Insights into Editorial: Extending food security Summary: Tamil Nadu and Kerala, the two States that were holding out against pressure from New Delhi to implement the National Food Security Act (NFSA), have finally given their approval for the implementation of the act. Background: The Centre had recently warned of action if …
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Insights Daily Current Affairs, 31 October 2016 Paper 3 Topic: awareness in space. Three astronauts return from ISS Three astronauts recently landed safely in Kazakhstan following a 115-day mission aboard the International Space Station. Key facts: The team included U.S. astronaut Kate Rubins, the first person to sequence DNA …
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[Insights Secure – 2016] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 31 October 2016 Click on EACH question to post/read answers. General Studies – 1; Topic: Population and associated issues 1) According to the United Nations Population Division, India will host 48 million seniors over the age of 80 and 324 million citizens above 60 in 2050. Discuss …
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Topic:Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in human actions; 7) “We have been brought up with the hubristic and misleading belief that knowledge makes us truly human. It doesn’t, on its own. What makes us truly human is our knowledge of our ignorance.” Comment. (150 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Employment 6) Recently, the Supreme Court ruled that temporary employees are entitled to regular pay scale, along with dearness allowance, as their peers in government. Discuss significance of this ruling. (200 Words) The Economic Times
Topic:Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment. 5) Can economic growth alone achieve key Sustainable Development Goals? Examine what more needs to be done by India to achieve Goal 1 and 2 of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Civil society; India and its neighborhood- relations. 4) In the light of warmongering between India and Pakistan, critically discuss what role could civil society play and what challenges it could face in helping normalization of relations between both the countries. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, 3) Why is it said that the global war on TB will not be successful till India wins the battle within its own boundaries first? Also discuss why fight against TB should be a serious concern. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Social empowerment 2) Should government consider the demand for reservations by Marathas, Jats and Patidars seriously? Critically comment. (200 Words) The Indian Express
Topic: Population and associated issues 1) According to the United Nations Population Division, India will host 48 million seniors over the age of 80 and 324 million citizens above 60 in 2050. Discuss implications of increasing population of elderly people for India. Do you think doing away with retirement age will help senior citizens and country? …
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: 29 October 2016 Recently SC advocated setting up of “Cauvery Management Board” – is SC empowered to order its constitution? Argue in the light of Article 262. (250 Words) How in your opinion new age technologies like Blockchain, Artificial intelligence, Big data etc, aid regulatory agencies? (Hint- TRAI, SEBI, RBI etc) …
Insights MINDMAPS: “Merging Railway budget into Union budget ” and “Role of Telecom Companies in India’s Financial Inclusion” DOWNLOAD PDFs Merging Railway budget into Union budget Role of Telecom Companies in India’s Financial Inclusion Merging Railway budget into Union budget Role of Telecom Companies in India’s Financial Inclusion
AIR spotlight summary on “Bird Flu-Prevention, Symptoms and Cure”. Introduction National zoological park in New Delhi has been shut down amid fears of Bird flu. H5N1 virus is very dangerous virus and can spread very quickly from one species to other winged creatures. The return of the scare considering that in September …
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QUIZ – 2016: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 29 October, 2016 QUIZ – 2016: Insights Current Affairs Quiz 29 October, 2016 Archives Q5, October 27th (Click Here): An unexpected error while uploading the solutions. Here’s the explanation for the ‘Biosecurity’ measures question – Biosecurity helps protect farms against every disease, not only avian flu. Biosecurity …
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Insights Weekly Essay Challenges 2016 – Week 44 Archives 30 October 2016 Write an essay on the following topic in not more than 1000-1200 words: “Reducing Poverty while also Conserving Nature is an Impossible Task”
Strategy and advice to boost UPSC CSE preparation for Beginners Disclaimer: Following videos are prepared by IAS Toppers including Shah Faisal and Gaurav Agarwal – both Rank 1 – for Unacademy. We are sharing these links for the benefit of our followers. There is no proven strategy of cracking UPSC CSE – one …
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The Big Picture-Ease of Doing Business: Why is India Stuck? Ease of doing business rankings, one of the most important indicators of the country’s environment for small and medium businesses evolved by the World Bank known as International Financial Corporations Rankings has come out for the year 2017. India ranked 130 among …
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Insights into Editorial: Women as Proxies in Politics: Decision Making and Service Delivery in Panchayati Raj Summary: Gender equality in India is embedded in constitutional provisions, including substantive equality where the states are also empowered to make special provisions for women in order to undo the historical disadvantageous position of women. The …
Insights Daily Current Affairs, 29 October 2016 Paper 2 Topic: Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges therein. Inter-State Council reconstituted with PM as head The Inter-State Council, a …
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Life is such that no matter how much you try to be happy and motivated, there will be moments when you want to stop trying, and just escape to a place where nobody asks you who you are or what you are doing with your life. You crave for a situation where you don’t want to be accountable to anyone. …
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