Insights Daily Current Affairs, 12 January 2018

Insights Daily Current Affairs, 12 January 2018   Paper 2: Topic: e-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential.   SFOORTI Application What is it? To help plan the traffic flows and optimize freight operations, Ministry of Railways have launched Smart Freight Operation Optimisation & Real Time Information (SFOORTI) App for Freight Managers which provides features …

[Insights Secure – 2018] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 12 January 2018

[Insights Secure – 2018] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 12 January 2018 Click on EACH question to post/read  answers. General Studies – 1   Topic: Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India. 1) It makes no sense for India, which prides itself on its multilingualism, to make a case for Hindi at the UN. Comment. …

ETHICS CASE STUDY: b) What are the ethical issues that needs to be addressed in this case? How will you address them? 

Topic:  Ethical concerns and dilemmas in government and private institutions; 8) You are studying in a reputed IIT. Your father works in a big IT company in Bangalore. Nearly two hours is spent in commuting from his home to workplace every day. It is mainly because of huge traffic on roads. He keeps telling you …

5) For India, among the largest food producers globally, the challenge is to counter the effects of erratic rainfall, raise productivity and use water efficiently. Examine how Indo-Israeli Agriculture Project (IIAP) seeks to address these challenges through technological interventions.

Topic:  e-technology in the aid of farmers  5) For India, among the largest food producers globally, the challenge is to counter the effects of erratic rainfall, raise productivity and use water efficiently. Examine how Indo-Israeli Agriculture Project (IIAP) seeks to address these challenges through technological interventions. (250 Words) Livemint

4) The World Bank’s latest “Global Economic Prospects” report shows that the second wave of change in the global labour market will play out over the next two decades, with developing economies contributing to all of the addition in the global skilled labour force, as the number of skilled workers in advanced economies is expected to decline. How should India gain from this employment shift? Analyse.

Topic:  Employment 4) The World Bank’s latest “Global Economic Prospects” report shows that the second wave of change in the global labour market will play out over the next two decades, with developing economies contributing to all of the addition in the global skilled labour force, as the number of skilled workers in advanced economies is …

3) It is said that there are clauses in the RTE Act which have enormous catalytic potential but that have gone largely untouched and unnoticed. Discuss the features of these provisions which can radically transform school education in India.

Topic:  Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Education 3) It is said that there are clauses in the RTE Act which have enormous catalytic potential but that have gone largely untouched and unnoticed. Discuss the features of these provisions which can radically transform school education in India. (250 Words) The Hindu

2) The road to India’s prosperity may well run through Jerusalem, but the road to its leadership aspirations on the world stage cannot bypass Ramallah either. Critically comment on the implications of recent inconsistency in India’s policy towards Israel and Palestine for India’s regional and global aspirations. 

Topic:  Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests 2) The road to India’s prosperity may well run through Jerusalem, but the road to its leadership aspirations on the world stage cannot bypass Ramallah either. Critically comment on the implications of recent inconsistency in India’s policy towards Israel and Palestine …

QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 11 JANUARY 2018

QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 11 JANUARY 2018 QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz   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 …