PIB: (19th November 2018) SIMBEX 2018 – 25 Glorious Years and Counting (Ministry of Defence) SIMBEX – Singapore India Maritime Bilateral Exercise is a naval exercise between two navies in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal. It is an unprecedented level of interoperability, where ships, submarines and aircraft of India and Singapore will participate …
PIB: (19th November 2018) Sanitation on Ganga Bank gets Big Push as Uma Bharati holds back to back People’s Convention (Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation) Union Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation, Uma Bharati, held the fourth Ganga Gram Swachhta Sammelan to strengthen Sanitation based all round development in the villages on the banks …
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INSIGHTS MINDMAPS: “Significance of ASEAN for India”. Significance of ASEAN for India Significance of ASEAN for India
Insights Daily Current Affairs, 19 November 2018 Paper 1: Topic: Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues. Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Rani Lakshmibai- related facts, overview of 1857 revolt and Doctrine of Lapse. Context: …
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QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz,19 November 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 exam …
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Insights into Editorial: Another orbit: on GSAT29 launch Context: The Indian Space Research Organisation has marked a big milestone by successfully testing its heavy-lift launcher while launching an advanced communication satellite. The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle MarkIII (GSLV MkIII) launched GSAT29, an advanced communications satellite, into a geosynchronous transfer orbit where the satellite’s closest approach …
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[Insights Secure – 2019] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 19 NOVEMBER 2018 Click on EACH question to post/upload you answers. How to Follow Secure Initiative? How to Self-evaluate your answer? INSIGHTS NEW SECURE – 2019: YEARLONG TIMETABLE Tomorrow’s Static Topic: Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in human actions; dimensions …
Topic- Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics in private and public relationships. 7) What do you think are the reasons that we should study ethics. Discuss.(250 words) Reference Directive word Discuss- this is an all-encompassing directive which mandates us to write in detail about …
Topic– Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics in private and public relationships 6) What do you understand by an ethical theory. What are the questions that ethical theories seek to understand or explain. Discuss.(250 words) Reference Directive word Discuss- this is an all-encompassing directive …
Topic – Inclusive growth and issues arising from it. 5) Skilling of Indian workforce is progressing much slower than previously expected. Examine. (250 words) Indianexpress Why this question The article highlights the issues faced in skilling India’s large workforce. It examines the various reasons why skill India mission did not deliver on expected lines. Skill …
Topic – Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security. 4) India’s active pursuit of nuclear-armed submarines undermines its stated international position and reflects a security assessment that is becoming increasingly irrelevant. Examine.(250 words) The hindu Directive word Examine- here we have to probe deeper into the topic, get into …
Topic – India : climate 3) Explain the mechanism and impact of North East monsoon in India?(250 words) Key demand of the question The question expects us to discuss the mechanism of retreating monsoon as well as the impact of it wherein we need to discuss the amount of rainfall, areas and other events such …
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Topic – developmental issues 2) Discuss the impact of India’s developmental journey on its tribal population?(250 words) epw Why this question The scheduled Tribes form an important component of India’s population who are settled in areas where minerals are present, deep forests which are used for commercial purposes etc. The impact of India’s developmental journey …
Topic – Events from 18th century such as industrial revolution, world wars, redrawal of national boundaries, colonization, decolonization, political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism etc.- their forms and effect on the society. 1) What do you understand by the domino theory. Discuss what impact it had on the world politics in the twentieth century.(250 words) …
