Insights into Editorial: As the borders begin to close Context: Remittances are a lifeline for developing countries. Remittances to low- and middle-income countries are on course to recover in 2017 after two consecutive years of decline as per World Bank’s report. Remittances growth to the South Asia region is moderate due to continuing impact of lower …
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. Insights Daily Debates Issues that Matter – 15 ARCHIVES What’s this Initiative? Click Here India’s budget priorities lack commitment to invest in women and girls Livemint The Hindu What is gender budgeting? Is gender budgeting just a hype? How much commitments have union budgets shown in reducing gender inequality? Can …
Insights IAS ECONOMY Revision Module for UPS Civil Services Preliminary Exam -2018 As promised, we are posting Economy Revision module for UPS Civil Services Preliminary Exam -2018. This module has only 59 pages (not 1000s of pages) packed with very very important information relevant for prelims – 2018. As posted earlier, this module should be …
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[Insights Secure – 2018] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 02 March 2018 Click on EACH question to post/upload you answers. How to Follow Secure Initiative? How to Self-evaluate your answer? LIST of TOPICS (Static) General Studies – 1 Topic: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to …
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Topic: Ethical concerns and dilemmas in government and private institutions; 6) “Compassion wherever possible and cruelty only where inevitable is the art of correctional confinement.” Analyse. (150 Words) General Why this question? Similar questions are asked in UPSC GS-4. This question tries to test how you need to balance compassion and cruelty in correcting prisoners. …
Topic: Environmental pollution 5) To join other nations in the war on carbon, India needs to undertake a comprehensive approach, which can be done by establishing an emissions trading scheme (ETS). Discuss. (250 Words) The Hindu Why this question? This questions lets you learn about ETS. It is also important for Mains – 2018 as it’s …
Topic: Storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints; 4) The government has been making efforts to integrate farmers with agro-industries to ensure that they get better prices for their produce. Is contract farming a better solution in this regard? Examine the problems involved in contract farming and analyse if the draft …
Topic: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests 3) For India, Jordan is more than a transit point and can be considered as its natural ally. Comment. (250 Words) IDSA IDSA The Hindu Why this question? It is in the news. There will be a question on Middle East, but don’t …
Topic: Mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of vulnerable sections. 2) Discuss the features of the Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2018. Why is human trafficking is on the rise in India in recent years? Critically examine. (250 Words) PRS(Page 5) Business Standard Why this question? There has …
Topic: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. 1) The period between the Sangam Age and the Pallavas — the second to the sixth centuries CE — were trying times for Tamil literature and the Hindu religion. What happened during this time? How did the …
QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 02 March 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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All India Radio News Summary : 28 FEBRUARY 2018 Indian economy grows at five-quarter high of 7.2 per cent in October-December period; infrastructure sectors grow at faster pace of 6.7 per cent in January. The Indian economy grew at five-quarter high of 7.2 per cent in the October-December period. This reflects overall recovery due to …
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SECURE SYNOPSIS: 28 FEBRUARY 2018 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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SECURE SYNOPSIS: 27 FEBRUARY 2018 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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SECURE SYNOPSIS: 02 MARCH 2018 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 …
