Insights into Important Issues: South China Sea – Understanding the dispute and implications

    Insights into Important Issues South China Sea – Understanding the dispute and implications   What is the argument about? It is a dispute over territory and sovereignty over ocean areas, and the Paracels and the Spratlys – two island chains claimed in whole or in part by a number of countries. Alongside the …

Insights Daily Current Affairs, 05 August 2016

Insights Daily Current Affairs, 05 August 2016 Paper-1: Resources India to run short of high-tech minerals   India will be woefully short of critical minerals necessary for developing clean-energy applications, infrastructure for its solar mission and for manufacturing high-technology products in the future. The country will be heavily dependent on China in the coming years …

[Insights Secure – 2016] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 05 August 2016

[Insights Secure – 2016] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 04 August  2016 Archives – Secure 2016 Click on EACH question to post/read  answers. General Studies – 1; Topic: Social empowerment; Salient features of Indian Society, 1) It is said that in India deprived social groups are using migration to improve their socio-economic status in the rural economy. …

6) Making Golden Rice available in developing countries is being opposed by Greenpeace but it has the support of numerous Nobel Laureates. Discuss various issues raised against and in favour of introducing Golden Rice.

Topic: Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life 6) Making Golden Rice available in developing countries is being opposed by Greenpeace but it has the support of numerous Nobel Laureates. Discuss various issues raised against and in favour of introducing Golden Rice. (200 Words) The Hindu

4) What is a Money Bill, and how does it differ from a Financial Bill? Should Rajya Sabha be given powers on par with Lok Sabha to deal with Money Bill? Comment.

Topic:Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these; Paper-3: Government budgeting 4) What is a Money Bill, and how does it differ from a Financial Bill? Should Rajya Sabha be given powers on par with Lok Sabha to deal with Money Bill? Comment. (200 …

3) Do you support the growing tendency among State governments to ban liquor in the apparent interest of protecting the public health? What are the issues involved? Critically examine.

Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health 3) Do you support the growing tendency among State governments to ban liquor in the apparent interest of protecting the public health? What are the issues involved? Critically examine. (200 Words) The Hindu

1) It is said that in India deprived social groups are using migration to improve their socio-economic status in the rural economy. Do you think migration is acting as a harbinger of social equality in rural India? Examine.

Topic: Social empowerment; Salient features of Indian Society, 1) It is said that in India deprived social groups are using migration to improve their socio-economic status in the rural economy. Do you think migration is acting as a harbinger of social equality in rural India? Examine. (200 Words) Livemint