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MOTIVATION and Few Last Minute Tips for Candidates Writing UPSC Civil Services Mains Exam – 2019 From tomorrow you will have to firmly believe in your abilities to do the impossible; you will have to reimpose strong faith in your strength and talent to overcome any inconveniences or perceived shortcomings to give your best …
Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 19 September 2019 Table of contents: GS Paper 1: Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). GS Paper 2: Zonal Councils. Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Ordinance, 2019. AICTE’s Margadarshan and Margadarshak scheme. Accessible India Campaign. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). GS Paper 3: Coal Gasification. Shola grasslands. …
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Issues in debate around setting an age limit for IVF Context: A 74-year-old woman from Andhra Pradesh was recently recorded as the oldest in the world to give birth to twins through in-vitro fertilisation or IVF. However, the medical community has expressed ethical and medical concerns over conception at such an advanced age. Why this is …
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Topics Covered: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. Shola grasslands What to study? For Prelims: What are they? Where are they found? For Mains: Threats, need for conservation. Context: Expanding plantations of exotic species, including tea, in the Nilgiris can wipe out Shola vegetation, according to a report filed by …
Topics Covered: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. Coal Gasification What to study? For Prelims: What is coal gasification? Byproducts. For Mains: Benefits, concerns and challenges. Context: Government has awarded Lump Sum Turn Key (LSTK) contract for Coal Gasification Plant PF Talcher Fertilizers Limited to M/s Wuhuan Engineering Co. Ltd, …
Topics covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) What to study? For Prelims and Mains: IAEA and safeguards- objectives, significance and their implementation. Context: The 63rd General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is presently going on at Vienna. About IAEA: Set up …
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Topics covered: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections. Accessible India Campaign What to study? For Prelims and mains: Key features, need for and significance of …
Topics Covered: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. AICTE’s Margadarshan and Margadarshak scheme What to study? For Prelims and mains: Key features and significance of the schemes. Margadarshan: Under this scheme, institutions having good accreditation record / highly performing institutions are supposed to …
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Topics covered: Issues related to health and Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Ordinance What to study? For Prelims and Mains: e-cigarettes- concerns, effects on health, need for regulation, challenges associated and measures needed. Context: Cabinet …
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Topics covered: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies. Zonal Councils What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Particulars and significance of Zonal Councils. Context: 29th Meeting of the Northern Zonal Council Held recently. Zonal councils: Statutory bodies established under the States Reorganisation Act 1956 and not constitutional bodies. They are only deliberative and …
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. Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) What to study? For Prelims: What is AMOC? For Mains: …
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RSTV: MOTOR VEHICLE ACT: LIFE V/S FINES Introduction: Several states have decided not to implement the new Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act citing steep penalties. Some states said it would overburden people while others said it would lead to higher levels of corruption. The Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari differed from what unconvinced states had …
InsightsIAS Ethics 70 Days Plan Day 67 1) Define the following in context of public service Spirit of service Discretion Affirmative action Collegiality 2) Ineffectiveness of the citizen charter is result of negligence. Do you agree? Justify.
Insights into Editorial: Undesirable and divisive: on Amit Shah’s push for Hindi Context: Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s assertion that Hindi, as the most spoken language, could work to unite the country continued to draw sharp reaction from the Opposition parties. It may be customary for the Union Home Minister, who is also in charge …
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QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 19 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 Secure – 2019] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 19 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: Development processes and the development industry- the role of NGOs, SHGs, various …
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) “Love does not claim possession, but …
