Insights Daily Debates: Issues that Matter – 8 (India Needs more Political Parties and Recent Parties that are Launched by Movie Superstars is a Healthy Trend)

      . Insights Daily Debates Issues that Matter – 8 ARCHIVES What’s this Initiative? Click Here   India Needs more Political Parties and the Launch of Political Parties by Movie Superstars is a Healthy Trend Why India needs more political parties? Does India need more parties or more participation of masses in politics? …

QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 21 February 2018

QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 21 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 …

All India Radio News Summary: 18 and 19 FEBRUARY 2018

All India Radio News Summary: 18 and 19 FEBRUARY 2018 Global Investor Summit ‘Magnetic Maharashtra: Convergence 2018’ PM said, summits like Magnetic Maharashtra are a great example of cooperative competitive federalism. Maharashtra state leads in infrastructure development and the efforts taken to strengthen business environment in the state in the last three years are showing …

Insights into Editorial: Adapting better to climate change

Insights into Editorial: Adapting better to climate change Context: While there are on-going efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and restrict global warming to below 2°C or even below 1.5°C, there are also efforts to adaptation to Climate Change that help us live in a world where average global temperatures are rising. What is Adaptation? …

[Insights Secure – 2018] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 21 February 2018

[Insights Secure – 2018] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 21 February 2018 Click on EACH question to post/upload you answers. How to Follow Secure Initiative? LIST of TOPICS (Static) General Studies – 1   Topic:  Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times;  1) It is …

6) “Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not.” Comment.

Topic:  Human Values – lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators 6) “Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not.” Comment. (150 Words) General Why this question? There will be 2-3 statement based questions in GS-4. It is important to …

5) Artificial Intelligence(AI) heralds the next phase of digital capitalism where capital accumulation is powered by data. Elaborate the statement and discuss who should own data in AI driven digital capitalism and why.

Topic:   Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics,  5) Artificial Intelligence(AI) heralds the next phase of digital capitalism where capital accumulation is powered by data. Elaborate the statement and discuss who should own data in AI driven digital capitalism and why. (250 Words) The Hindu Why this question? By the time Mains exam …

4) The Supreme Court’s recent decision on information disclosure ( Lok Prahari v. Union of India ) paves a way for future constitutional interventions in India’s party funding regime, including the scheme of electoral bonds. Analyse.

Topic: Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act; 4) The Supreme Court’s recent decision on information disclosure ( Lok Prahari v. Union of India ) paves a way for future constitutional interventions in India’s party funding regime, including the scheme of electoral bonds. Analyse. (250 Words) The Hindu Why this question? Electoral reforms is very …

3) What are the main features of India’s anti-defection law? Also examine interpretations and recommendations made by the courts and committees on the law. Do you think, instead of the Speaker, the decision on defections should be decided by an external neutral body such as the Election Commission? Comment

Topic:    Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these; Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act; 3) What are the main features of India’s anti-defection law? Also examine interpretations and recommendations made by the courts and committees on the law. Do you think, instead …

2) Discuss the origin of Tantrism and nature of its influence of both Hinduism and Buddhism.

Topic: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. 2) Discuss the origin of Tantrism and nature of its influence of both Hinduism and Buddhism.  (250 Words) Oxford Why this question? It is in our list of static topics. Any question related to Buddhism is important from …

1) It is argued that democracy is integral to the Indian nation and that there are many examples of its rich democratic traditions in the ancient Indian republican polities before Independence. Do you agree? Critically comment.

Topic:  Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times;  1) It is argued that democracy is integral to the Indian nation and that there are many examples of its rich democratic traditions in the ancient Indian republican polities before Independence. Do you agree? Critically comment. (250 …