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Insights into Editorial: Startup India’s flaws are beginning to tell Summary: Government’s ambitious ‘Startup India, Stand Up India’ campaign aimed at boosting entrepreneurship marked its first year anniversary on January 16. The Startup India initiative had received only 1,368 applications by mid-December 2016, of which only 502 were recognized as startups by […]
Insights MINDMAPS: “Green Bonds” and “Aadhaar Enabled Services”. PDFs Green Bonds Aadhaar Enabled Services Green Bonds Aadhaar Enabled Services
Lok Sabha TV- Insight: Payments Banks In September 2013, the Reserve Bank of India constituted a Committee headed by Dr. Nachiket Mor to study comprehensive financial services for small businesses and low income households. The objective of the Committee was to propose measures for achieving financial inclusion and increase access to financial […]
Insights Daily Current Affairs, 20 January 2017 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. Centre sets up a negotiation panel on river Mahanadi and its tributaries […]
The Hindu News Analysis (VIDEO): 20 January 2017
SECURE SYNOPSIS: 20 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: 20 January 2017 Click on EACH question to post/read answers. General Studies – 1; Topic: Urbanization – problems and remedies 1) Do you think the rise of private-cab services in metro cities indicates failure on part of governments to allocate resources for effective public transport system? Discuss the advantages of […]
Topic: Ethics in public administration 9) In the post-truth world, do you think ethics has any relevance in public administration? Critically comment. (150 Words) General
Topic: Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth. 8) Critically evaluate performance of union government’s Startup India, Stand Up India campaign. (200 Words) Livemint
Topic: Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate; mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections 7) The Government of India has finally decided to ratify the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention 182 on the worst forms of child labour and Convention 138 on Minimum Age of Employment. […]
Topic: India and its neighborhood- relations 6) Critically examine how has India’s demonetization affected its neighbouring countries. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: ; Pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity 5) In the light of massive protests in Tamil Nadu demanding revoking of the Supreme Court judgement banning jallikattu, do you think the union government should nullify the effect of the Supreme Court judgment through an ordinance? Justify. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic:Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements 4) “Given their objective geopolitical circumstances, the rational priority for Japan and South Korea should be the development of close defence and intelligence cooperation rather than quibbles over statues.” In the light of recent events that have taken place in northeast Asia, elaborate the statement. (200 Words) The […]
Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Education, 3) From all findings and reports, it’s now very clear that higher education system in India is failing. In your opinion, on priority basis, what should government do to revive higher education system? Critically examine. (200 Words) The Indian Express
Topic: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries 2) It is said that even though the new president is well disposed towards India, his efforts to change America’s trajectory will have huge economic and political consequences for India. How should India prepare to deal with the US? Examine. (200 Words) The Indian Express
Topic: Urbanization – problems and remedies 1) Do you think the rise of private-cab services in metro cities indicates failure on part of governments to allocate resources for effective public transport system? Discuss the advantages of public transport, focusing more on safety aspects. (200 Words) Livemint