InsightsIAS Ethics 70 Days Plan Day 21 1) What do you understand by public service? There is considerable decrease in efficiency and quality in delivery of public services. Examine reasons for such decrease. 2) “All persons ought to endeavour to follow what is right, and not what is established”. What does the quote …
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QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 23 July 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 …
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Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 23 July 2019 Relevant articles from PIB: GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Swadesh Darshan scheme What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Features and significance of the scheme, Important …
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Topics Covered: Issues related to health and Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. e-cigarettes What to study? For Prelims and Mains: e-cigarettes- concerns, effects on health, need for regulation, challenges associated and measures needed. Context: Government’s proposal to ban e-cigarettes and …
Topic covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill What to study? For Prelims: Key features of the National Medical Commission bill. For Mains: MCI- issues, performance, concerns and need for superseding. National Medical Commission Bill: …
Topics covered: Awareness in space. Chandrayaan 2 What to study? For prelims and mains: Key objectives, significance, payloads of the mission. Context: With the successful launch of India’s Moon mission Chandrayaan-2, all eyes are now on September 7 when the lander and rover modules of the spacecraft will make a soft landing on the …
Topic covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 What to study? For prelims: key features of RTI, amendments proposed and the need. For main: significance of RTI, issues present and measures to address these issues. …
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Topics covered: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources, issues relating to poverty and hunger. When a juvenile is tried as an adult, when not? What to study? For prelims and mains: Key features of JJ Act and the amendments, need, concerns and what is …
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Topics covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Biofuels What to study? For Prelims: National Biofuel Policy- key features, classification of biofuels. For Mains: Biofuels- significance, policies for their promotion and challenges therein. Context: The Government has allowed the direct sale …
Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Swadesh Darshan scheme What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Features and significance of the scheme, Important circuits and overview of their locations and geographical significance. Context: Ministry of Tourism under the …
[Insights Secure – 2019] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 23 July 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: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. General Studies – 1 Topic: Salient …
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Topic: Morality 8) One of the tests of integrity is complete refusal to be compromised. Explain with reference to a real life example.(250 words)
Topic: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. 7) Discuss the risks and benefits of Eco-Tourism with examples in India?(250 words) Reference Reference
Topic:Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. 6) Enumerate the significant elements of India’s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC)? Explore the methods of financing for meeting the objectives of India’s INDC. (250 words) Reference
Topic:Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing newtechnology. 5) Enumerate the different missions launched for exploration of Moon by various space organisations. What are the challenges associated with long plight missions? How ISROS’s Chandrayaan-2 is different from other similar missions launched by different countries?(250 words) The hindu
Topic: Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies. 4) The recent passage of the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill by the Lok Sabha has reignited the debate on the future of important institutions in India. In this context, discuss the controversial provisions of the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill. …
Topic: Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure. 3) Exclusion of people from the final National Register of Citizens in Assam may lead to humanitarian crisis. Elaborate. Critically analyze the status of stateless people in the light of Article 21.(250 words) The hindu
Topic: Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these. 2) Examine the provisions of Anti-defection law. Does anti-defection largely failed to meet its objective in the recent past? Critically discuss.(250 words) The hindu
Topic: Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India. 1) What do you understand from Brahmanism? How it defeats the idea of casteless society in 21st century?(250 words) The hindu
