QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 29 April 2017

QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz –  29 April  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 …

The Big Picture: India’s World- US – Russia Face-off in Afghanistan

  The Big Picture: India’s World- US – Russia Face-off in Afghanistan     Moscow and Washington seem to be heading for a face-off in Afghanistan. Last December, Moscow initiated a regional dialogue on Afghanistan. It has held three meetings of the group which contains Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, China, India and a few Central Asian …

Insights into Editorial: What sort of new FRBM do we need

    Insights into Editorial: What sort of new FRBM do we need     Summary: The report of N.K. Singh committee to review the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act (FRBMA), 2003, has been made public. However, there’s no indication as to whether the government will accept these recommendations.   Important recommendations made by …

Insights Daily Current Affairs, 29 April 2017

  Insights Daily Current Affairs, 29 April 2017   Paper 2 Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.   Over 21 lakh LED Street Lights installed across India under Street Light National Programme   Under the Government of India’s Street Lighting National Programme …

[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 29 April 2017

[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 29 April 2017 Click on EACH question to post/read  answers. STATIC Syllabus Timetable General Studies – 1; Topic:  The Freedom Struggle – its various stages and important contributors /contributions from different parts of the country  1) It is said that traditional water storage and preservation methods, …

8) The government is planning to make it mandatory for doctors to prescribe only the generic name, and not brand name of a drug. In this digital age, how should government go about ensuring quality of generic drugs? Analyse

Topic: IPR issues 8) The government is planning to make it mandatory for doctors to prescribe only the generic name, and not brand name of a drug. In this digital age, how should government go about ensuring quality of generic drugs? Analyse. (200 Words) The Hindu

6) Examine why Bhutan do not want to proceed with the Motor Vehicles Agreement with Bangladesh, India and Nepal. Do you think it’s a dead end for the regional sub-grouping India had planned for ease of access among the four countries? Comment.

Topic:  Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests 6) Examine why Bhutan do not want to proceed with the Motor Vehicles Agreement with Bangladesh, India and Nepal. Do you think it’s a dead end for the regional sub-grouping India had planned for ease of access among the four countries? Comment. …

5) The National Health Policy 2017 makes a case for expanding private sector participation through collaboration. Examine what it means for providing integrated and universal healthcare

Topic:  Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health 5) The National Health Policy 2017 makes a case for expanding private sector participation through collaboration. Examine what it means for providing integrated and universal healthcare. (200 Words) EPW

3) Briefly discuss the trends in household environment and sanitation, fertility, child health and child mortality, nutrition, health, and status of women between 2005–06 (NFHS-3) and 2015–16 (NFHS-4)

Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, 3) Briefly  discuss the trends in household environment and sanitation, fertility, child health and child mortality, nutrition, health, and status of women between 2005–06 (NFHS-3) and 2015–16 (NFHS-4). (200 Words) EPW

2) Health policy pronouncements in India currently advocate insurance-based financing mechanisms towards universal health coverage, sidelining the role of comprehensive healthcare provisioning through the public sector. Is this approach successful? Critically examine.

Topic:  Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, 2) Health policy pronouncements in India currently advocate insurance-based financing mechanisms towards universal health coverage, sidelining the role of comprehensive healthcare provisioning through the public sector. Is this approach successful? Critically examine. (200 Words) EPW

1) It is said that traditional water storage and preservation methods, especially of Bahmani kingdom, are said to have been effective in fighting droughts in the Bidar region of Karnataka. Examine their features and reasons why they are effective in fighting droughts.

Topic:  The Freedom Struggle – its various stages and important contributors /contributions from different parts of the country  1) It is said that traditional water storage and preservation methods, especially of Bahmani kingdom, are said to have been effective in fighting droughts in the Bidar region of Karnataka.  Examine their features and reasons why they are …

QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 28 April 2017

QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz –  28 April  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 …

Insights into Editorial: Cities at crossroads: Starving the municipality

    Insights into Editorial: Cities at crossroads: Starving the municipality   Summary: According to a recent study, property tax is grossly under-exploited in India, even though it remains the largest source of revenue for urban local bodies.   Significance of service tax: Property tax is the single most important source of revenue for municipal …

Insights Daily Current Affairs, 28 April 2017

  Insights Daily Current Affairs, 28 April 2017   Paper 2 Topic: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies.   Legislation against Doping   Advocating a zero tolerance policy towards doping, Sports Minister Vijay Goel has asked the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) to consider the possibility of making it a criminal offence. The minister has also …