Day: February 13, 2018

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Insights Daily Debates: Issues that Matter – 2 (Lack of Political Will is the Main Cause for India’s Low Ranks on Human Development despite Relatively High Levels of Economic Growth)

Insights Daily Debates Issues that Matter – 2 ARCHIVES What’s this Initiative? Click Here     Lack of Political Will is the Main Cause for India’s Low Ranking in Human Development Index despite Relatively High Levels of Economic Growth What exactly explains India’s position where despite good economic growth, most of its population find it …

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QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 13 February 2018

QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 13 February 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 services …

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NEW INITIATIVE: Insights IAS Daily Static Quiz

  NEW INITIATIVE: Insights IAS Daily Static Quiz Here comes another exciting new initiative! Starting from coming Monday (February 19), we are going to post daily 5-10 questions on static topics that are mentioned in the UPSC civil services preliminary examination syllabus. As UPSC is making preliminary exam more unpredictable each year, an aspirant must …

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Insights into Editorial: States of health

Insights into Editorial: States of health   Context: NITI Aayog released recently a comprehensive Health Index report titled, “Healthy States, Progressive India”. The report ranks states and Union territories innovatively on their year-on-year incremental change in health outcomes, as well as, their overall performance with respect to each other. The report said common challenges for …

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[Insights Secure – 2018] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 13 February 2018

[Insights Secure – 2018] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 13 February 2018 Click on EACH question to post/read  answers.  MOTIVATION for CSE 2018 (Click Here) General Studies – 1   Topic:  Urbanization, their problems and their remedies. 1) Sustainable urban development needs to be led by the central government working closely with state and local …

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6) While supporting the mitigation efforts to reduce impact of climate change and global warming, adaptation projects aimed at helping people adapt to climate change effects also needs to be encouraged. Discuss.

Topic:    Environmental pollution 6) While supporting the mitigation efforts to reduce impact of climate change and global warming, adaptation projects aimed at helping people adapt to climate change effects also needs to be encouraged. Discuss. (250 Words) The Hindu

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4) Examine why security experts are worried about the Pentagon’s 2018 Nuclear Posture Review (NPR). Will NPR have any significant implications for India? Comment.

Topic:   Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora.. 4) Examine why security experts are worried about the Pentagon’s 2018 Nuclear Posture Review (NPR). Will NPR have any significant implications for India? Comment. (250 Words) The Hindu

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3) What is neo-abolitionism? It is argued that India should assert a leadership role in the global fight against exploitation by countering the influence of neoabolitionism. What do you understand by this argument? In the light of the Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2016, discuss critically.

Topic:  Mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections. 3) What is neo-abolitionism? It is argued that India should assert a leadership role in the global fight against exploitation by countering the influence of neoabolitionism. What do you understand by this argument? In the light of the Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, …

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1) Sustainable urban development needs to be led by the central government working closely with state and local governments. in this regard, it is said that India needs to develop its own national urban policy (NUP) as an instrument for applying a coherent set of interventions in relation to the future growth of cities, in partnership with all stakeholders. Discuss what features should NUP include.

Topic:  Urbanization, their problems and their remedies. 1) Sustainable urban development needs to be led by the central government working closely with state and local governments. in this regard, it is said that India needs to develop its own national urban policy (NUP) as an instrument for applying a coherent set of interventions in relation …

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