Insights MINDMAPS:”Key takeaways from Economic Survey-2″ and “Preventing Sexual Harassment at Workplace”. PDF Key takeaways from Economic Survey-2 Preventing Sexual Harassment at Workplace Key takeaways from Economic Survey-2 Preventing Sexual Harassment at Workplace
Insights Daily Current Affairs, 01 September 2017 Paper 2: Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. National Nutrition Week The National Nutrition Week will be observed throughout the country from 1st to 7th September. Theme: The theme of the National Nutrition Week for …
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SECURE SYNOPSIS: 01 SEPTEMBER 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 …
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QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 1 September 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 …
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Insights into Editorial: BRICS off the wall Background: The Xiamen summit follows a tough two and a half months during which the rhetoric between India and China has been quite sharp. While diplomats smoothed out a victory over more hawkish elements by disengaging the troops at Doklam and obtaining a Chinese assurance that it would …
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All India Radio News summary: 31 AUGUST 2017 The country’s GDP growth slowed to a three-year low of 5.7 per cent The country’s GDP growth slowed to a three-year low of 5.7 per cent during the first quarter of the current fiscal. GDP had expanded 6.1 percent in fourth quarter of the previous fiscal, and …
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[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 01 September 2017 Click on EACH question to post/read answers. General Studies – 1; Topic: Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India 1) What do you understand by majoritarianism and vigilantism? Discuss critically why these phenomena are on the rise in America and …
Topic: Ethical issues in international relations and funding 7) Why is ethics important in international relations? Discuss. (150 Words) Reference
Topic: Indian economy; Laundering of black money 6) “Demonetisation has totally failed to curb black money.” Comment. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation 5) In your opinion, what are the lessons that government should learn from recent demonetisation fiasco? Discuss critically. (200 Words) Livemint The Indian Express
Topic: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. 4) In your opinion, what lessons governments across the world, including India, have learnt from meltdowns in 1997 and the one that emerged a decade later? In the light of recent events, critically comment. (200 Words) Livemint
Topic: India and its neighborhood- relations. 3) Should the resolution of recent Doklam issue be celebrated as diplomatic victory by the Indian side against powerful China? Critically comment. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges therein 2) In its statement of objects and reasons for proposing a new inter-State river water disputes law, the Centre lists out the drawbacks in the …
Topic: Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India 1) What do you understand by majoritarianism and vigilantism? Discuss critically why these phenomena are on the rise in America and India. (200 Words) The Hindu
