Insights into Editorial: The expanding universe of IP Summary: Data exclusivity has become a topic of intense discussions led by large drug companies which are strongly advocating that each member country of WTO should introduce a provision for keeping the data, submitted by them to the market approval authorities, confidential for …
Continue reading “Insights into Editorial: The expanding universe of IP”
QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 26 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 …
Continue reading “QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 26 April 2017”
Insights Daily Current Affairs, 26 April 2017 Paper 3 Topic: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment. Three Year Action Agenda Breaking away from the five-year planning process, NITI Aayog has readied a draft three-year action agenda and circulated it to the States for …
Continue reading “Insights Daily Current Affairs, 26 April 2017”
SECURE SYNOPSIS: 26 April 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 …
[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 26 April 2017 Click on EACH question to post/read answers. STATIC Syllabus Timetable General Studies – 1; Topic: Urbanisation – problems and remedies 1) It is said that the non-invasive development models can change the face of India’s cities. Discuss features and benefits of such non-invasive development models. …
Continue reading “[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 26 April 2017”
Topic: Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world 9) Write a brief note on Karl Marx’s views on ethics. (150 Words) Reference
Topic: Conservation 8) The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) recently ordered that there would be no tribal rights under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (FRA) in critical tiger habitats. Critically discuss arising out of this order. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Linkages between development and spread of extremism. 7) In the light of the failure of the Indian state to effectively address the security challenge the Maoists continue to pose, critically discuss various strategies adopted by Indian government to fight left wing extremism and the reasons why strength of Maoists is still strong. (200 Words) …
Topic: Issues relating to intellectual property rights 6) What do you understand by test data exclusivity? It is said that granting data exclusivity for clinical trials would undermine access to medicines. Discuss why. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health 5) Critically comment on healthcare policymaking in India. (200 Words) Livemint
Topic: Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate. 4) “The IMF could turn irrelevant unless it reforms to keep up with rival global institutions.” Critically comment. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. 3) Critically examine how the US President Trump’s first hundred days in office have impacted India. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: The Freedom Struggle – its various stages and important contributors /contributions from different parts of the country. 2) Discuss significance of the Champaran Satyagraha of 1917. (200 Words) The Indian Express
Topic: Urbanisation – problems and remedies 1) It is said that the non-invasive development models can change the face of India’s cities. Discuss features and benefits of such non-invasive development models. (200 Words) The Hindu
