Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 13 September 2019 Table of contents: GS Paper 1: Kartarpur Sahib pilgrim corridor. GS Paper 2: District mineral foundations. National Pension Scheme for Traders and Self Employed Persons. What is Salmonella? Rohingya refugees. GS Paper 3: Global Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Development Hub. Bioterrorism NATGRID …
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Topics covered: Challenges to internal security through communication networks, role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges. NATGRID What to study? For Prelims: NATGRID- features. For Mains: Significance, need for and criticisms. Context: The ambitious National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) project wants to link social media accounts to the huge …
Topics Covered: Linkages between development and spread of extremism. Bioterrorism What to study? For Prelims and Mains: What is it? Concerns and ways to address them. Context: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh says bio-terrorism among new threats facing Armed Forces Medical Services of SCO countries. He called on them to find effective …
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. Global Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Development Hub What to study? For Prelims: what is antibiotic resistance and how it occurs? For Mains: Issues and concerns …
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Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. India and its neighbourhood- relations. Security challenges and their management in border areas; linkages of organized crime with terrorism. Rohingya refugees What to study? For Prelims: Who are Rohingyas? For Mains: Displacement of …
Topics Covered: Issues related to health. What is Salmonella? What to study? For Prelims and mains: What is it? Why is it a concern? Context: MDH masalas in US have tested positive for Salmonella. What is Salmonella? A group of bacteria that can cause food-borne illnesses known as salmonellosis. How widely …
Topics Covered: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes. National Pension Scheme for Traders and Self Employed Persons What to study? For Prelims: Key features, eligibility of the scheme. For Mains: Need for and significance of the scheme. Context: Launched …
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Topics Covered: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies. Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. District mineral foundations What to Study? For Prelims: About DMFs, composition, funds and jurisdiction, about PMKKKY. For Mains: Why they should be placed under respective planning departments …
Topic covered: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. Kartarpur Sahib pilgrim corridor What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Location and significance of the corridor, issues involved in its construction. Context: India has urged Pakistan to show flexibility regarding some outstanding issues …
RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- INDIA AFRICA PARTNERSHIP Introduction: Africa is world’s second largest continent both in terms of land and population with 55 countries which account for about 15 percent of world’s population. India and Africa have a long and rich history of interaction marked by cultural, economic and political exchanges based on the …
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QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 13 September 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 into Editorial: Factoring in safety: on stronger worker safety law Introduction: Safety, Health, welfare and improved Working Conditions are pre-requisite for well-being of the worker and also for economic growth of the country. As healthy workforce of the country would be more productive and occurrence of less accidents and unforeseen incidents would be economically …
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[Insights Secure – 2019] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 13 September 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 General Studies – 2 Topic:Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out …
Topic:Human Values – lessons from thelives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; 6) “When the mind is without borders, the world will be without borders.” Discuss.(250 words)
Topic: Information sharing and transparency in government 5) Transparency is widely recognized as core principle of good governance. Free access to information is a key constituent in promoting transparency. In this light as a civil servant how will you enhance access to government information?(250 words)
Topic: Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary Ministries and Departments of the Government; 4) The judgment in K.S. Puttaswamy effected little change in the government’s thinking or practice as it related to privacy and the personal data of its citizens. Critically comment.(250 words) The hindu
Topic:Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, IndianDiaspora. 3) “Every nation has a right to protect its borders from undocumented migration of considerable volume”. Critically analyze the statement in the light of series of migrations witnessed in the recent past.(250 words) The hindu
Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out oftheir design and implementation. 2) India has some of the deadliest roads in the world, and 1, 47,913 people died in road accidents only during 2017. In this context, to what extent steep penalties for violation of road rules would decrease …
Topic:Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out oftheir design and implementation. 1) What do you understand by mob lynching? Why prevalent laws are largely failed to curb mob lynching in the recent past? To what extent new laws passed by the state governments would address the issue?(250 words) The …
