Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 12 March 2019 Relevant articles from PIB: Paper 2: Topics Covered: India and its neighbourhood- relations. National Knowledge Network What to study? For Prelims and Mains: What is NKN? – objectives, features and significance. Context: India has decided to extend its National Knowledge Network to Bangladesh. …
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Topic: Awareness in space. ISRO’s AstroSat What to study? For Prelims and Mains: AstroSat- objectives, accomplishments and significance. Context: The Indian multi-wavelength space observatory AstroSat, launched in September 2015, continues to yield exciting results. Using this observatory, astronomers from Thiruvananthapuram and Mumbai have identified a new population of ultraviolet stars in the globular cluster …
Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. World Gold Council (WGC) What to study? For Prelims and Mains: WGC- composition, functions and significance, demand for gold- concerns and demands. Context: World Gold Council (WGC) has released a report on gold holdings of various countries. Key facts: India, …
Topics Covered: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. ‘Trends in International Arms Transfers-2018’ What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Highlights and significance of the report, concerns over increased arms trade and need for their regulation. Context: The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute …
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Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Home Min allows States to use 9,400 enemy properties What to study? For Prelims: Meaning of enemy properties and key features of the enemy properties act. For Mains: Significance and key features of …
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Topics Covered: India and its neighbourhood- relations. National Knowledge Network What to study? For Prelims and Mains: What is NKN? – objectives, features and significance. Context: India has decided to extend its National Knowledge Network to Bangladesh. About NKK: What is it? NKN is a multi-gigabit pan-India network which facilitates the development …
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UPDATE Insights 75 Days Revision Plan for UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2019 Like previous years, this year too we are starting comprehensive Revision Plan that spans over 75 days. This will start from March 15. We will post the Detailed Timetable on March 14. This timetable will help you revise all important sources …
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Insights into Editorial: Probing the press Context: Attorney General KK Venugopal kicked up a storm by telling the Supreme Court that the government was considering criminal action against journalists and the petitioners against the judgement of 18 December 2018 for revealing top secret information about the controversial Rafale deal. According to the attorney general, …
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[Insights Secure – 2019] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 12 March 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: History of the world will include events from 18th century such as industrial revolution, world …
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TOPIC: Probity in Governance: Concept of public service; Philosophical basis of governance and probity; Information sharing and transparency in government, Right to Information, Codes of Ethics, Codes of Conduct, Citizen’s Charters, Work culture, Quality of service delivery, Utilization of public funds, challenges of corruption. 8) Code of conduct is a forcible, quick-fix strategy. It reduces ethics to legality …
Topic: Role of external state and non-state actors in creating challenges to internal security. /Challenges to internal security through communication networks, role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges. 7) Discuss the need for a renewed attention on socio-economic re-integration of the Militants in the context of newly drafted Return Policy for …
Topic: Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these. 6) Do you think India will soon have to deal with the issue of delimitation of constituencies and increase the number of Member of Parliament seats to retain the representativeness of parliament essential to democracy? …
Topic: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. 5) A battle around data is the new obverse in the US-China trade war. Critically analyse the statement in the background of recent US-China trade wars.(250 words) Livemint Why this question: The articles provide for a coverage of the recent US-China …
Topic: Urbanization, their problems and their remedies. 4) What do you understand by Urban Observatories? Discuss the key features of recently launched India Urban Observatory and also explicate how will it augment the data smart cities policy of India?(250 words) Pib Why this question: The question is in the context of recently launched state-of-the-art India Urban …
Topic: Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies. 3)“Strong male patrons are required at every single level to drive the gender inclusivity agenda.” Elucidate in the context of India. (250 words) Livemint Why this question: The article talks about gender equity; its importance and more importantly the …
Topic– Industrial revolution, world wars, redrawal of national boundaries, colonization, decolonization, political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism etc.- their forms and effect on the society. 2) Propaganda can lead to cult leadership, and propaganda along with cult leadership could be dangerous for peace and stability within the country and for the world. Comment with reference …
Topic– Industrial revolution, world wars, redrawal of national boundaries, colonization, decolonization, political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism etc.- their forms and effect on the society. 1) Outline the role of Simon Bolivar in the liberation of Latin America. What accounts for the collapse of Simon Bolívar’s project for “greater Colombia”? (250 words) World history by …
QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 12 March 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 …
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