The Big Picture: Fertilizer Subsidy Reforms: Scope, Problems & Challenges

  The Big Picture: Fertilizer Subsidy Reforms: Scope, Problems & Challenges With the landslide win in the recent Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, the Narendra Modi Government has decided to fast track the implementation of the Direct Benefit Transfer system for payment of fertilizer subsidy to farmers. From the coming kharif season beginning from June, the …

Insights Daily Current Affairs, 24 March 2017

  Insights Daily Current Affairs, 24 March 2017   Paper 2 Topic: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies. NCST Approves Proposal for Five Additional Seats for Tribals in Sikkim Assembly National Commission for Schedule Tribes (NCST) has approved the proposal for five additional seat for tribals in Sikkim assembly. Out of the proposed additional eight …

QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 23 March 2017

QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz –  23 March  2017 QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz Archives Clarification: 19th & 20th March Quiz, Question 14 (http://www.insightsonindia.com/2017/03/21/quiz-2017-insights-current-affairs-quiz-19-20-march-2017/): Regarding the infrared-based wifi system – Statement 1 should have been better-worded. Instead of “the setup requires optical fibres for data transmission”, the sentence should have been, …

[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 24 March 2017

[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 24 March 2017 Click on EACH question to post/read  answers. STATIC Syllabus Timetable General Studies – 1; Topic : Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. 1) What are the salient features of Carnatic and Hindustani …

5) Recently, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation told restaurant owners in its jurisdiction that they should let the general public use the toilets in their restaurants and the Karnataka government has decided to cap the price of multiplex tickets. What are the merits and demerits of these two decisions, especially with respect to public policy formulation. Critically examine. Critically examine.

Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.  5) Recently, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation told restaurant owners in its jurisdiction that they should let the general public use the toilets in their restaurants and the Karnataka government has decided to cap the price of multiplex tickets. …