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    Lok Sabha TV- Public Forum : Agni-5 Takes Off   Recently, India’s longest range and indigenously developed intercontinental surface-to-surface nuclear capable ballistic missile Agni-5 was launched from Odisha’s Wheeler Island. With this successful test, the missile will very soon become a part of the Indian military arsenal and can tilt the scale of […]

    MOTIVATION: KE SERA SERA! Shreya Kabir   Jean Paul Sartre, an existentialist philosopher said, He holds human being as, ‘condemned to be free’ because the anguish of his decisions also falls on him. In the life of an IAS aspirant too, Sartre’s philosophy holds much relevance because you are responsible for your decision […]

    Insights Daily Current Affairs, 17 January 2017     Paper 2 Topic: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections.   National Alliance against online Child sexual […]

    Insights into Editorial: Smoking e-cigarettes is injurious to health   Summary: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has red flagged the growing market for e-cigarettes in India, underlining that the use of the devices is no less harmful than traditional cigarettes. Market research projects the compound annual growth rate of the Indian e-cigarette industry […]

  SECURE SYNOPSIS: 17 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 […]

[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 17 January 2017 Click on EACH question to post/read  answers. General Studies – 1; Topic: Distribution of key natural resources 1) Increasingly ineffective usual responses to water shortages and drought situations in some states, especially in southern states such as Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, have not […]

Topic: Right ti information 7) With suitable examples, illustrate the role of information in decision making. (150 Words) General

Topic: Employment 6) The mismatch between the number of people who annually reach working age and the availability of jobs has been a matter of constant concern globally during the better part of the period since the global financial crisis of the last decade. Examine the nature of this problem and suggest measures to bridge this […]

Topic: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests 5) “Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani’s presidency saw a historic shift in Iran’s ties with India, laying the groundwork for the cooperation that has unfolded, haltingly, over the past 20 years.” Discuss. (200 Words) The Hindu

Topic: Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies. 4) What’s the nature of India’s relationship with Syria? Critically analyse what role could India play in post-War Syria. (200 Words) Livemint

Topic: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. 3) Jawaharlal Nehru University has adopted ‘deprivation points system’ in its admission policy? What’s ‘deprivation points system’? Can it be adopted in formulation and implementation of welfare schemes? Examine. (200 Words) The Indian Express

Topic: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora 2) In the post – Trump era, do you think China will replace USA as world’s economic superpower? Where will India fit in? Critically examine. (200 Words) The Indian Express

Topic: Distribution of key natural resources 1) Increasingly ineffective usual responses to water shortages and drought situations in some states, especially in southern states such as Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, have not helped mitigate the problem. What long-term measures should be taken to tackle drought and water shortage problem? Critically examine. (200 Words) Livemint