SECURE SYNOPSIS: 23 MARCH 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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QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 03 April 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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Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 03 April 2019 Relevant articles from PIB: Paper 2: Topics Covered: India and its neighbourhood- relations. India to set up agriculture institute in Malawi What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Need, objectives and significance of IAIARD, location of Malawi. Context: India has signed an …
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Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. BS norms What to study? For Prelims and Mains: BS norms- key differences and significance, challenges in switching. Context: NCR districts switch to Euro-VI grade fuels (BS-VI fuels). The supply of ultra-clean Euro-VI …
Topics Covered: 1.Security challenges and their management in border areas. AFSPA What to study? For Prelims and Mains: AFSPA- features, draconian provisions, misuses and need for review. Context: After 32 years, the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, which gives sweeping powers to security forces, was partially removed from three of nine …
Topics Covered: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment. Ways and Means Advances (WMA) What to study? For Prelims and Mains: WMA- meaning, features and significance. Context: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in consultation with the government of India has set the limits for …
Topics Covered: Statutory organizations. Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability. Committees to hear and decide on complaints against CIC and ICs What to study? For Prelims: About CIC and ICs- appointment, eligibility and other related key facts. For Mains: Issues related to appointment of CIC and issues of transparency in appointment, proposed …
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Topics Covered: Development processes and the development industry – the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders. Issues relating to poverty and hunger. Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. Global Report on Food Crises 2019 What to study? For Prelims: Key findings of …
Topics covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Challenges to internal security through communication networks, role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges, basics of cyber security; money-laundering and its prevention. Checkpoint Tipline by Whatsapp What to study? …
Topics Covered: India and its neighbourhood- relations. India to set up agriculture institute in Malawi What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Need, objectives and significance of IAIARD, location of Malawi. Context: India has signed an agreement with the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Consultancy Service (NABCONS) for setting up …
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Insights into Editorial: The shape of an urban employment guarantee Context: India is in the midst of a massive job’s crisis. The unemployment rate has reached a 45-year high (6.1%) in 2017-18 as per leaked data from the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) report of the …
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INSIGHTS IAS REVISION PLAN FOR PRELIMS 2019 – DAILY REVISION TESTS: TEST-20
MOTIVATION Handling the Final Result It doesn’t matter how well or bad the Mains and Interview has gone, you will still be dreaming of seeing your name in the Final List. That’s called hope. It’s this hope that has kept you in the loop of civil services exam for many years. But today …
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[Insights Secure – 2019] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 03 April 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: Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian …
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Topic: Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics in private and public relationships. 7) Can ignorance be an excuse for misconduct? Evaluate in the context of civil services.(250 words) Ethics by Lexicon Why this question: The question is intended to evaluate the virtue of …
Topic: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests. 6) Do you think camouflaging the identity of donors in electoral bonds goes against the fundamental tenet of democracy of transparency? Critically analyse. (250 words) The hindu Why this question: The article discusses in detail in the run-up to the …
Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. 5) Achieving 24×7 power for all in rural India is a mandatory significant step to harvest the socio-economic benefits of electricity. Discuss along with measures suggesting methods of augmenting Saubhagya scheme. (250 words) The hindu Livemint …
Topic: Urbanization – problems and remedies, Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. 4) India needs community led Solid waste management plans to be implemented alongside maintenance of drainage and sewerage networks. Discuss.(250 words) Indianexpress Why …
Topic-Role of women, Social empowerment. 3) With wide-ranging support intended for gender equality, a substantial portion of urban India ruminates that women are responsible for domestic chores including child-rearing. Examine. (250 words) Livemint Why this question: The article provides for deep insights on data that shows despite broad support for gender equality, a significant portion …
