SECURE SYNOPSIS: 28 NOVEMBER 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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Insights into Editorial: Ten years after the Mumbai attack Context: Ten years ago, Pakistan carried out one of the most heinous of terror attacks perpetrated anywhere in the world. The 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, named after the date in 2008 when the attack took place, is in some respects comparable to the September 11, …
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[Insights Secure – 2019] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 28 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: Modern Indian History. General Studies – 1 Topic -Part of static series under …
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 …
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 …
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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Topic- Mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections 5) The misery or sanitation workers need to be put to an end, for the success of swachh Bharat mission. In this regard, analyze the problems faced by sanitation workers and ways to resolve it?(250 words) Indian express Why …
Topic– Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation 4) The next step in addressing sanitation woes should be a focus on waste management. Analyze. (250 words) Financial express Why this question Successfully tackling the issue of waste management is one of the major challenges …
Topic– Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues 3) Discuss the phases of the working class movements in pre-independent India.(250 words) Reference Directive word Discuss- this is an all-encompassing directive which mandates us to write in detail about the key demand of the question. …
Topic- Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues. 2) Discuss the role of Sri Narayana Guru in social reforms in India. (250 words) Reference Directive word Discuss- this is an all-encompassing directive which mandates us to write in detail about the key demand of …
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Topic -Part of static series under the heading – “Important personalities of freedom struggle” 1) Highlight the differences in the approach of Subhash Chandra Bose and Mahatma Gandhi in the struggle for freedom.(250 words) Key demand of the question The question is quite straightforward in its demand. It expects us to elaborate on the …
Insights Daily Current Affairs+PIB : 27 November 2018 Paper 2 and 3: Topics Covered: Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure. 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 …
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Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate. Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc. Investment models Government of India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) sign $200 Million Loan to improve State Highways in Bihar. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India signed a $200 million loan …
Topics Covered: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. Protocol amending India-China DTAA The Government of Republic of India and the Government of the People’s Republic of China have amended the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) by signing a Protocol. Purpose of the amendment of DTAA: For the …
Topics Covered: Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. ‘HAUSLA-2018’ was inaugurated in the Capital The Ministry of Women and Child Development has launched the National Festival for Children of Child Care Institutions (CCIs) – …
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Topic Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. 2. Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes “Paisa – Portal for Affordable Credit & Interest Subvention Access”, Launched under Day-NULM Context: PAiSA …
Topics Covered: Awareness in space. NASA’s InSight spacecraft lands on red planet after six-month journey What to study? Static Part: Key facts on InSIght Mission. Dynamic and Current: Why study mars, Objectives of the mission and its significance. Context: InSight, a NASA spacecraft designed to burrow beneath the surface of Mars has landed …
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Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment. RBI can transfer Rs 1 lakh crore of excess reserves to govt: Report What to study? Static Part: Provisions regulating transfer …
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Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. Disaster and disaster management. UN Central Emergency Response Fund What to study? Static Part: Key features of UN Central Emergency Fund- operation, funding and management. Dynamic and Current: Significance of the fund and overview of economic crisis in Venezuela. Context: The United …
Topics Covered: India and its neighbourhood- relations. Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and …
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