Insights Daily Current Affairs, 28 Aug 2017 Paper 1: Topic: Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India. Nuakhai Juhar Nuakhai Juhar was celebrated across Odisha on August 26. About Nuakhai Juhar: Nuakhai is the chief festival of Western Odisha. It is the harvest festival of Odisha wherein farmers are in …
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All India Radio News Summary: 27 AUGUST 2017 Mann ki Baat (Part 35) – Teach to Transform for the transformation of the nation Prime Minister has said, violence in the name of faith will not be tolerated. In his Mann Ki Baat programmme on All India Radio, said, no one has the right to take the …
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Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 28 August 2017 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 services preliminary exam 2017. It is not a test of …
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Insights MINDMAPS: “BN Srikrishna Committee on BIT Disputes Resolution” and “Railway Accidents in India”. PDF BN Srikrishna Committee on BIT Disputes Resolution Railway Accidents in India BN Srikrishna Committee on BIT Disputes Resolution Railway Accidents in India
SECURE SYNOPSIS: 28 AUGUST 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 into Editorial: Thinking outside the manufacturing box Background: ‘Champions of Change’ programme was organised by Niti aayog to achive the vision of ” Make in India”. The Prime Minister along with his Cabinet Ministers and Secretaries interacted with over 200 CEOs seeking their inputs for expediting growth and promoting job creation. The meeting focussed on reviewing …
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[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 28 August 2017 Click on EACH question to post/read answers. General Studies – 1; Topic: Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues 1) Which events led to killing of Mahatma Gandhiji? Critically …
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70 Days ETHICS PLAN Topic: Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world. 7) Delineate ethics of Mahatma Gandhiji. (150 Words) Reference Note: Day after tomorrow there will be questions on the topic Public/Civil service values and Ethics in Public administration: Status and problems; Topic: Public/Civil service values
Topic: Agriculture 6) “The panacea for rural distress can only be agricultural reforms that will raise farm productivity and incomes.” Discuss. (200 Words) Livemint
Topic: Agriculture 5) Critically comment on the measures taken by the government towards doubling farmers’ income? Also examine the recommendations of the Committee on Doubling Farmers’ Income. (200 Words) The Indian Express
Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health 4) “Public health is not about running state run hospitals, it is what the state does to protect health by mitigating the social and environmental determinants of diseases.” Analyse. (200 Words) Livemint
Topic: Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure, 3) In your opinion, what do violent reactions by the public aftermath of a court pronouncing Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh guilty of rape indicate about India’s political system and the authority of the state? Critically comment. (200 Words) …
Topic: Role of women and women’s organization; Social empowerment 2) Do you think quota policy for women in local government is a good step towards political empowerment of women? Critically comment. (200 Words) Livemint
Topic: Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues 1) Which events led to killing of Mahatma Gandhiji? Critically examine. (200 Words) The Indian Express
