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SECURE SYNOPSIS: 02 AUGUST 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 …
InsightsIAS Ethics 70 Days Plan Day 32 1) Gandhiji said “weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” What’s the significance of the virtue – forgiveness in an individual’s life? 2) “A genuine leader is not a searcher for a consensus but a molder of consensus”. Explain the relevance of …
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Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 05 August 2019 Relevant articles from PIB: GS Paper 3: Topics covered: Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology. IMPRINT What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Key …
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Topics covered: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. National Population Register (NPR) What to study? For prelims and mains: NPR- features, composition and uses. Context: The next round of recording biometric and family-tree details of Indian citizens under the National Population Register (NPR) will be conducted in …
Topics Covered: Issues related to biotechnology. Genome India Initiative What to study? For prelims: What is genome sequencing and how is it done? For Mains: Significance, need and challenges to the project. Context: The Department of Biotechology (DBT) plans to scan nearly 20,000 Indian genomes over the next five years, in a …
Topics covered: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures. Fit-and-proper criteria What to study? For prelims and mains: Fit and proper criteria- features, need and significance. Context: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has tightened the fit-and-proper …
Topics covered: Awareness in space. Space Situational Awareness Control Centre What to study? For prelims and mains: SSAM- need, significance and features of SSACC. Context: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has laid the foundation stone for the Space Situational Awareness Control Centre in Bengaluru. Background: ISRO has set up a Directorate of …
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Topics covered: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. Canine distemper virus (CDV) What to study? For Prelims: About CDV and it’s effects on wildlife, concerns, measures needed. Context: A recent study published in Threatened Taxa notes that 86% of the tested dogs around Ranthambhore National Park in Rajasthan carried Canine Distemper Virus …
Topics Covered: Indigenization of technology. Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air missiles (QRSAM) What to study? For Prelims and Mains: QRSAM- key features, significance and potential. Context: DRDO has successfully test-fired indigenously developed Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air missiles (QRSAM) from a test range off the Odisha coast. About QRSAM: It has been developed to replace the ‘Akash’ missile …
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Topics covered: Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology. IMPRINT What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Key features and significance of IMPRINT. Context: TechEx – technology exhibition at IIT Delhi, was recently …
QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 05 August 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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RSTV: IN DEPTH- NEW SURROGACY BILL Introduction: Union Cabinet gave its nod to the Surrogacy Regulation Bill 2019, the bill that aims to prohibit commercial surrogacy was introduced in the Lok Sabha on the 15th of July. Commercial surrogacy a practice also known as rent a womb was legalized in India in the year 2002, …
RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE BILL Introduction: The government introduced the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which was passed by both the houses, seeking to restrict the duration of the resolution process and ensure the primacy of financial creditors in case of recoveries. The resolution process is proposed to be …
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SECURE SYNOPSIS: 01 AUGUST 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: Beyond talaq: On Muslim divorce bill Context: Recently, President Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage), Bill, 2019, which criminalises instant ‘triple talaq‘ among Muslims and attracts a jail term of three years for the husband. With the President’s approval, the bill has …
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[Insights Secure – 2019] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 05 August 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: Security challenges and their management in border areas; linkages of organized crime with terrorism …
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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. Human Values – lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; role of family, society and educational institutions in inculcating values. 7) “We are what we think. All that …
Topic: Security challenges and their management in border areas; linkages of organized crime with terrorism. 6) Discuss the similarities between the terrorism and organised crime, also discuss what are the various facets of linkages between organized crimes and terrorism.(250 words) Reference Why this question: The question is direct from the static portions of GS paper …
Topic: Security challenges and their management in border areas. 5) Border administration/ management is a multifaceted task due to difficult topography and challenging relations with some countries. Elucidate the challenges and approaches for effective border management.(250 words) Why this question: The question expects us to discuss the challenges of border management and the strategies India …
