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  Motivation & UPSC IAS Topper  NANDINI K R’ s Strategy NANDINI K R Rank – 1, CSE – 2016   Hello  Friends, It gives immense pleasure to pen down this article. As the saying goes, “Tiny drops of water make an ocean”, I have been benefitted from the guidance and inputs of many noble […]

  Insights Daily Current Affairs, 04 July 2017   Paper 3 Topic: Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology and issues relating to intellectual property rights.   NASA to shoot Didmyos asteroid into new flight path in DART test   NASA is developing the first-ever mission that will deflect a near-Earth […]

  MOTIVATION Essay 45 to 158 – Rising from Shock Nikhil B, Rank 107   Hello fellow aspirants. I am Nikhil B.  I have secured 107th rank in my 2nd attempt. I have seen both the lows and highs of UPSC, I will get to that in a while, here is my 2 cents about […]

[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 04 July 2017 Click on EACH question to post/read  answers.   General Studies – 1;   Topic:  Salient features of Indian society;  1) Tolerance is said to be one of the salient features of Indian society. In your opinion, why are Indians more tolerant? Is this […]

Topic:  Ethics in public administration 8) Differentiate between prosecution and persecution. In your opinion, what should be the ideal role of a police officer in the Indian society? Comment. (150 Words) The Indian Express

Topic: Conservation; Irrigation systems 7) Examine the merits and demerits of raising the height of the Sardar Sarovar dam. (200 Words) The Hindu

Topic: Energy; Planning 6) Discuss the significance of recently unveiled Open Acreage Licensing and the National Data Repository policies. (200 Words) The Hindu

Topic: Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth 5) Fresh evidence of loss of forest cover in the Indian Sundarbans, which represent a third of the largest contiguous mangrove ecosystem in the world, has been documented in scientific studies. Examine the causes of this loss, measures […]

Topic:  Effects of liberalization on the economy 4) Does privatisation serve the public interest? In the light of recent decision of the union government to privatise Air India, critically comment. (200 Words) Livemint The Indian Express

Topic: India and its neighborhood- relations 3) Under the Anglo-Chinese Convention of 1890, the Sikkim-Tibet border was agreed upon and in 1895 it was jointly demarcated on the ground. Why should there be any dispute and why should this lead to a stand-off between the armed forces of the two countries, as seen today? Critically […]

Topic:   Mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections. 2) Critically evaluate role of Scheduled Caste Sub Plan (SCSP) and Tribal Sub Plan (TSP) in accelerating the empowerment of SC/STs. (200 Words) The Indian Express

Topic:  Salient features of Indian society;  1) Tolerance is said to be one of the salient features of Indian society. In your opinion, why are Indians more tolerant? Is this tolerance under threat? Critically comment. (200 Words) The Indian Express

  SECURE SYNOPSIS: 04 July 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 […]