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    Insights MINDMAPS: “Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA)” and “Women’s labour force participation”.     PDFs Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Women’s labour force participation Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Women’s labour force participation

    AIR spotlight summary on “Launch of Submarine KHANDERI”. Introduction INS Khanderi, the second indigenously built Scorpene submarine, was launched at the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) in Mumbai. Khanderi is the second of the six submarines being built at MDL in collaboration with M/s DCNS of France, as part of Project 75 of Indian […]

      QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz –  18 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 […]

    Insights Daily Current Affairs, 18 January 2017   Paper 3 Topic: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.   Finance Ministry suspends Dec. 21 tax circular on indirect transfers   In a move that will provide a respite to foreign portfolio investors (FPIs), venture capital and […]

    Insights into Editorial: Delhi air pollution: Why graded action is a good idea, but tough to implement   Summary: The EPCA, empowered by the Centre to roll out the graded response action against air pollution in Delhi and NCR towns, may come out with the first set of directives shortly. The union Environment […]

  Section 123(3) of the Representation of the People Act and  HIV self testing 11 January 2017 PDFs Section 123(3) of the Representation of the People Act HIV selftesting   Section 123(3) of the Representation of the People Act  HIV self testing

    AIR Brief: Prime Minister’s address at Indian Science Congress Introduction The 104th edition of Indian Science Congress was held recently at Tirupati. This year the theme of the congress is “Science and Technology for National Development”. Prime Minister addressed the issue of infrastructure and investment. He said that tomorrow’s experts will come from […]

  “Reservation System in India” and “Marginal Cost of Funds based Lending Rate (MCLR)” PDFs Reservation System in India Marginal Cost of Funds based Lending Rate (MCLR) Reservation System in India Marginal Cost of Funds based Lending Rate (MCLR)

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 deal with the issue of delisting […]

    Insights MINDMAPS: “Ratan Watal panel on digital payments” and “One-China policy” 02 January 2017 PDFs Ratan Watal panel on digital payments One-China policy Ratan Watal panel on digital payments One-China policy

    The Big Picture: Two years of NITI Aayog   Mr. Narendra Modi’s Government replaced the Planning Commission which was set up in 1950 with NITI Aayog on 1st January 2015. The new policy body which is serving as a think tank is tasked with the role of formulating policies and directions for the […]

    Lok Sabha TV- Public Forum: Promoting Scientific Excellence   Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi inaugurated the 104th Indian Science Congress recently in Tirupati. Tirupati was hosting the Science Congress for the second time, the first being in 1983. While addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister spoke at length about scientific excellence and about […]

    Last Lap : Preparing for the Interview – By Artika Shukla IAS, Rank 4 CSE-2015   “Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts. Listen to the shouldn’ts, the impossibles, the won’ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me… Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.” – Shel Silverstein   […]

  SECURE SYNOPSIS: 18 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: 18 January 2017 Click on EACH question to post/read  answers. General Studies – 1; Topic: Role of women; Social empowerment 1) In India violence against women in various forms has continued unabated. What are the economic costs of violence against women? Critically examine. (200 Words) Livemint […]

Topic: Ethics in human actions 9) The US President Obama has decided to commute sentences of a person who had leaked sensitive national security information to Wikileaks. Critically examine what impact does pardon, clemency or commutation of sentences will have on convicted individuals? Also justify whether these actions are ethical or not. (150 Words) NYTimes NYTimes

Topic:  Environmental pollution and degradation 8) The union Environment Ministry last week notified a ‘Graded Response Action Plan’ against air pollution for Delhi and the National Capital Region. Discuss the feasibility of this Plan. (200 Words) The Indian Express

Topic: Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate 7) A flurry of videos has emerged in the social media in recent days showing jawans of both the paramilitary forces and the Army complaining against a host of issues from diet to colonial-era practices. Analyse these issues. Also comment critically how these complaining jawans should be […]

Topic: Resource mobilization 6) The Goods and Services Tax Council has made some breakthroughs on outstanding negotiables that were holding up the introduction of the indirect tax regime. What are these breakthroughs? Discuss their significance. (200 Words) The Hindu

Topic: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, 5) Critically examine various views of the Supreme Court on the precondition of “sanction” for prosecution of a public servant under Section 19 of the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act, 1988. Also comment how these views have impacted fight against corruption among public servants. (200 Words) The Indian […]