QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 09 September 2017 QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz Archives Explanation: Mosses have been used for decades to monitor air quality. • Mosses lack a root system, so they rely on deposition from the atmosphere for their mineral nutrition. They are especially well-suited for air-quality assessment …
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Insights into Editorial: All that data that Aadhaar captures Context: In 2009, the government of India launched a new identification program that has gone on to become the largest biometric database in the world. The program, known as Aadhaar, has collected the names, addresses, phone numbers—and perhaps more significantly, fingerprints, photographs, and iris scans—of more …
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Insights Daily Current Affairs, 09 September 2017 Paper 1: Topic: Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies. Army to induct women into military police soon to probe gender crimes The government has decided to recruit women jawans into the Army’s …
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SECURE SYNOPSIS: 09 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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All India Radio News Summary: 08 SEPTEMBER 2017 International Literacy Day – “Literacy in a Digital World’ Today is International Literacy Day is observed every year on 8th September to emphasize the importance of literacy to individuals, society and communities. The theme of this year’s International Literacy Day is ‘Literacy in a Digital World’. …
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[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 9 September 2017 Click on EACH question to post/read answers. General Studies – 1; Topic: Poverty and developmental issues 1) A report on development in South Asia published by the South Asia Alliance for Poverty Eradication (SAAPE) focuses on poverty, mariginalisation and …
Topic: Concept of public service 9) Discuss OECD recommendations to improve ethics in public service. (150 Words) Reference
Topic: Human Values – lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; 8) What lessons in morality and consciousness can one learn from Gita and Upanishads? Examine. (200 Words) The Indian Express
Topic: Disaster and disaster management. 7) Assam, because of its geological position and as home to a large network of rivers, faces floods frequently. Analyse the causes of flood and the intensity of damages, and also suggest policy options to be taken to control the damages. (200 Words) EPW
Topic: Conservation; Agriculture 6) In and around India’s 101 elephant corridors, the animals damage crops spread over 1 million hectares of land. What measures could farmers adopt to protect their crops? Examine. (200 Words) Down to Earth
Topic: Environmental pollution 5) Discuss the magnitude and implications of plastic pollution in oceans. (200 Words) The Guardian
Topic: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability; E-governnce 4) It is argued that Aadhaar, in its current form, is a major threat to the fundamental right to privacy. Do you agree? Critically examine. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: Issues relating to poverty and hunger. 3) India currently faces twin challenges in the nutrition sector – undernutrition manifesting in several health problems as well as increasing problem of overweight and obesity, contributing to the burden of non-communicable diseases. In this light examine the significance of the country’s first Nutrition Atlas published by the …
Topic: Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues 2) Write a note on the Derozio Affair and its significance. (200 Words) EPW
Topic: Poverty and developmental issues 1) A report on development in South Asia published by the South Asia Alliance for Poverty Eradication (SAAPE) focuses on poverty, mariginalisation and crisis of governance in the region. Discuss its findings. (200 Words) Down to Earth
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