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Rajya Sabha TV In Depth – BS-VI: Fuel in 6th Gear India today, is home to one of the most polluted cities in the world. For example, the air quality in its national capital Delhi is six times more dangerous than prescribed by the World Health Organisation. Delhi has thus, switched from Delhi has […]
INSIGHTS REVISION TEST for Preliminary Exam 2018: (Indian Polity ) Test –19 ARCHIVES Detailed Revision Timetable Wish you all the best!.
. Insights Daily Debates Issues that Matter – 33 ARCHIVES What’s this Initiative? Click Here Thanks to Government Policies, Non-communicable diseases are increasing at an alarming rate in rural India Livemint Can we blame governments and their policies for increasing non-communicable diseases in rural regions? What are the other factors that […]
Insights Daily Current Affairs, 09 April 2018 Paper 1: Topic: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. Walmiki and Malhar, two new languages discovered Context: Researchers have discovered two new languages- Walmiki and Malhar. Key facts for Prelims: The languages […]
Insights Static Quiz -39, 2018 Indian National Movement ARCHIVES
QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 09 April 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 preliminary […]
. PRELIMS BOOSTERS 2018 Gaur and Australia Group Gaur(Indian Bison) Vulnerable–IUCN Red List State animal of Goa Largest extant bovine Native to Indian Subcontinent andSoutheast Asia. Local names Seladang — Malayan gaur Pyoung — Burmese gaur Gayal or mithun — domesticated form of gaur Habitat Largely confined to evergreen forestsor semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests, but […]
SECURE SYNOPSIS: 05 APRIL 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 […]
. INDIAN POLITY AND RELATED ISSUES Insights Revision Module for UPS Civil Services Preliminary Exam -2018 This revision module covers important Indian Polity related current affairs that are important for Prelims – 2018. Hope you are revising all previous modules. You can download other revision modules HERE. Also keep […]
[Insights Secure – 2018] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 08-09 April 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 Revision Tests (Today’s Secure Covers Sunday’s Current Affairs) General Studies – 1 […]
Topic: Human Values – lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators 10) Discuss how and why compassion can act as an ethical and practical tool in conservation of wildlife and nature. (150 Words) HT NYT OXFORD
Topic: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment. 9) Employment generation has been the core of India’s policy making in recent years and a number of initiatives have been taken by the government in this regard. DIscuss in the light of 2018 budget proposals. (250 Words) Yojana Magazine, March […]
Topic: Infrastructure – transport 8) Road traffic accidents are a leading cause of death in India, and a major contributor to socio-economic losses, disability burden, and hospitalization. Discuss different parameters that should be involved in measuring road safety. What are the initiatives taken by the government to address the issue. (250 Words) EPW PIB The […]
Topic:Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices ; 7) Farm support policies and subsidies provided by rich nations to their farmers distort farm produce prices globally and also cause environmental hazards. Analyze in the light of effects of these subsidies on countries like India. (250 Words) EPW The Hindu BusinessLine […]
Topic: Awareness in IT, Robotics; e-technology in the aid of farmers 6) Artificial Intelligence will revolutionize the farming sector in India. Critically comment. (250 Words) Down to Earth Why this question Application of new technology – especially one as much in news as AI, particularly in a sector as crucial as agriculture is an aspirant’s pet […]
Topic: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment. 5) What do you understand by unpublished price-sensitive information (UPSI). Discuss the steps taken by the SEBI in preventing trading based on UPSI. Also discuss further measures needed to prevent trading based on UPSI. (250 Words) Business-Standard Livemint Why this […]
Topic: Important aspects of governance; Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation 4) Legal tools are ill-suited to tackle the problem of fake news. Critically analyse. (250 Words) The Indian Express Reference Why this question Fake news has been named as the word of the […]
Topic:Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health 3) There is an urgent need to establish an authority, on lines of TRAI, NGT, to curb the unethical practices prevalent in India’s private healthcare sector. Critically analyze. (250 Words) Down to Earth Down to Earth Why this question Healthcare is an important topic […]
Topic: Functioning of judiciary 2) “Judges have an important role to play in strengthening our democracy. But they will have to exercise great discretion and resist the intoxication which comes from the view that judges are the last, best hope of the republic”. Critically examine in light of SC judgement on SC/ST Atrocities Act. (250 Words) The […]
Topic: Changes in critical geographical features (including waterbodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes 1) Discuss how climate change will affect the rainfall pattern in India. Also analyze the risks that it poses to food security in India. (250 Words) Down to Earth Why this question Various studies […]