INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS (3 January 2020) REVISION THROUGH MCQS
Insights Current Affairs (3 January 2020) Revision Through MCQs
Day: January 4, 2020
QUIZ – 2020: INSIGHTS STATIC QUIZ, 04 January 2020 – Geography
QUIZ – 2020: Insights Static Quiz, 04 January 2020 – Geography
INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY- 04 January 2020
INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY- 04 January 2020 Table of Contents: GS Paper 2: 1. Zonal Councils. 2. Farm loan waiver. 3. Qassem Soleimani killing. 4. UNESCO creative cities network (UCCN). GS Paper 3: 1. FAME-India Scheme. 2. New and Emerging Strategic Technologies (NEST). Facts for Prelims: 1. What is Extraocular …
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New and Emerging Strategic Technologies (NEST)
Topics Covered: Cyber security related issues. New and Emerging Strategic Technologies (NEST) What to study? For Prelims: Objectives and functions of NEST. For Mains: Need for and significance of NEST. Context: With India grappling with issues like the security implications of the introduction of 5G and artificial intelligence, the Indian foreign ministry has announced the …
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FAME-II Scheme.
Topics Covered: Infrastructure FAME-II Scheme. What to study? For Prelims and Mains: FAME- India scheme- features, significance and potential. Context: To give a further push to clean mobility in Road Transport Sector, the Department of Heavy Industries has sanctioned 2636 charging stations in 62 cities across 24 States/UTs under FAME India (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric …
UNESCO creative cities network (UCCN)
Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. UNESCO creative cities network (UCCN) What to study? For Prelims and Mains: About Creative Cities Network- features and significance. Context: The government of Hanoi recently held a ceremony to formally announce that the Vietnamese capital city is joining the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN). …
Qassem Soleimani killing
Topics Covered: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. Qassem Soleimani killing What to study? For Prelims: What Quds force? For Mains: Implications of the latest event. Context: Major General Qassem Soleimani, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander, was recently killed in a US strike at Baghdad International Airport. He …
Farm loan waiver
Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Issues related to farm subsidies. Farm loan waiver What to study? For Prelims: Which states announced farm loan waivers in last one year. For Mains: Advantages and Disadvantages of farm loan waivers, the need for …
Zonal Councils
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: The 25th meeting of the western zonal council will be held in January 2020. Maharashtra will be the lead coordinator this time. Zonal councils: Statutory bodies established under the States Reorganisation Act 1956 and …
[COMPILATION] InsightsIAS Revision Through MCQs (RTM) – Decembe 2019
[COMPILATION] InsightsIAS Revision Through MCQs (RTM) – December 2019 Click the Link Below to Download: RTM December 2019
RSTV: IN DEPTH- GOVERNANCE INDEX
RSTV: IN DEPTH- GOVERNANCE INDEX Introduction: On 25th December, the government released a good governance index to assess the state of governance in the country. States and Union Territories were divided into three groups. They were measured on 50 indicators in 10 sectors of governance. Tamil Nadu emerged on top of the Index among 18 …
Insights into Editorial: The need for a single energy ministry
Insights into Editorial: The need for a single energy ministry Context: Five different ministries along with a multitude of regulators govern India’s energy sector. Petroleum and natural gas, coal, renewable energy and nuclear energy have separate ministries or departments. We also have a Ministry of Power, along with State-level bodies that regulate electricity distribution companies, …
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QUIZ – 2020: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 04 January 2020
QUIZ – 2020: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 04 January 2020 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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[COMPILATION] InsightsIAS Current Affairs Quiz – December 2019
[COMPILATION] Current Affairs – December 2019 Click the following link to download Compilation of Static Quiz (December 2019) Insights December 2019 Current Affairs Quiz Compilation
[COMPILATION] InsightsIAS Static Quiz – December 2019
[COMPILATION] Static Quiz – December 2019 Click the following link to download Compilation of Static Quiz (December 2019) Insights December 2019 Static Quiz Compilation
SECURE SYNOPSIS: 19 DECEMBER 2019
SECURE SYNOPSIS: 19 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 …
[Insights Secure – 2020] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 4 January 2020
[Insights Secure – 2020] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 4 January 2020 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 1. Discuss the guiding principles (ABCDEF) of Swachh Bharat Mission and explain in …
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“Ambedkar was a passionate feminist”, In the light of the statement discuss how he believed that caste hierarchy had to be annihilated before we could hope for the emancipation of India’s women.
1. “Ambedkar was a passionate feminist”, In the light of the statement discuss how he believed that caste hierarchy had to be annihilated before we could hope for the emancipation of India’s women.(250 words) EPW
Are Genetically Modified Crops the Answer to India’s Agrarian Crisis? Examine.
3. Are Genetically Modified Crops the Answer to India’s Agrarian Crisis? Examine. (250 words) EPW
Do you think that strategic Science and Technology ties between countries are the only way to address climate change? Give your opinion with suitable substantiation.
2. Do you think that strategic Science and Technology ties between countries are the only way to address climate change? Give your opinion with suitable substantiation. (250 words) Indian Express