[COMPILATIONS] – InsightsIAS Secure Synopsis – November 2019
[COMPILATIONS] – InsightsIAS Secure Synopsis – November 2019 General Studies – 1 General Studies – 2 General Studies – 3 General Studies – 4
Day: December 6, 2019
RSTV: IN DEPTH- MISSION INDRADHANUSH 2.0
RSTV: IN DEPTH- MISSION INDRADHANUSH 2.0 Introduction: Earlier this year, on October 2nd India marked the silver jubilee of its Pulse Polio campaign. The anti-polio campaign was launched 25 years ago for the first time in Delhi. It was later implemented as the Pulse Polio Campaign across the country. The result was that by …
Insights Static Quiz -456, 2019– Geography
Insights Static Quiz -456, 2019 Geography ARCHIVES
QUIZ – 2019: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 06 December 2019
QUIZ – 2019: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 06 December 2019 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 preliminary exam 2018. It is not …
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Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB Summary, 06 December 2019
Table of contents: GS Paper 2: Parliamentary standing committees Fugitive Economic Offender. GS Paper 3: RBI guidelines for Payments banks’ SFB licence. National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF). Hera mission. Global Climate Risk Index 2020. Facts for prelims: Maharaja Duleep Singh. Alternate Nobel Prize. Sukapaika. Going Online as Leaders. GS Paper 2: Topics …
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Global Climate Risk Index 2020
Topics Covered: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. Global Climate Risk Index 2020 What to study? For Prelims: Key findings. For Mains: Concerns expressed and ways to address them. Context: The international environmental think tank ‘Germanwatch’ has recently released the Global Climate Risk Index 2020. The annually published Risk Index analyses to …
Hera mission
Topics Covered: Awareness in space. Hera mission What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Hera mission- objectives and significance, about Didymos, about DART. Context: The European Space Agency (ESA) has approved the budget of Hera, the European component of the mission to slam a spacecraft into an asteroid. What is Hera? Hera is …
National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF)
Topics Covered: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment. National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) What to study? For Prelims: Particulars of NIIF and funds under NIIF. For Mains: Significance of NIIF and the need for Infrastructure funding. Context: Canada’s largest pension fund Canada Pension Plan Investment …
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RBI guidelines for Payments banks’ SFB licence
Topics Covered: Inclusive growth and issues arising from it. RBI guidelines for Payments banks’ SFB licence What to study? For Prelims: Small Finance Banks- management, functions and features. For Mains: Financial inclusion- need, challenges and efforts by the government. Context: RBI has announced the final guidelines for on-tap licencing of private sector SFBs. …
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Fugitive Economic Offender
Topics Covered: 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. Fugitive Economic Offender What to study? For Prelims: Definition of Economic Offender, features of Fugitive Economic Offenders Act. …
Parliamentary standing committees
Topics covered: Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these. Parliamentary standing committees What to study? For prelims and mains: Parliamentary standing committees- roles, need, functions and significance. Context: Persistent absenteeism from meetings of department-related standing committees should cost MPs their spot on these parliamentary panels …
[MINDMAP] – “Indian Telecom Sector”.
[MINDMAP] – “Indian Telecom Sector”. Indian Telecom Sector (PDF)
Insights Current Affairs (04 December 2019) Revision Through MCQs
Insights Current Affairs (04 December 2019) Revision Through MCQs
[Insights into Editorial] – Taking stock of the anti-AIDS fight
Insights into Editorial: Taking stock of the anti-AIDS fight Context: The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), adopted by member countries of the United Nations in 2015, set a target of ending the epidemics of AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria by 2030 (SDG 3.3). The key indicator chosen to track progress in achieving the target for HIV-AIDS …
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[Insights Secure – 2020] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 06 December 2019
[Insights Secure – 2020] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 06 December 2019 Click on EACH question to post/upload you answers. How to Follow Secure Initiative? How to Self-evaluate your answer? INSIGHTS NEW SECURE – 2020: YEARLONG TIMETABLE General Studies – 2 Topic: Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers …
7) Equality is the essence of an ethical society. Discuss Dr. Ambedkar’s contributions of moral philosophy stating your view.
Topic: Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world 7) Equality is the essence of an ethical society. Discuss Dr. Ambedkar’s contributions of moral philosophy stating your view. The Hindu Why this question: Despite 72 years of independence, the conditions of Dalits still remain deplorable. There is an urgent need to address the …
6) “Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference”. Examine with respect to successful implementation of Government schemes.
Topic:Attitude: content, structure, function; its influence and relation with thought and behavior; moral and political attitudes; social influence and persuasion. 6) “Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference”. Examine with respect to successful implementation of Government schemes. Why this question: The question is based on the theme of attitude and its importance …
5) It is evident that our challenges related to the environment are interwoven with challenges from societal, technological and philosophical perspectives. Analyse.
Topic: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. 5) It is evident that our challenges related to the environment are interwoven with challenges from societal, technological and philosophical perspectives. Analyse. Livemint Why this question: Mankind’s progress has had unintended consequences on the environment. These include climate change, extreme weather events and the reduced availability …
4) The government, which aims to double farmers’ incomes, cannot possibly allow the passage of the seeds bill 2019 that strikes at the very roots of farmer survival. Examine.
Topic: agriculture and issues and related constraints 4) The government, which aims to double farmers’ incomes, cannot possibly allow the passage of the seeds bill 2019 that strikes at the very roots of farmer survival. Examine. The Hindu Hindustan Times Why this question: There is a draft seeds bill awaiting Parliament, which seeks to replace …
3) With successive cuts in the policy rates, the RBI has been sending a signal to the rest of the banking system that the lending rates should come down. However, the monetary policy transmission has been inefficient in India. Discuss. Suggest measures to tackle the issue.
Topic: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development and employment. 3) With successive cuts in the policy rates, the RBI has been sending a signal to the rest of the banking system that the lending rates should come down. However, the monetary policy transmission has been inefficient in India. Discuss. …
