plant Varieties Superconductor Chips and Integrated Circuits Traditional Knowledge Biological Diversity Indo-US IPR problem Conclusion Modern world’s economic order which runs on capitalistic line has power to …
Insights Daily Debates: Day – 167 21 March 2016 Archives Today’s Topic ” Criticism of the Nation is Not Acceptable” NOTE: Unlike past we will not be giving you topic in question format. We observed that it turned out to be another Q & A session. We will just mention the topic and you may start …
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Insights into Editorial: The Uday plug-in 21 March 2016 Article Link The Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (Uday) has been the subject of much debate in the recent past. Uday was launched to turn around power distribution companies (discoms), which are generally inefficient state government monopolies that are struggling financially. Seventeen states, adding up to 77% …
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Insights Current Affairs Quiz (2016) – 76 21 March 2016 Archives The following quiz will have 5-10 MCQs . 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 relevant to UPSC IAS civil services preliminary exam 2016. It is not a test of …
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Insights Current Affairs Quiz (2016) – 75 19 March 2016 Archives The following quiz will have 5-10 MCQs . 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 relevant to UPSC IAS civil services preliminary exam 2016. It is not a test …
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Insights Daily Current Events, 21 March 2016 Archives Paper 3 Topic: biotechnology. Dept. of Biotechnology launches fund to tackle anti-microbial resistance To tackle the threat faced by India from resistance to antimicrobial drugs, the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) — through the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) — has launched a fund. About the Fund: …
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SYNOPSIS: Insights Secure Q&A March 19, 2016 Archives This is a new feature. As feedback from our side on your answers is missing, we thought of providing detailed synopsis of important Secure questions on daily basis so that you could revise our synopsis and compare it with your answers. We intend to post synopsis of Secure …
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[Insights Secure – 2016] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Events: 21 March 2016 Archives – Secure 2016 Click on EACH question to post/read answers. General Studies – 1; Topic:- Changes in critical geographical features (including waterbodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes 1) It is said that the availability …
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Topic:Political attitude; Ethics in public administration 8) Several recent incidents have proven that few politicians in India and around the world lack moral values and their political attitude is indifferent to common man’s woes. In your opinion, what makes people in power, particularly politicians, behave unethically? What should be done to inculcate values in them? Critically …
Topic: Environmental pollution 7) What is fly ash? In the past few years concerns have been raised over its environmental impact from several quarters. What are these concerns? How they can be addressed? Examine. (200 Words) Livemint
Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health 6) Write a note on the objectives and components of the India Newborn Action Plan (INAP). (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health 5) In recent years, popularity of ayurveda products – both pharmaceutical and food – are on the rise in India. Examine why. (200 Words) Business Standard DailyO
Topic: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests 4) Examine the problems currently faced by the Chinese economy and their possible impact of on world and Indian economy. (200 Words) The Indian Express
Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health 3) What do you understand by fixed-dose combination (FDC) drugs? Recently, the union government banned Corex, a cough syrup whose most important element is codeine, along with 300-odd fixed-dose combination (FDC) drugs. Discuss the significance of this ban. (200 Words) The Hindu Wikipedia
Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. 2) As per the recent Real Estate Bill, the central and the state governments must establish a regulatory authority within one year of the proposed Act coming into force. Examine some key legal and regulatory challenges facing the proposed …
Topic:- Changes in critical geographical features (including waterbodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes 1) It is said that the availability of freshwater is increasingly a defining strategic factor in regional and global affairs, and unless water resources are managed with extraordinary care, the consequences could be devastating. …
