INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS (21 DECEMBER 2019) REVISION THROUGH MCQS
Insights Current Affairs (21 December 2019) Revision Through MCQs
Day: December 23, 2019
RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- RECIPROCAL TRADE POLICY
RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- RECIPROCAL TRADE POLICY Introduction: Highlighting the prinicple of reciprocal access to global market, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said that if Indian companies are not allowed to participate in businesses or opportunities emerging in any country then India will also not allow those countries to participate in India. He …
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[MINDMAP] – Indo-Pacific Region
[MINDMAP] – Indo-Pacific Region Indo-Pacific Region [PDF]
INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY- 23 DECEMBER 2019
INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY- 23 DECEMBER 2019 Table of contents: GS Paper 1: 1. Winter Solstice. 2. ‘Nagpur Resolution: A holistic approach for empowering citizens’ GS Paper 2: 1. Arunachal teachers’ transfer, posting policy. 2. Section 144 CrPC. 3. Military Space Force. 4. Islamic Cooperation countries (OIC). GS Paper 3: …
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National Mathematics Day 2019
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. National Mathematics Day 2019 What to study? For Prelims and Mains: National Mathematics Day- facts and significance. Context: National Mathematics Day is celebrated every year on December 22. …
Islamic Cooperation countries (OIC)
Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. Islamic Cooperation countries (OIC) What to study? For Prelims: IOC- key facts. For Mains: India’s involvement in the organization, need, significance and challenges. Context: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has voiced concern over the Citizenship Amendment Act and the verdict in the Ayodhya …
Military Space Force
Topics Covered: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. Military Space Force What to study? For Prelims: Space force- composition and functions. For Mains: Space force- the idea, concerns, challenges and the need for free outer- space. Context: United States President Donald Trump has signed the 2020 …
Section 144 CrPC
Topics Covered:Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability. Section 144 CrPC What to study? For Prelims: What is Section 144? Who and why it is imposed? Implications? For Mains: Concerns, challenges and ways to address them. Context: “Section 144 CrPC” was recently widely invoked by police forces across the country in order to contain the …
Arunachal teachers’ transfer, posting policy
Topics Covered:Development processes and the development industry the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders. Arunachal teachers’ transfer, posting policy What to study? For Prelims and mains: Key features and significance of the policy. Context: Arunachal has approved the Arunachal Pradesh Teachers Transfer & Posting Policy, 2020, which …
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‘Nagpur Resolution: A holistic approach for empowering citizens’
Topics Covered: Population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies. ‘Nagpur Resolution: A holistic approach for empowering citizens’ What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Overview and significance of the resolution. Context: The ‘Nagpur Resolution – A holistic approach for empowering citizens’ has been adopted at the end of …
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Winter solstice 2019
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. Winter solstice 2019 What to study? For Prelims and Mains: All about Winter Solstice- its occurrence, why …
QUIZ – 2019: INSIGHTS STATIC QUIZ, 23 DECEMBER 2019 – Environment
QUIZ – 2019: Insights Static Quiz, 23 December 2019 – Environment
Insights SECURE SYNOPSIS: 18 DECEMBER 2019
SECURE SYNOPSIS: 18 DECEMBER 2019 NOTE: Please remember that following ‘answers’ are NOT ‘model answers’. They are NOT synopsis too if we go by definition of the term. What we are providing is content that both meets demand of the question and at the same time gives you extra points in the form of background …
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QUIZ – 2019: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 23 December 2019
QUIZ – 2019: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 23 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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RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- SOCIAL SECURITY CODE
RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- SOCIAL SECURITY CODE Introduction: The Union Cabinet approved the fourth labour code – the Code on Social Security Bill 2019 on Wednesday. The bill seeks to consolidate the laws relating to social security of workers and subsume eight central laws. Last month, the Cabinet had approved Industrial Relations Code Bill, 2019 …
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RSTV: POLICY WATCH- BAN ON E-CIGARETTES
RSTV: POLICY WATCH- BAN ON E-CIGARETTES Introduction: Parliament has passed Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Bill, 2019. Rajya Sabha passed The Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage, and Advertisement) Bill, 2019 by a voice vote after 4 hours of discussion. The bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on 27th …
RSTV: IN DEPTH- SIXTH SCHEDULE & INNER LINE PERMIT
RSTV: IN DEPTH- SIXTH SCHEDULE & INNER LINE PERMIT Introduction: In the wake of massive protests in the Northeast over the Citizenship Amendment Act, several references have been made to the Inner Line Permit Sytem in large parts of the region. On December 19, the Meghalaya Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution urging the Centre to …
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RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- FIRE SAFETY IN INDIA
RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- FIRE SAFETY IN INDIA Introduction: National Capital witnessed one of the worst fire tragedies in almost two decades when at least 43 people were killed and several others injured in north Delhi’s Anaj Mandi. Initial enquiries point out many glaring negligencies such as locked escape routes , no fire safety equipment …
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Insights SECURE SYNOPSIS: 17 DECEMBER 2019
SECURE SYNOPSIS: 17 DECEMBER 2019 NOTE: Please remember that following ‘answers’ are NOT ‘model answers’. They are NOT synopsis too if we go by definition of the term. What we are providing is content that both meets demand of the question and at the same time gives you extra points in the form of background …
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Insights into Editorial: A duty to publish: On RTI
Insights into Editorial: A duty to publish: On RTI Context: Chief Justice of India said the unbridled use of the Right to Information (RTI) Act had created a sense of “paralysis and fear” in the government. CJI said time had come to lay down guidelines on the use of the RTI. Guidelines should be put …
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