The Hindu News Analysis (VIDEO): 03 February 2017
The Hindu News Analysis (VIDEO): 03 February 2017
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The Hindu News Analysis (VIDEO): 03 February 2017
Public Forum : Economic Survey (2016-2017) The Economic Survey 2016-17 has been recently released which says that the economic growth will return to normal as new currency notes in required quantity have come into circulation and follow-up action on demonetization has been taken. It also says that the Rupee performed better than the …
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Insights into Editorial: Tarred by the oil spill Summary: The recent oil spill in Chennai has created panic among locals and the officials are now gearing up for possible challenges to the environment in near future. The spill occurred due to a collision between two ships. A large quantity of oil was released …
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Insights Daily Current Affairs, 04 February 2017 Paper 2 Topic: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. Consultation to discuss issues related to India’s accession to Hague Convention The Ministry of Women and Child Development recently held a National Consultation to discuss issues related to …
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INTERVIEW Preparation Tips Abdaal M Akhtar, IAS The UPSC Personality Test is among the most unpredictable elements of this exam. The aspirant is befuddled by the sheer volume of gyaan that well meaning advisers, old hands and self proclaimed experts dish out on this topic. It may be disheartening to a few, …
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Insights into Editorial: H1B visa reform bill introduced in US With a hard stance on immigration, the High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017 that will overhaul the popular H1B and L1 visas has been tabled in the US Congress. This reform bill, if passed, would mean significant changes in the way …
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[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 04 February 2017 Click on EACH question to post/read answers. General Studies – 1; Topic: Urbanization – problems and remedies 1) With Indian cities and towns already struggling, the management of rapid urban expansion will remain one of the most important challenges over the next decade. What’s …
Topic: EThics in human actions; Ethics in public administration 8) Critically discuss all the ethical issues that the recent jallikattu protests and government response to these protests have given rise to. (150 Words) EPW
Topic: Agriculture 7) What do you understand by contract farming? Does India need model law on contract farming? What should be its features? Analyse. (200 Words) Down to Earth
Topic: Conservation; Disaster management 6) Discuss the damages caused by oil spills on marine ecology. What mechanism exist in India to manage and mitigate disasters caused by oil spills? Examine. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Inrastructure 5) What are the objectives and components of the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) scheme? Comment on this scheme’s performance. (200 Words) Frontline
Topic: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests 4) It is argued that geopolitics rather than geoeconomics predominates India’s thinking on possibilities offered by the revival of the old Silk Road by the Chinese. Do you agree? Critically comment. (200 Words) EPW
Topic:Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; 3) Critically evaluate the impact of the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana on access to healthcare and financial risk protection. (200 Words) EPW
Topic: Role of women; Salient features of Indian society; Social empowerment 2) Recently protests erupted in Nagaland after its government refused to revoke the decision to reserve 33 per cent seats for women in upcoming civic body polls. Examine why there is opposition to women’s reservation and also critically comment on this issue. (200 Words) Down …
Topic: Urbanization – problems and remedies 1) With Indian cities and towns already struggling, the management of rapid urban expansion will remain one of the most important challenges over the next decade. What’s the solution to meet these challenges? Discuss. (200 Words) Livemint
SECURE SYNOPSIS: 04 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 …
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