Day: May 1, 2017

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Insights into Editorial: RNA technologies and India’s path forward

    Insights into Editorial: RNA technologies and India’s path forward     Summary: Due to widespread popularity of DNA based technological developments, new advances in ribonucleic acid (RNA) research often go unnoticed. RNA—essential for regulation and expression of genes—has already been the subject of research, in areas such as RNA interference (RNAi) and antisense …

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The Big Picture: Supreme Court judgement on Lokpal- What are the hurdles?

  The Big Picture: Supreme Court judgement on Lokpal- What are the hurdles?     The idea of an anti corruption body and an ombudsman to look into corruption allegations against administrators including legislators has been floating around for over five decades now. It finally got shaped with the passage of Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill …

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[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 01 May 2017

[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 01 May 2017 Click on EACH question to post/read  answers. 45 DAYS REVISION PLAN FOR PRELIMS 2017 WILL BE ANNOUNCED TONIGHT General Studies – 1; Topic:  Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues 1) Critically comment …

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5) What’s the difference between bare metal stents (BMS) and drug-eluting stents (DES)? Critically examine how India’s recent decision to cut prices of these stents has affected various stakeholders

Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health 5) What’s the difference between bare metal stents (BMS) and drug-eluting stents (DES)? Critically examine how India’s recent decision to cut prices of these stents has affected various stakeholders. (200 Words) The Hindu 

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2) Critically examine issues faced by Tamil and Muslim refugees in Northern and Eastern Sri Lanka and the steps taken by the Sri Lankan government to address these issues.

Topic:  Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora 2) Critically examine issues faced by Tamil and Muslim refugees in Northern and Eastern Sri Lanka and the steps taken by the Sri Lankan government to address these issues. (200 Words) The Hindu