Insights MINDMAPS: “Disparities between States in India” and “Contract farming in India”. Disparities between States in India Contract farming in India Disparities between States in India Contract farming in India
AIR spotlight summary on “Task force to weed out shell companies”. Introduction The government announced a crackdown on shell companies, used largely for tax evasion and money laundering, after it found strong evidence of misuse of these firms over the last few months during demonetisation. The Centre announced the setting up of a task force, co-chaired by secretaries in the …
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Lok Sabha TV: Public Forum: QR Codes-The Future of Payments https://youtu.be/l3YvYs_OPHA The launch of Bharat Quick Response Code to enable people to pay for things they buy without swiping plastic cards is a welcome step. It was launched on February 20th 2017 which makes digital payments seamless and convenient for customers and …
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SECURE SYNOPSIS: 02 March 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 information. …
QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 02 March 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 UPSC IAS civil …
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Insights Daily Current Affairs, 02 March 2017 Paper 2 Topic: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies. 7th National Awards for Technology Innovation in Petrochemicals and Downstream Plastics Processing Industry (2016-17) Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Ananthkumar recently presented the 7th National Awards for Technology Innovation …
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Insights into Editorial: NOTA and the Indian voter Summary: The Supreme Court, in September 2013, upheld the right of voters to reject all candidates contesting the elections, saying it would go a long way in cleansing the political system of the country. The apex court directed the Election Commission to have an …
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Courage, dear heart! Shreya Kabir When you try your best but you don’t succeed when you get what you want but not what you need when you feel so tired but you can’t sleep Stuck in reverse When the tears come streaming down your face when you lose something you can’t …
[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 02 March 2017 Click on EACH question to post/read answers. STATIC Syllabus Timetable 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) The India Meteorological Department has forecast above-normal …
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Topic: Public/Civil service values and Ethics in Public administration; Challenges of corruption 10) Briefly analyse some of systemic reforms needed to fight corruption in India. (150 Words) 2nd ARC 4th Report Chapter 6
Topic: Citizen charters 9) What is citizen charter? Discuss their importance in public administration. (150 Words) 2nd ARC 4th Report Chapter 5
Topic: Ethics in governance; Challenges of corruption 8) The second ARC mentions that the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) of Hong Kong has produced exemplary results over the last quarter century by strengthening the ability of civil society to question corruption. Examine how has ICAC managed to achieve this feat. (150 Words) 2nd ARC 4th …
Topic: Attitude 7) What is ethical dualism? Comment on its relevance today. (150 Words) The Hindu Wikipedia
Topic: Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life 6) Examine how antibiotic resistance problem can be fought using Big Data, especially in India. (200 Words) Livemint
Topic: Security challenges and their management in border areas; linkages of organized crime with terrorism; Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate 5) After a spate of terror attacks in Punjab, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan has launched a new counter-terrorism offensive, Raddul Fasaad. Critically examine how different is this strategy from its previous Zarb-e-Azb operation. …
Topic: Major crops – cropping patterns in various parts of the country, 4) Recently, the Chief Minister of Kerala met the Prime Minister seeking a greater allocation of rice to the State. Critically examine how and why cropping pattern in Kerala has changed in recent decades. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability 3) In addition to existing anti-corruption institutions at the union level, what other recommendations does the second ARC make to fight corruption effectively in India? Critically comment on these recommendations. (200 Words) 2nd ARC 4th Report Chapter 4
Topic: Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate. 2) Discuss the observations made by Amnesty International’s latest annual report on the status of human rights around the world. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Changes in critical geographical features (including waterbodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes 1) The India Meteorological Department has forecast above-normal temperatures over much of India in the coming summer months. To which factors this phenomenon can be attributed? Examine the policy challenges this phenomenon would give rise to …
