QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 19 July 2017

QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz –  19 July  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 …

Rajya Sabha TV- Security Scan – ‘India – China standoff in Doklam’

  Rajya Sabha TV- Security Scan – ‘India – China standoff in Doklam’     One of the two biggest economies of the world –India and China– have been engaged in a month-long stand-off in the narrow plateau Doklam lying in the tri-junction of Bhutan, China and India. China attempted to build a road from …

Insights into Editorial: The need for lateral entry in civil services

  Insights into Editorial: The need for lateral entry in civil services     Summary: With a Committee of Secretaries favouring lateral entry into the civil service, the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) has been instructed to put up a proposal on the induction of outsiders in the middle rung of ministries that deal …

Insights Daily Current Affairs, 19 July 2017

  Insights Daily Current Affairs, 19 July 2017   Paper 2 Topic: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.   E-commerce: RCEP nations talk details   Sixteen Asia Pacific nations, including India, are discussing in detail norms on e-commerce as part of negotiations on the proposed mega Free Trade …

Update: How to Claim Your Refund – To Previous Year Paid Subscribers

To Previous year paid subscribers who have paid full fee ₹7500 and wish to get the discounted amount ₹1500 to be refunded back, Kindly send a mail to refund@insightsias.com. Your mail should have Instamojo payment acknowledgement mail of previous year Prelims Test Series subscription Instamojo payment acknowledgement mail of 2018 Prelims Test Series subscription If you have …

[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 19 July 2017

[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 19 July 2017 Click on EACH question to post/read  answers.   General Studies – 1;   Topic:  Geography of India 1) Why is Chumbi valley vital for India? Discuss strategic importance of other regions along the Indo – China border. (200 Words) The Hindu   Topic: Effects of …

7) Discuss the values highlighted in the Gandhiji’s Talisman.

70 Days ETHICS PLAN   Topic: Ethics in personal and professional relations 7) Discuss the values highlighted in the Gandhiji’s Talisman. (150 Words) Reference   Note: Tomorrow there will questions on the topic “Human Values – lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators” – Mahatma Gandhi will be covered.

5) Despite the most stringent penal provisions in the law against manual scavenging, it continues in parts of India. Do you think this reflects failure of governance in the country? What measures are needed to end this practice? Critically comment.

Topic:  Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability 5) Despite the most stringent penal provisions in the law against manual scavenging, it continues in parts of India. Do you think this reflects failure of governance in the country? What measures are needed to end this practice? Critically comment. (200 Words) The Hindu

4) It is said that Australia and India share converging interests and similar outlooks on the strategic changes taking place in the Indo-Pacific region and globally. Discuss these converging interests and similar outlooks and their significance for bilateral relations.

Topic:  Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure, 4) It is said that Australia and India share converging interests and similar outlooks on the strategic changes taking place in the Indo-Pacific region and globally. Discuss these converging interests and similar outlooks and their significance for …