Day: November 28, 2018

Topic Covered: Disaster and disaster management.   MoS (Home) Shri Kiren Rijiju inaugurates 14th Formation Day of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)   Theme of the Year: “Early Warning for Disasters” Early warning is a major element of disaster risk reduction and can minimize the loss of lives and economic impacts. Timely early warning is …

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Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate.   Raksha Mantri Launches ‘Mission Raksha Gyan Shakti’   Raksha Mantri Smt Nirmala Sitharaman has formally launched ‘Mission Raksha Gyan Shakti’. The event showcased salient inventions and innovations …

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Topics Covered: Awareness in space. HysIS   What to study? Static Part: About HysIS, objectives and significance. Dynamic and Current: India’s space capabilities and its significance.   Context: HysIS, the country’s first hyperspectral imaging satellite for advanced Earth observation, is slated for the launch. About 30 small satellites of foreign customers will be its co-passengers …

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Topics Covered: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.   Inclusive Wealth Report 2018   What to study? Static Part: Key facts and highlights of the report. Dynamic and Current: What is sustainable development and why is it significant, issues highlighted and what needs to be done to balance?   Context: Inclusive wealth index, …

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Topics Covered: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. Disaster and disaster management.   Water Deficit next year in India   What to study? Static Part: Who releases Global Water Monitor and Forecast Watch list. Dynamic and Current: Highlights of the report, concerns, challenges and measures necessary.   Context: Latest edition of Global Water …

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Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Infrastructure: Energy.   Measures to tackle crisis in stressed thermal power projects   What to study? Static Part: All about thermal plants and their operation. Dynamic and Current: Crisis and reasons for the crisis, solution. …

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Topics Covered: Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology. Ethical Issues involved.   CRISPR Technology   What to study? Static Part: All about CRISPR technology and how it works? Dynamic and Current: Recent developments, significance of the technology, concerns associated and ethical concerns associated.   Context: A Chinese researcher recently claimed …

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Topics Covered: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies. Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.   Central Water Commission   What to study? Static Part: About CWC- composition and objectives. Dynamic and Current: River Ganga and its conservation related issues, why disband CWC and what needs to be done?   Context: The Central Water …

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Topics Covered: Indian culture – salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.   Char Dham pilgrimage What to study? Static Part: About Char …

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Topic– Ethics in private and public relationships. 8) Morality is the basis of things and truth is the substance of all morality. Comment in the light of dwindling public services values in India.(250 words) Reference Directive word Comment- here we have to express our knowledge and understanding of the issue and form an overall opinion …

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Topic –  Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment Disaster and disaster management. 7) Well-being within ecological limits requires a societal transformation redefining ‘happiness’. Comment in the context of the rising environmental pollution in India.(250 words) Livemint Directive word Comment- here we have to express our knowledge and understanding of the issue and form …

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Topic – Awareness in the fields of Space. 6) Discuss about the NASA’S InSight mission on Mars?(250 words) Indian express Why this question The landing of InSight on Mars is a significant development in the field of space technology. In the past, UPSC has asked about such space mission, like the question on Juno and …

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