AIR spotlight summary on “Election Commissions proposal against 200 nonexistent political parties”. Introduction The Election Commission of India (ECI) is proposing to Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to delist 200 political parties. Election Commission has been saying from quite some time that it needs to be equipped and given more teeth to …
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Lok Sabha TV- Public Forum: Why to Pay Service Charge? https://youtu.be/GvUxZsJFXfc Hotels and restaurants have been advised to inform that the service charge is discretionary, voluntary and a consumer dissatisfied with the services can have it waived off. Department of Consumer Affairs said that the service charge billed in the …
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Insights Daily Current Affairs, 09 January 2017 Paper 2 Topic: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. Bengaluru Hosts 14th Edition of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas The 14th edition of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, billed as the largest convergence of Indian diaspora, has begun …
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Insights into Editorial: Security Council Resolution 2322 – Will it Strengthen Multilateral cooperation in Counter-terrorism? Summary: Seeking to strengthen the international response to terrorism, UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution aimed at enhancing and fortifying judicial cooperation worldwide. By resolution 2322, the 15-nation body underlined the importance of strengthening international …
QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 07 & 09 January 2017 QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz 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 …
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SECURE SYNOPSIS: 09 January 2017 NOTE: Please remember that following ‘answers’ are NOT ‘model answers’. They are NOT synopsis too if we go by definition of the term. What we are providing is content that both meets demand of the question and at the same time gives you extra points in the form of background …
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[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 09 January 2017 Click on EACH question to post/read answers. General Studies – 1; Topic: Urbanization – problems and remedies 1) Pollution in Delhi is a growing emergency and could reach real dangerous levels if treated with the usual sluggish, ad hoc measures. Discuss alternative measures to …
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Topic: Attitude; Political attitude 8) Is nationalism ethical? Examine ethical implications of nationalism in the Indian society. (150 Words) General
Topic: Developments in S&T 7) Recently scientists have found a way to tweak photosynthesis to increase crop productivity by accelerating recovery from photo-protection in plants. Examine the science and benefits involved in this process. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Resource mobilization; Conservation 6) Green bonds, which finance environmentally friendly businesses and assets, have emerged as one of the key financing mechanisms driving the global economy’s transition to a greener future. Analyse growth and potential of green bond market in India. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: India and its neighborhood- relations 5) China has been active in increasing its bilateral cooperation with Nepalese army in recent years. Should India be worried? How should India deal with Nepalese army? Critically comment. (200 Words) The Indian Express
Topic: e-Governance; Poverty 4) Will Aadhaar help the poor become cashless? Critically analyse. (200 Words) Livemint
Topic : Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. 3) Discuss various socio-economic and political challenges faced by Indian diaspora living in West Asia, the US, Canada and the UK. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Urbanization – problems and remedies 2) Discuss the significance and feasibility of New Delhi’s decision to make iconic Connaught Place a pedestrian zone and keep out cars and other vehicles from its middle and inner circle roads. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Urbanization – problems and remedies 1) Pollution in Delhi is a growing emergency and could reach real dangerous levels if treated with the usual sluggish, ad hoc measures. Discuss alternative measures to such as odd-even scheme to fight pollution in Delhi. (200 Words) The Indian Express
