Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 27 August 2019 Table of contents: GS Paper 1: Why a crater on the moon is named Mitra? GS Paper 2: Advisory Board for Banking Frauds (ABBF). Time to strike the gavel. Open Acreage licensing policy. Scope for third party mediation in Kashmir issue. G7 bloc. Talking trade …
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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: Acknowledging the progress that has been made to implement Draft National Resource Efficiency …
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Giving wings to better air connectivity: Context: The cooperation of States is seen as a major factor in the growth of the civil aviation sector. Why states have been reluctant so far? Civil aviation is a Central subject. Very few States in India have active civil aviation departments. This is also due to …
Topics covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment. Inclusive growth and issues arising from it. RBI Panel on Economic Capital Framework What to study? For Prelims: Meaning …
Talking trade with the EU: Context: As the economy begins to suffer from the U.S.-China trade war, it is imperative for India to pursue a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU). Why it is important for India to hasten talks with the EU on a free trade agreement? India risks being left …
Topics covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. G7 bloc What to study? For Prelims: Composition and objectives of G7 countries. For mains: G7- criticisms and the need for reforms. Context: The 45th Annual G7 Summit is being held in the French town of Biarritz. What is G7 …
Topics Covered: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. Scope for third party mediation in Kashmir What to study? For Prelims: Various bilateral agreements between India and Pakistan. For mains: Mediation in Kashmir issue- do we need it? India’s opposition and what is the way …
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Topics covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability. Open Acreage Licensing Policy What to study? For Prelims: OALP, HELP. For Mains: Need for HELP and its significance. Context: Govt offers seven oil and …
Time to strike the gavel: Context: on April 28, 1976, the Supreme Court of India Delivered a judgment in the Additional District Magistrate vs. S.S. Shukla Etc. case that allowed the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus during Emergency. Today, there is no Emergency, yet the constitutional and basic rights of scores have been …
Topics covered: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies. Advisory Board for Banking Frauds (ABBF) Context: The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has constituted an ‘Advisory Board for Banking Frauds (ABBF)’ to examine bank fraud of over ₹50 crore and recommend action. Headquartered in Delhi, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will provide required secretarial services, logistic and analytical support along with …
Topics Covered: Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc., geographical features and their location- changes in critical geographical features (including water-bodies and ice-caps) and in flora and fauna and the effects of such changes. Why a crater on the moon is named ‘Mitra’? What to study? For Prelims: Naming …
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InsightsIAS Ethics 70 Days Plan Day 51 Case study — 1 You are working as Commissioner of Municipal Corporation. Your wife runs a company that recycles urban waste. There is a proposal pending before the ministry from various companies to allot site for recycling of waste nearby a village 40 km away from the city. …
Insights into Editorial: Sentiment booster: On govt response to slowdown Context: The government came out on the front foot to try to boost private sector sentiments, with Finance Minister announcing a slew of measures to reduce the burden on the sector, including withdrawing the controversial surcharge on Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) and reiterating the Prime …
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QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 27 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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Ethics and Essay Enrichment Program – 2019 It’s a free and open session mainly for those who are writing Mains – 2019. Videos will be posted on YouTube channel so that candidates who are preparing for Mains can watch from home. The session starts from Aug 28th i.e from Wednesday. As we have seating …
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RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME Introduction: Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) had included Universal Basic Income (UBI) in its manifesto for the assembly and Lok Sabha elections, according to a report by The Indian Express. The state had already begun the process of introducing the unconditional direct cash transfer scheme and planning to …
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