SECURE SYNOPSIS: 12 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 42 1) There is a common notion that geopolitical relations are governed by the equations of power. Does ethics has place in geopolitics? Justify with examples. 2) What are the ethical issues tied to international funding? 3) “When the mind is without borders, the world will …
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QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 16 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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Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 16 August 2019 Relevant articles from PIB: GS Paper 1: Topics Covered: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. Maharshi Badrayan Vyas Samman’ Awards What to study? For Prelims and Mains: About Maharshi Badrayan, contributions and …
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Topic covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. SPECIAL PURPOSE TRUST FUND What to study? For prelims and mains: SPTF- objectives, funding, need for and significance. Context: India has contributed $1 million to the UN Special Purpose Trust Fund for the Resident Coordinator System. About SPTF: The Special …
Topics covered: Development processes and the development industry the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders. Village volunteer system What to study? For prelims: Key features of the scheme. For mains: need for, significance of the scheme, backwardness of villages and ways to address the issue. …
Topics covered: Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate. Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) What to study? For prelims and mains: CDS- need, roles and functions, practice so far and significantly. Context: In his Independence Day address, Prime Minister announced the creation of the post of Chief of Defence Staff. About the …
Topics Covered: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. Single-use plastics What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Ban on single- use plastics- significance. Context: In response to Prime Minister’s call on India’s 73rdIndependence day, to make India free of single use plastics, a massive public campaign will be launched engaging …
Topics Covered: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. Maharshi Badrayan Vyas Samman’ Awards What to study? For Prelims and Mains: About Maharshi Badrayan, contributions and awards, what is Vedanta philosophy? Context: President Awards the Certificate of Honour and Maharshi Badrayan Vyas …
RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- PoK & AKSAI CHIN: INDIA’S OPTIONS Introduction: Union home minister Amit Shah asserted in Lok Sabha that Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Aksai Chin are part of Jammu and Kashmir and that Kashmir Valley is an integral part of the country. Moving a resolution for abrogating some provisions of Article 370 …
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SECURE SYNOPSIS: 10 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 …
War within war: On Saudi’s intervention in Yemen Yemen Crisis: In Brief: The conflict has its roots in the Arab Spring of 2011, when an uprising forced the country’s long-time authoritarian president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, to hand over power to his deputy, Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi. The political transition was supposed to bring stability to Yemen, …
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InsightsIAS Ethics 70 Days Plan Day 41 Case study — 1 You are working for big multinational company and have earned good amount of money over the years. You can be considered as rich compared to many other Indians. You hail from a small village where your mother still lives. Despite your best efforts to …
[Insights Secure – 2019] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 16 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: Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service , integrity, impartiality and nonpartisanship, objectivity, dedication …
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Topic: Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service, integrity, impartiality and nonpartisanship, objectivity, dedication to public service, empathy, tolerance and compassion towards the weaker sections. 7) What do you understand by objectivity? How can one inculcate objectivity? Discuss in relevance with the need of the same in public services.(250 words) Ethics by Lexicon publications …
Topic:Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service, integrity, impartiality and nonpartisanship, objectivity, dedication to public service, empathy, tolerance and compassion towards the weaker sections. 6) In the present-day socio-political context, why do you think integrity and impartiality must be considered as foundational values in public services? Illustrate.(250 words) Ethics by Lexicon publications Why this question: …
Topic: Disaster and disaster management. 5) In the backdrop of recent floods that deluged most parts of the country, don’t you think the water footprint needs to be reinstated, and the relationship with water resources rebuilt to face a future of changing weather patterns? Elucidate.(250 words) The hindu Why this question: The article captures the …
Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. 4) What are polymetallic nodules? In this context discuss the significance and relevance of Deep-Sea Mission of India and also discuss its challenges and limitations. (250 words) The hindu Why this question: The question is based …
Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate 3) What is the office of Chief of Defence Staff that Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in his Independence Day address? Where did the idea come from, and …
