Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 07 February 2019 Relevant articles from PIB: Paper 2: Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures. Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill, 2018 What to …
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Topics Covered: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures. VVPAT What to study? For Prelims and Mains: What are VVPATs, why are they being used now and issues related to EVM tampering, other measures announced by …
Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Hera mission What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Hera mission- objectives and significance, about Didymos. Context: The European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) Hera mission is set for a new record by becoming the first spacecraft to explore a binary asteroid — the Didymos pair. The moon orbiting …
Topics Covered: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections. Infrastructure- roadways. Delhi government launches ‘zero fatality corridor’ What to study? For Prelims: ‘zero fatality corridor’- features …
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Topics Covered: Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary. Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability. Supreme Court may curb advocates from speaking on cases What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Need for monitoring, should it be completely stopped and institutional and other measures necessary to uphold the dignity …
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Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. ‘Darwaza Band – Part 2’ Campaign: What to study? For Prelims: Features of the campaign, about SBM. For Mains: Role of such campaigns in influencing behavioural changes. Context: The Swachh Bharat Mission …
Topics Covered: transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints; e-technology in the aid of farmers. Agri-Market Infrastructure Fund (AMIF) What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Agri-Market Infrastructure Fund (AMIF)- objectives, features and significance. Context: The Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs has given its approval for the creation …
Topics covered: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies. Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability. Income-Tax Ombudsman What to study? For Prelims: Income-Tax Ombudsman- key features. For Mains: Why is it being abolished? Issues associated. Context: The Union Cabinet chaired has approved the proposal for Abolition of Institution of Income-Tax Ombudsman and …
Topics Covered: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies. Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. A unified authority for regulating all financial services in IFSCs What to study? For Prelims: What are IFSCs. Their functions and how are they regulated? For Mains: …
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Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Bill, 2019 What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Key features and significance of the Bill. Context: The Union Cabinet has approved the introduction …
Topics Covered: economics of animal-rearing. Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog What to study? For Prelims: Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog, Rashtriya Gokul Mission- objectives and key features. For Mains: Significance and the need for Conservation protection and development of cows and their progeny, challenges therein and measures to address these challenges. Context: Cabinet approved the proposal …
Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures. Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill, 2018 What to study? For Prelims: Key features and significance of the Bill. For Mains: Need for a legislation …
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Insights Static Quiz -238, 2019 Polity ARCHIVES
Insights into Editorial: A national register of exclusion Introduction: The National Register of Citizens exercise is among the most ambitious experiments the Indian state has undertaken. The census is, of course, conducted every decade, on a national level and gives the state a window into the size and nature of Indian population. But the …
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SECURE SYNOPSIS: 18 JANUARY 2019 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 Secure – 2019] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 07 February 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: Security challenges and their management in border areas; linkages of organized crime with terrorism …
Topic – Linkages of organised crime with terrorism 8) How is organised crime in India reinforcing terrorism? What are the linkages especially with regard to terror funding?(250 words) Key demand of the question The question is quite straightforward in its demand. Apart from answering the basic demand of the question, towards the end of your …
Topic – linkages of organized crime with terrorism 7) The nexus between terrorism and organized crime presents a major challenge for India. Discuss.(250 words) Reference Why this question Terrorism is often closely linked to organized crime. It is important to discuss how the issue poses challenges to India. Directive word Discuss- this is an all-encompassing …
Topic– Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation 6) The receding glaciers in Hindu Kush underline the need for cooperation between countries that share Himalayas. Comment.(250 words) Indianexpress Why this question The impact of climate change on glaciers in the Hindu-Kush region is prominent and scary. The ranges provide water and livelihood security to billions of people. …
Topic- Security challenges and their management in border areas; 5) The Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System (CIBMS) is touted as a more robust and integrated system that is capable of addressing the gaps in the present system of border security. Discuss.(250 words) Reference Why this question India shares a long border with several countries and …
