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Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 15 April 2019 Relevant articles from PIB: Different harvest festivals being celebrated in several parts of country: Vaisakhi- Celebrated by Sikhs. Vishu- Kerala. Rongali Bihu- Assam. Naba Barsha- Bengal. Puthandu Pirappu- Tamil Nadu. Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific (RCAP) Congress What to study? For Prelims: About …
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Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Key features and significance of DART. Context: SPACEX TO LAUNCH NASA’S ASTEROID-SMASHING MISSION. The mission will blast off in June 2021 and will smash into the asteroid’s moon around October 2022. The Double Asteroid Redirection …
Topics Covered: Inclusive growth and issues arising from it. Unified Payments Interface (UPI) What to study? For Prelims and Mains: UPI- features, objectives and significance. Context: An analysis of data from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and some industry players from April 2018 to …
Topics Covered: Issues related to health. India short of 6 lakh doctors, 2 million nurses: U.S. study What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Key facts on India’s healthcare industry and concerns raised by the report, what needs to be done? Context: US -based Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP) …
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Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific (RCAP) Congress What to study? For Prelims: About RCAP and ICLEI- key objectives. For Mains: Significance and the need for urban resilience and climate change adaptation, challenges therein. Context: 4th Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific (RCAP) Congress 2019 was recently organized by the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) in association …
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Different harvest festivals being celebrated in several parts of country: Vaisakhi- Celebrated by Sikhs. Vishu- Kerala. Rongali Bihu- Assam. Naba Barsha- Bengal. Puthandu Pirappu- Tamil Nadu.
QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 15 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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SECURE SYNOPSIS: 06 APRIL 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 …
SECURE SYNOPSIS: 05 APRIL 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 …
Insights into Editorial: Jallianwala Bagh massacre: ‘Deep regret’ is simply not good enough Context: Government of India has decided to mark the remembrance of 100 years of the historical Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre When we observe 100 years of the horrific Jallianwala Bagh massacre, India pays tributes to all those martyred on that fateful day. The …
[Insights Secure – 2019] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 15 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: Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues and challenges pertaining to …
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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; laws, rules, regulations and conscience as sources of ethical guidance; accountability and ethical governance; strengthening of ethical and moral values in governance; ethical issues in international relations and funding; corporate governance. 7) Discuss the utilitarian contract theory …
Topic : Codes of Ethics, Codes of Conduct 6) Ethical codes are merely conceals. Shiny on the outside but hollow on the inside. Critically analyse. (250 words) Ethics by Lexicon publications. Why this question: The question is about analyzing the effect of Ethical codes and importance of their validity. Key demand of the question: The answer …
Topic :Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation 5) Discuss the provisions related to protection of Wetlands in India . Critically examine the importance of coastal livelihood programmes in the context of protection of Wetlands. (250 words) Reference Vikaspedia Why this question: The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) recently …
Topic : Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. 4) Public policy shouldn’t be shaped in an ethical vacuum. Discuss in the context of current battle of political parties racing for a win in elections.(250 words) Livemint Why this question: The article discusses in …
Topic : Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges therein. 3) What makes the principle of federalism of Indian constitution unique compared to the other constitutions of the world ? Discuss.(250 words) Indian Polity by …
Topic:Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges therein. 2) CAG is instrumental in securing accountability of the executive to the parliament in the sphere of financial administration. Explain. List the constitutional provisions to ensure …
