InsightsIAS Ethics 70 Days Plan Day 45 Aravind is working as a doctor in a corporate hospital. He is happily married to a doctor who also works at the same hospital. Aravind is living with his widower father who is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Due to their hectic schedule, he had employed a caretaker to …
Insights into Editorial: A considered step that opens up new vistas Context: The recent decision by the government to abrogate Article 370 has resulted in a countrywide debate on the subject. While Article 370 has failed to benefit the people in a meaningful way, it was used by separatists to drive a wedge between those …
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QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 20 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: 20 August 2019 Relevant articles from PIB: GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. UN Security Council What to study? For Prelims: About UNSC- composition, objectives and functions. For Mains: Role and significance of UNSC, need for UNSC reforms, why …
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Topics Covered: Schemes for the vulnerable sections of the society. PMUY What to study? For Prelims: PMU- key features. For Mains: PMUY- objectives, features, significance and measures needed to sustain the momentum. Context: The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana is hailed as a timely intervention to rectify the harm caused by Household Air …
Topics covered: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. India largest emitter of SO2 in world Context: India is the largest emitter of anthropogenic sulphur dioxide in the world, as per the data released by environmental NGO Greenpeace on August 19, 2019. Anthropogenic sulphur dioxide is produced from burning of coal and …
Topics covered: Awareness in space. Interplanetary pollution What to study? For prelims: Beresheet mission- objectives and key features. For mains: Interplanetary pollution- concerns, effects and solutions. Context: On April 11, the Israeli spacecraft Beresheet attempted to land on the Moon, but crashed on the surface. It was carrying a number of items — …
Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. Security challenges and their management in border areas; linkages of organized crime with terrorism. Information Fusion Centre (IFC) for the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) What to study? For Prelims: Key facts on IOR. For Mains: IOR- significance, potential, challenges to its security …
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Topics covered: Conservation related issues. DRAFT NATIONAL RESOURCE EFFICIENCY POLICY What to study? For Prelims: Key features of the policy. For Mains: Resource efficiency- need, significance, challenges and means to achieve it, NITI Aayog’s strategy on resource efficiency. Context: Driven by serious sustainability concern, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change had proposed …
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Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. UN Security Council What to study? For Prelims: About UNSC- composition, objectives and functions. For Mains: Role and significance of UNSC, need for UNSC reforms, why India should be given permanent membership? Context: Vice President calls for renewed efforts for India …
RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- CITIZENSHIP (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2016 Introduction: A report by the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, which seeks to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan, was tabled in Lok Sabha on 7th January and was passed by the previous Lok Sabha on 8th …
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Economic Survey – 2019: Special Sessions for Mains – 2019 We are conducting sessions on Economic Survey – 2019 to help those who writing mains – 2019 gain important insights from this indispensable document. Our classes – about 15 hours of lectures spread over 3-4 days – will focus on giving candidates the most …
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[Insights Secure – 2019] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 20 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:Emotional intelligence-concepts, and their utilities and application in administration and governance. General Studies – …
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Topic: Emotional intelligence-concepts, and their utilities and application in administration and governance. 7) “Anybody can become angry, that is easy; but to be angry with the right person, and to the right degree, and at the right time, and for the right purpose, and in the right way, that is not within everybody’s power, that …
Topic: Emotional intelligence-concepts, and their utilities and application in administration and governance. 6) The EI of the leader plays important role in effectiveness of social interactions with others individuals. In the backdrop of the statement discuss the significance of EI in a leader.(250 words) Ethics by Lexicon publications Why this question: The question is about discussing …
Topic: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment 5) In the recent times Microplastics evidently have compelling populace to look at plastics in a different way. Critically examine.(250 words) Indianexpress Why this question: The question is based on the theme of microplastics. Key demand of the question: The answer must capture in what way …
Topic: Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate. 4) In the current day world, with all its on-going troubles, do you think WTO may still emerge as the lynchpin of global trade governance? Analyse.(250 words) Indianexpress Why this question: The article talks about the role WTO still has to play in global …
Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. 3) Unless we sight migrant workers as a dynamic part of a changing India, the problems concerning Urbanization will remain unaddressed. Comment.(250 words) Livemint Why this question: The article presents the case study of migrant issue …
Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth. 2) The automobile sector of the country is in the news as it is experiencing prolonged negative growth. What are the …
