Day: February 23, 2019

Topics Covered: Awareness in space.   Hayabusa2 What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Objectives and significance of the mission, Asteroid Ryugu.     Context: Japan Space Exploration Agency (JAXA) has announced that a probe, Hayabusa2, had successfully landed on an asteroid- Ryugu– 300 million km from Earth. Notably, Hayabusa2 is the second Japanese spacecraft …

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Topics Covered: Issues related to health.   Global Health Expenditure Database (GHED)   What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Highlights of the report- concerns raised, significance of public spending and the need for enhanced public spending.   Context: The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new report on global health expenditure. The Global …

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Topics Covered: Issues related to health.   Why Bangladesh sees golden rice as a threat   What to study? For Prelims: About GM crops, their production and other Genetic engineering related key facts, golden rice. For Mains: Concerns raised over the introduction of GM crops, arguments in favour and against.   Context: Bangladesh farmers and …

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Topics Covered: Awareness in technology.   India to launch a public DNS server   What to study? For Prelims: What is DNS and how it operates? For Mains: The significance and the need for a secure DNS server.   Context: The government will soon launch a public domain name system (DNS) server that could protect …

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Topics Covered: Awareness in technology and development of new technology.   RUCO (Repurpose Used Cooking Oil) initiative   What to study? For Prelims: RUCO- features. For Mains: Need for regulation of used cooking oil and uses of used cooking oil.   Context: Dehradun-based Indian Institute of Petroleum has successfully finished a pilot test to convert …

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Topics Covered: Indian and its neighbourhood. Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate.   Financial Action Task Force (FATF)   What to study? For Prelims: FATF, Grey list, G7. For Mains: What is Grey list and Black list, how are countries in the list affected?   Context: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) …

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All India Citizens Survey of Police Services   What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Highlights and significance of the survey, need for police reforms.   Context: Ministry of Home Affairs has commissioned the Bureau of Police Research and Development to conduct a pan-India survey called “ALL INDIA CITIZENS SURVEY OF POLICE SERVICES”. Aim: The …

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Topics Covered: Development of new technology and their significance.   Super-Efficient Air Conditioning programme   What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Super-Efficient Air Conditioning Programme- key facts, about EESL, significance of the programme.   Context: Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has launched its Super-Efficient Air Conditioning Programme for residential and institutional consumers in the …

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Topic– Public/Civil service values and Ethics in Public administration: Status and problems; ethical concerns and dilemmas in government and private institutions 7) Distorting and/or withholding public information goes against the grains of basic ethics of public service. Critically comment and substantiate your arguments.(250 words) Indianexpress Why this question The article talks about the the poor …

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Topic- Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world. 6) “Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men”- Confucius.  Explain what do you understand by the statement.(250 words) Reference Directive word Explain-here we have to make something clear or easy to understand by describing or giving information about …

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Topic–  Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment. 5) Do you think India needs more accurate inflation measurement. Comment.(250 words) Livemint Why this question Inflation targeting is a vital task in an economy, especially a developing country like India where inflation is not only highly variable but also …

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Topic– Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment. 4) The recent measures by the government to moderate angel tax is a welcome measure. Critically analyze.(250 words) The hindu The hindu Why this question Conforming to the demands of the startup companies the Central government has decided to moderate …

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Topic– India and its bilateral relations 3) India could find it difficult to maintain a ‘balancing’ approach between different West Asian powers. Discuss. (250 words) The hindu Why this question This article highlights India’s relations with Israel, Iran and Saudi Arabia and analyzes whether the approach of India is working. The article also highlights the …

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Topic-  salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. 2) Abanindranath Tagore made huge contribution towards Indian art and culture. 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 …

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Topic– Indian Art and culture 1) Explain the different aspects of India’s traditional dance system? (250 words)   Key demand of the question The question expects us to highlight the various facets of dance in India both classical dances as well as folk dances. Structure of the answer Introduction – Explain that dance has always …

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