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Insights into Editorial: LPG for every Indian household 23 March 2016 Article Link The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister, recently approved Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana. The scheme is being implemented by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. Aim of the scheme: It aims at Providing Free LPG connections to […]

Insights Daily Debates: Day – 169 23 March 2016 Archives Today’s Topic ” Bhagat Singh’s Contribution to India’s National Movement is Unnecessarily Glorified” 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 […]

SYNOPSIS: Insights Secure Q&A March 22, 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 […]

Insights Daily Current Events, 23 March 2016 Archives   Paper 3 Topic: space. Detailed gravity map gives best view yet of Mars Scientists have created the most detailed map of Mars’ gravity to date using data from three NASA spacecraft. The map was derived using data collected by NASA’s Deep Space Network from three spacecraft […]

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[Insights Secure – 2016] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Events: 23 March  2016 Archives – Secure 2016 Click on EACH question to post/read  answers. General Studies – 1; Topic:- Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues 1) “Every Congress session used to be memorable but the […]

Topic: ethical concerns and dilemmas in government and private institutions 8) Your close friend, who is very poor, is caught by railway ticket checker (TC) while travelling ticketless. When asked to pay fine, he is arguing with TC that the government is going soft on affluent wilful defaulters whereas it’s harassing a common man like him […]

Topic: Public Distribution System- objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; 7) Chhattisgarh and Odisha have shown extraordinary success in making public distribution system work efficiently and equitably. Explain the model followed by these states, and examine how can digitization, computerization and automation be implemented in PDS to make it efficient in all states. (200 Words) Livemint

Topic: Awareness in IT 6) Shortly, ICANN, or the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, that runs the Internet’s central directory and coordinates its key technical functions will be made an independent organisation, with no external oversight. What will be the consequences of this move? Will this make internet free?  Discuss. (200 Words) The Hindu

Topic: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes 5) Recently the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, with the aim of providing five crore subsidised Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) connections to women of poor households (Below Poverty Line) in the […]

Topic: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests 4) American President Barack Obama’s visit to Cuba is termed as a remarkable moment in global diplomacy. Examine why and also with suitable examples comment on the limitations of diplomacy in normalising relations between two enemy countries. (200 Words) The Hindu

Topic: India and its neighborhood- relations 3) “Pakistan pursuing its bilateral goals vis-à-vis India has become an obstacle in the path of greater connectivity and interdependence, preventing Saarc from attaining its full potential.” Critically comment. (200 Words) Livemint

Topic: Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues 2) How did Bhagat Singh’s sense of nationalism differ from other stalwarts of the national movement? And how is it different from today’s sense of nationalism? Critically discuss. (200 Words) The Indian Express

Topic:- Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues 1) “Every Congress session used to be memorable but the Karachi Congress of 1931 was to be more than memorable, it was going to be momentous.” In the light of Gandhi-Irwin Pact and Bhagat Singh’s hanging, analyse […]