Month: April 2019

Topic: Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary Ministries and Departments of the Government; pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity. 3) Rising media has facilitated the drawing together of people in tight networks of like-mindedness in the context of recent Lok Sabha elections, evaluate the pros and …

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Topic :  Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health. 2) India’s health system faces multipronged challenges, with most alarming one being acute shortage of doctors, discuss what are the  constraints and challenges involved and what measures should be taken to combat this issue?(250 words) NewIndianexpress Why this question: Recently Niti …

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Topic: Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary Ministries and Departments of the Government; pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity. 1) Do you think the CJI enjoys unquestioned authority over allocation of judicial work and over selection of Benches, even in cases where a conflict of interest …

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Topics Covered: IPR related issues.   Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights (PPV&FR) Act, 2001   What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Key features of the act and the need for protection of farmers’ rights.   Context: A group of farmer organisations and civil society representatives upped the ante against PepsiCo India after …

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Topics covered: Awareness in space.   EMIRATES MARS MISSION – HOPE PROBE   What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Highlights, objectives and significance of the scheme.   Context: UAE has started its preparations for the upcoming Mars Mission named- HOPE.   Background: In July 2014, the UAE leadership announced the launch of the Emirates Mars …

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Topics Covered: Awareness in space.   NASA’s InSight spacecraft   What to study? For prelims: Key facts on InSIght Mission. For mains: Why study mars, Objectives of the mission and its significance.   Context: NASA’s Mars Lander InSight has recorded its first ‘Marsquake.’ It has recorded a quake of 2 or 2.5 magnitude which is …

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Topics Covered: Issues related to health.   WHO guidelines for children under 5 years of age   What to study? For prelims: highlights of guidelines. For mains: need for and significance of guidelines, challenges remaining and measures needed to meet these challenges.   Context: New WHO guidelines on physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep for …

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Topics Covered: Issues related to women. Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate.   Indian Army opens vacancies for women in military police   What to study? For prelims and mains: role and functions of military police and significance of involvement of women in military police.   Context: In a first, the Indian Army …

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Topics Covered: Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.   StartupBlink’s Startup Ecosystem Ranking   What to study? For prelims and mains: rankings- performance of countries, cities, challenges present and need for measures.   Context: StartupBlink’s Startup Ecosystem Ranking has been released.   Significance of the report: aim of this report is to feature and …

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Topics Covered: Issues related to health.   Dentists to practice as general physicians   What to study? For prelims and mains: rationale behind the move, shortage of doctors- constraints, challenges and measures needed.   Context: Niti Aayog, has agreed to a Dental Council of India proposal to allow dentists to practice as general physicians after …

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Topics covered: Issues related to health. Melamine   What to study? For prelims and mains: melamine- contamination and its effects, can such bans be imposed?   Context: The government has extended the ban on import of milk and its products, including chocolates, from China till laboratories at ports for testing presence of toxic chemical melamine are upgraded. …

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Topic : Ethics and Human Interface. 7) To attach to towering moral standards and ideals in a highly immoral society is bare act stupidity. Critically analyse with examples.(250 words) Ethics by Lexicon publications.   Why this question: The question is based upon the conduct of Moral behaviour and its practice in real life. A world …

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