QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz,21 January 2019 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 Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 21 January 2019 Paper 2: Topics Covered: Statutory organizations. Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability. Appointment of Chief Information Commissioner What to study? For Prelims: About CIC and ICs- appointment, eligibility and other related key facts. For Mains: Issues related to appointment of CIC and issues …
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Topics Covered: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology. ISRO’s Young Scientist programme What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Key features and significance of ISRO’s Young Scientist programme. Context: …
Topics Covered: policies and analysis of their performance. Indian economy and issues related to planning. Effects of liberalization. Global Economy Watch by PwC What to study? For Prelims: About Global Economy Watch report. For Mains: Highlights of the report- significance, challenges, potential and measures needed. Context: Global Economy Watch report has been …
Topics Covered: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) What to study? For Prelims and Mains: the alliance- rationale behind, significance, the menace of plastic waste. Context: An alliance of global companies …
Topics Covered: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. Food security related issues. Smart Food Executive Council What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Smart Food Executive Council- features, composition, objectives and significance, about Smart Food Initiative. Context: Associations including the Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research …
Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. Infrastructure- energy. International Solar Alliance What to study? For Prelims: ISA- key facts, overview of the proposed new bank for funding. For Mains: Need for a bank for financing energy access- need, challenges and potential. Context: The International Solar Alliance (ISA) …
Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Security challenges and their management in border areas. Manipur People’s Protection Bill What to study? For Prelims: Highlights of the bill, ILP- meaning and features. For Mains: Protests over the bill and concerns …
Topics Covered: Statutory organizations. Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability. Appointment of Chief Information Commissioner What to study? For Prelims: About CIC and ICs- appointment, eligibility and other related key facts. For Mains: Issues related to appointment of CIC and issues of transparency in appointment. Why in News? RTI activists have …
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Insights into Editorial: Why India’s Sedition Law needs to be buried Context: The Delhi Police filed a charge sheet against 10 people, including former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar in a sedition case for allegedly raising “anti-national slogans” during an event on the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus in February …
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[Insights Secure – 2019] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 21 January 2019 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: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests Effect …
Topic– Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world. 8) Discuss the contribution of Socrates towards ethics and moral philosophy.(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. we also have to discuss about the related and …
Topic– India and its neighbourhood relations. 7) Space technology has great potential to help social and economic development, especially in parts of the developing world such as South Asia, however, the potential remains untapped. Analyze.(250 words) Reference Why this question We have seen in case of India that space technology has benefited us immensely especially …
Topic – India and her neighbourhood relations. 6) There is a need for India to have a better focus on the non-conventional security threats prevalent in South Asia. Discuss.(250 words) Reference Why this question India places significant stress on its external security threats but there is a growing need for India to place more emphasis …
Topic: 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 5) India’s reluctance to admit China into the SAARC serves no better purpose. Examine. (250 words) Reference Why this question The article highlights the scope and need of …
Topic-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. 4) The Draft Patents Rules, released by the Ministry of Commerce undermine safeguards against frivolous patents. Analyze.(250 words) Reference Reference Why this question India is still a technology importing …
Topic– Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure. 3) The 10% quota for higher-caste EWSs discredits the moral foundation of the principle of social justice. Comment. (250 words) Epw Why this question The recently introduced act to provide 10% reservations to the higher caste EWSs of the society has …
Topic– Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. 2) What do the draft CRZ rules imply from the perspective of environmental justice and distributive justice.Discuss. (250 words) Epw Why this question The draft CRZ rules have been widely criticised for their material approach towards …
Topic – Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies 1) The 2014 NGT ban on rat hole mining in Meghalaya has only accentuated the problem. Critically analyze.(250 words) Downtoearth Why this question The recent disasters involving rat hole mining in Meghalaya has brought the focus on rat hole mining in the state. The NGT order on rat …
