AIR spotlight summary on Egyptian President’s visit to India.

    AIR spotlight summary on Egyptian President’s visit to India.   Introduction The visit sets the tone for the next couple of decades. This is the first significant bilateral visit after the Arab Spring which swept through Egypt. India has long historical and cultural relationship with Egypt dating back to Non Aligned Movement, freedom …

Insights Daily Current Affairs, 16 September 2016

    Insights Daily Current Affairs, 16 September 2016   Paper 2 Topic: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate.   African Development Bank (AfDB) Group annual meeting   India will be hosting the next Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group in Ahmedabad in May 2017.   Key facts: In …

Insights into Editorial: Babies fall victim to antibiotic resistance

    Insights into Editorial: Babies fall victim to antibiotic resistance According to a study, babies, infected with superbugs in birth facilities within 72 hours of being born, are dying due to drug resistance.   Background: The DeNIS study (Delhi Neonatal Infection) followed a group of 88,636 newborn infants for 3 years starting July 2011. …

QUIZ – 2016: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 06 September, 2016

QUIZ – 2016: Insights Current Affairs Quiz 06 September, 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 …

[Insights Secure – 2016] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 16 September 2016

[Insights Secure – 2016] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 16 September  2016 Click on EACH question to post/read  answers. General Studies – 1; Topic: Geographical features and their location- changes in critical geographical features 1) In the light of climate change and erratic monsoons, what long term measures should be taken to solve water problem …

6) What do you understand by corporate inversion? In the light of recent European Commission’s decision to impose hefty tax bill on Apple, discuss global efforts being made to crack down on corporate tax avoidance.

Topic; Money laundering and its prevention 6) What do you understand by corporate inversion? In the light of recent European Commission’s decision to impose hefty tax bill on Apple, discuss global efforts being made to crack down on corporate tax avoidance. (200 Words) The Hindu

5) With coming of new government in Afghanistan in 2014, it was said that India had suffered setback in its relationship with Afghanistan. Is there any turnaround in India’s fortunes lately? Critically analyse.

Topic: India and its neighborhood- relations. 5) With coming of new government in Afghanistan in 2014, it was said that India had suffered setback in its relationship with Afghanistan. Is there any turnaround in India’s fortunes lately? Critically analyse. (200 Words) The Hindu

4) “Reservation is a necessary remedy for discrimination against Dalits today. But it does not remedy “past” exclusion from rights to property and education. Compensation is the appropriate remedy for the latter form of discrimination.” In the light of recent atrocities against the Dalit community, critically comment on the statement

Topic: Mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections 4) “Reservation is a necessary remedy for discrimination against Dalits today. But it does not remedy “past” exclusion from rights to property and education. Compensation is the appropriate remedy for the latter form of discrimination.” In the light of recent …