Insights Static Quiz -249, 2019–Environment
Insights Static Quiz -249, 2019 Environment ARCHIVES
Day: February 20, 2019
Insights SECURE SYNOPSIS: 30 JANUARY 2019
SECURE SYNOPSIS: 30 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: 20 February 2019
Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 20 February 2019 Paper 1: Topics Covered: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. Guru Ravidas What to study? For Prelims and Mains: About Guru ravidas, teachings, important literary works and relevance today. Context: …
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Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan
Topics Covered: Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices; Public Distribution System objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues of buffer stocks and food security; Technology missions; economics of animal-rearing. Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Key features and significance of the project. …
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Grid Connected Rooftop Solar Programme
Topics Covered: Infrastructure- energy. Grid Connected Rooftop Solar Programme What to Study? For Prelims and Mains: Meaning, significance and potential of roofto solar energy, challenges therein. Context: Cabinet approves Phase-II of Grid Connected Rooftop Solar Programme for achieving cumulative capacity of 40,000 MW from Rooftop Solar Projects by the year 2022. …
Rozgar Yukta Gaon (RYG)
Topics Covered: Inclusive growth and issues arising from it. Rozgar Yukta Gaon (RYG) What to study? For Prelims: Features and implementation of RYG. For Mains: Significance and potential of khadi sector. Context: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has agreed to bring in a new component of ‘Rozgar Yukt Gaon’ to introduce …
National Rural Economic Transformation Project
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. National Rural Economic Transformation Project What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Key features and significance of …
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India to participate in PISA 2021
Topics Covered: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Education and Human Resources. India to participate in PISA 2021 What to study? For Prelims: PISA- Key facts. For Mains: Why India stayed away from PISA for years and issues associated. Context: Cabinet has given ex-post facto approval to …
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Gramin (PMAY-G)
Topics covered: Schemes for the protection of vulnerable sections of the society and performance of these schemes. Infrastructure- housing. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Gramin (PMAY-G) What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Key features and significance of the scheme, challenges and measures to address these challenges. Context: Cabinet approves continuation of Pradhan …
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Development and Welfare Board for De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities
Topic covered: Schemes for the protection of vulnerable sections of the society. Development and Welfare Board for De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities What to Study? For Prelims: Who are nomadic and de- notified tribes as per the law? For Mains: Why they renewed attention and measures needed to bring them to the main …
Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage), Second Ordinance, 2019
Topics covered: Women related issues. Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage), Second Ordinance, 2019 What to Study? For Prelims: Key features of the ordinance and the Bill proposed. For Mains:.Need, significance and challenges in …
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National Policy on Electronics 2019
Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. National Policy on Electronics 2019 What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Key features, targets and significance of the policy. Context: The Union Cabinet has given its approval to the National Policy …
Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Ordinance, 2019
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 Ordinance, 2019 What to study? For Prelims: Key features and significance of the Bill. For Mains: Need for a legislation …
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Company under Department of Space
Topics Covered: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies. Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology. Company under Department of Space What to study? For Prelims: Functions of the committee. For Mains: Need for and significance of the committee. Context: The Union Cabinet has given its …
Guru Ravidas
Topics Covered: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. Guru Ravidas What to study? For Prelims and Mains: About Guru ravidas, teachings, important literary works and relevance today. Context: Sant Ravidas Jayanti was celebrated on February 19th. This year is …
Insights into Editorial: Not without an explanation: when judges recuse themselves
Insights into Editorial: Not without an explanation: when judges recuse themselves Introduction: The judiciary is witnessing a spike in judges choosing not to hear cases without giving any valid reasons. In some of these cases, the judges had heard the matters for several months. In recent years, there have been many instances from high courts …
[Insights Secure – 2019] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 20 February 2019
[Insights Secure – 2019] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 20 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: salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. General …
6) Like Europe did with personal data, India will lead the way in reining in social media misinformation. Discuss. (250 words)
Topic – Challenges to internal security through communication networks, role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges 6) Like Europe did with personal data, India will lead the way in reining in social media misinformation. Discuss. (250 words) Livemint Why this question The article analyzes the necessity of recognising threat to the …
5) Discuss the contribution of Raja Ravi Verma towards Indian paintings. (250 words)
Topic- salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. 5) Discuss the contribution of Raja Ravi Verma towards Indian paintings. (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 …
4) To and Indian folk artist, art is a lifestyle, woven into his or her many festivals & rituals. Discuss with examples.(250 words)
Topic- salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. 4) To and Indian folk artist, art is a lifestyle, woven into his or her many festivals & rituals. Discuss with examples.(250 words) Reference Directive word Discuss- this is an all-encompassing directive which mandates us to write in detail about the …
