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Insights MINDMAPS: “Open Defecation in India” and “Inequality across the world” PDFs Inequality across the world Open Defecation in India Open Defecation in India Inequality across the world
India’s World – Fallout of US leaving TPP US President Donald Trump has formally withdrawn America from the Trans Pacific Partnership, a flagship trade deal with 11 countries in the Pacific rim. With the US opting out of the TPP, the only remaining countries in the trade deal are Australia, Brunei, […]
Insights Daily Current Affairs, 02 February 2017 Paper 1 Topic: Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies. Mahila Shakti Kendra will be set-up at village level The Finance Minister, in his Budget Speech has announced Rs 500 […]
Insights into Editorial: General Annual Budget- 2017 What is Budget? The Annual Financial Statement or the Statement of the Estimated Receipts and Expenditure of the Government of India in respect of each financial year is popularly known as the Budget. Presentation of the budget: The Budget is presented to Lok Sabha on such day […]
The Hindu News Analysis (VIDEO): 02 February 2017
[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 02 February 2017 Click on EACH question to post/read answers. General Studies – 1; Topic: Changes in critical geographical features (including waterbodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes 1) Recently researchers from the University of Cambridge in the UK […]
Topic: Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world 7) Discuss Swami Vivekananda’s thoughts on ethics. (150 Words) Reference
Topic: Security challenges and their management in border areas; linkages of organized crime with terrorism 6) What are the differences between landmine and an improvised explosive device? How do naxals get weapons and what has government done to stop them from getting weapons? Critically examine. (200 Words) The Hindu IDSA
Topic: Agriculture issues 5) The union budget 2017-18 has pitched for more reforms in agriculture marketing and increased funds for insurance and irrigation schemes. Critically comment on these reforms. (200 Words) Livemint
Topic: Economic growth and development; Resource mobilization 4) Examine what has Union Budget 2017 done to revive investments in the country. (200 Words) Livemint
Topic: e-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; 3) The government plans to launch an Aadhaar-enabled payment system soon. Examine its advantages over other non-cash payment options and benefits. (200 Words) Livemint
Topic: mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of vulnerable sections 2) Critically analyse how does the recent union budget seek to address low income problem of farmers and farm workers. (200 Words) Livemint
Topic: Changes in critical geographical features (including waterbodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes 1) Recently researchers from the University of Cambridge in the UK and Banaras Hindu University in Uttar Pradesh have examined how Indus populations in north-west India interacted with their environment. Discuss their findings. (200 […]
SECURE SYNOPSIS: 02 February 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 […]