Insights Daily Current Affairs, 19 September 2016

    Insights Daily Current Affairs, 19 September 2016   Paper 2 Topic: Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary Ministries and Departments of the Government; pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity.   SC moves away from death penalty   The Supreme Court has commuted the death …

AIR spotlight summary on Successful launch of Weather Satellite INSAT 3DR

  AIR spotlight summary on Successful launch of Weather Satellite INSAT 3DR Introduction ISRO successfully launched the country’s weather satellite INSAT-3DR, into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). The launch took place from the Second Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR (SDSC SHAR), Sriharikota, the spaceport of India. The operation of India’s heavier …

Insights into Editorial: Equal opportunity for women will boost growth

    Insights into Editorial: Equal opportunity for women will boost growth   The new report on economic freedom in the world was released by the Fraser Institute recently.   What’s so special about the report? One of the interesting innovations in the report is to adjust the data by also considering the economic freedom …

QUIZ – 2016: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 17 September, 2016

QUIZ – 2016: Insights Current Affairs Quiz 17 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 …

The Big Picture- India’s Concerns on PoK Corridor and China-Pak Defence Pact

    The Big Picture- India’s Concerns on PoK Corridor and China-Pak Defence Pact     Few days back, there were important developments in the international arena with the G20 leaders gathering in Hangzhou in China where the BRICS meeting was also held on the sidelines. As far as India was concerned, bilateral ties between …

[Insights Secure – 2016] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 19 September 2016

[Insights Secure – 2016] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 19 September  2016 Click on EACH question to post/read  answers. General Studies – 1; Topic: Poverty and developmental issues 1) Analyse why achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is important for India. (200 Words) The Hindu Topic: Role of women 2) “Economic freedom and legal status of women are the …

7) In its much awaited judgment in the Delhi University photocopying case the Delhi High Court has dismissed the copyright infringement petition initiated by three publishers against a photocopy shop located in the premises of Delhi University. Critically discuss the issues this case has given rise on copyright issue and also examine global implications of this judgement.

Topic; Issues relating to intellectual property rights 7) In its much awaited judgment in the Delhi University photocopying case the Delhi High Court has dismissed the copyright infringement petition initiated by three publishers against a photocopy shop located in the premises of Delhi University. Critically discuss the issues this case has given rise on copyright …