Insights Daily Debates: Issues that Matter – 25 (India should Revert to the old Practice of Paper Ballots in Elections )

      . Insights Daily Debates Issues that Matter – 25 ARCHIVES What’s this Initiative? Click Here   India should Revert to the old Practice of Paper Ballots in Elections When there is so much allegation against EVMs, why not return to paper ballots? What is wrong in it? Doesn’t India have means to …

Insights Daily Current Affairs, 19 March 2018

Insights Daily Current Affairs, 19 March 2018   Paper 1: Topic: Indian art and culture.   Nabakalebar festival Context: Commemorative coins in denominations of ₹10 and ₹1000 have been released on Lord Jagannath’s Nabakalebar festival.   About Nabakalebar festival: The Nabakalebara is an ancient ritual associated with most of the Jagannath Temples when the Idols …

EXCLUSIVE: Insights GOVERNMENT SCHEMES Revision Module for UPS Civil Services Preliminary Exam -2018

  . GOVERNMENT SCHEMES   Insights IAS Revision Module for UPS Civil Services Preliminary Exam -2018 INSIGHTS REVISION TIMETABLE-2018 In the post we are publishing much needed revision module on Government Schemes for prelims – 2018. This is a very very important document for prelims – 2018. In this exclusive revision module, we have added more …

QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 19 March 2018

QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 19 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 …

[Insights Secure – 2018] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 19 March 2018

[Insights Secure – 2018] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 19 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) REVISION TIMETABLE FOR PRELIMS – 2018  General Studies – 1   Topic: Role of women 1) How does trade impact women? Examine …

In case managing classes to both rich kids and migrant kids becomes hectic and starts affecting your civil services preparation, to which kids you will continue to teach? Justify.

Topic: Human Values; Ethical dilemma; Public services    5) You are preparing for civil services exam. Your parents, who are farmers, do not understand the nature of this exam. They have given up agriculture due to frequent losses. They are forcing you to work and earn some money so that they can sustain themselves with three …

4) Does proper implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 act as an obstacle to economic growth? Critically comment.

Topic: Conservation, Environmental pollution, Land reforms, Economic growth 4) Does proper implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 act as an obstacle to economic growth? Critically comment. (250 Words) The Indian Express   Why this question? It’s in news thanks to farmer/tribal rallies.  Important question for …

3) What are the structural problems that the Indian federalism faces today? What are the consequences of these problems? Has time come to allow each state to have its own model of governance, bureaucracy and local governments? Comment.

Topic:  Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges therein.  3) What are the structural problems that the Indian federalism faces today? What are the consequences of these problems? Has time come to allow each state to …

2) Examine the key objectives of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) and the challenges it faces today.

Topic:  Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests 2) Examine the key objectives of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) and the challenges it faces today. (250 Words) IDSA   Why this question? ISA is in news. It’s India’s major leadership initiative in the international arena. Very important question for Mains …

1) How does trade impact women? Examine how international trade can be made gender-fair.

Topic: Role of women 1) How does trade impact women? Examine how international trade can be made gender-fair. (250 Words) Livemint   Why this question? This is an important dimension vis a vis gender equality. This topic integrates topics from GS-1, GS-2 and GS-3.   Key demand of the question: Explain the impact of trade on women …