SECURE SYNOPSIS: 21 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 Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 09 February 2019 Relevant Articles from PIB: Paper 2: Topics Covered: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. Exercise Cutlass Express: What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Exercise Cutlass Express- features and significance. Context: Multinational training exercise ‘CUTLASS …
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Topics Covered: Conservation related issues. Asiatic Lion Conservation Project What to study? For Prelims and Mains: About Asiatic Lion, the proposed lion introduction project in MP and Asiatic lion conservation project. Context: The Centre and the Gujarat government have announced a Rs. 97.85 crore Asiatic Lion Conservation Project. Key features of …
Topics Covered: IP related issues. International IP Index 2019 What to study? For Prelims: About the IIP Index and performance of India and its neighbours. For Mains: Performance analysis of India and challenges ahead, measures needed to ensure transparency and enhance protection. Context: The International IP Index 2019 has been released by …
Topics Covered: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth. Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) What to study? For Prelims: Key features of GSP. For Mains: How US withdrawal affects …
Topics Covered: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes. Arundhati scheme What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Features and significance of the scheme, do we really need such schemes? Context: The government of Assam has announced a new scheme …
Topics Covered: Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure. 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. The Constitution (125th Amendment) Bill …
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. Drugs Technical Advisory Board What to study? For Prelims: About DTAB. For Mains: Why treat the below mentioned medical devices as drugs- need, concenrs and significance. …
Topics Covered: Issues related to health and management of human resources. National Deworming Day (NDD) What to study? For Prelims and Mains: NDD- features and need, what is deworming and the need for it, and what are Intestinal parasitic worms? Context: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) is conducting its …
Topics Covered: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. Conservation related issues. Convention on the conservation of migratory species of wild animals(CMS) What to study? For Prelims and Mains: CMS- features and its significance, the need for conservation of migratory species. Context: The 13th Conference of …
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Topics Covered: Indigenization of technology. Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) What to study? For Prelims and Mains: About SFDR and ramjet, India’s technological missions and significance of such missions. Context: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested the second indigenously developed ‘Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR)’ propulsion based missile system. …
Topics Covered: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies. Transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints; e-technology in the aid of farmers. GeM and CCI Sign MoU What to study? For Prelims: About GeM and CCI. For Mains: Significance and the need for GeM. Context: Government e Marketplace (GeM) …
Topics Covered: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. Exercise Cutlass Express: What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Exercise Cutlass Express- features and significance. Context: Multinational training exercise ‘CUTLASS EXPRESS – 19’ was held recently. About Exercise Cutlass Express 2019: What is it? It …
QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz,09 February 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 Secure – 2019] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 09 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: Emotional intelligence-concepts, and their utilities and application in administration and governance. General Studies – …
Topic– Emotional intelligence-concepts, and their utilities and application in administration and governance. 7) What can be done to cultivate emotional intelligence in workplace. Discuss.(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 …
Topic- Emotional intelligence-concepts, and their utilities and application in administration and governance. 6) How can emotional intelligence help in improving the working of an organization.Discuss.(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 …
Topic- Emotional intelligence-concepts, and their utilities and application in administration and governance. 5) While emotional intelligence is about the present, social intelligence is about the future. Comment.(250 words) Reference Directive word comment- here we have to express our knowledge and understanding of the issue and form an overall opinion thereupon. Key demand of the …
Topic– Emotional intelligence-concepts, and their utilities and application in administration and governance. 4) What do you understand by social intelligence. What are its key components. Discuss.(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 …
