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Insights Current Affairs (4 January 2020) Revision Through MCQs
INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY- 06 January 2020 Table of Contents: GS Paper 2: 1. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY). 2. Iran nuclear deal. 3. Asia Pacific Drosophila Research Conference. GS Paper 3: 1. Ujala scheme. 2. Project ‘NETRA’. 3. Kerala to turn to Miyawaki method. GS Paper 4: 1. …
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Ethical veganism What to study? For Prelims and Mains: What is Veganism, ethical veganism? Context: An employment tribunal in the United Kingdom has ruled that “ethical veganism” is a philosophical belief protected by British law against discrimination. What’s the case? The man who brought the case, Jordi Casamitjana, claimed that he was fired from an …
Topics Covered: Conservation related issues. Kerala to turn to Miyawaki method What to study? For Prelims: Key features of the method. For Mains: Significance of the method. Context: The Miyawaki method of afforestation is to come up on the government office premises, residential complexes, school premises, and puramboke land in Kerala. What is Miyawaki method? …
Topics Covered: Indigenization of technology and developing new technology. Project NETRA What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Key features and significance of the project. Context: Indian Space Research Organisation has inked a pact with Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) to pave the way for collaboration in establishing optical telescope facilities under Project ‘NETRA’ for tracking space objects. …
Topics Covered: Infrastructure- energy. Ujala scheme What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Key features and significance of the scheme. Context: Fifth anniversary of the Centre`s zero subsidy `Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All` (UJALA) scheme and `LED Street Lighting National Programme` (SLNP). Performance of the schemes: Under the SLNP initiative, in five years …
Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. Asia Pacific Drosophila Research Conference What to study? For Prelims and Mains: About APDRC- objectives and significance, what is Drosophila? Context: The fifth edition of the Asia Pacific Drosophila Research Conference (APDRC5) is being held at Pune. The conference is being organised in the country for the first time …
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Topics Covered: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. Iran nuclear deal What to study? For prelims and Mains: Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)- objectives, why US has withdrawn from this, implications and what needs to be done? Context: Iran has completely withdrawn from JCPOA (Joint …
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. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) What to study? For Prelims: PMFBY- key features. For Mains: PMFBY performance analysis, …
[COMPILATIONS] – InsightsIAS Secure Synopsis – December 2019 General Studies – 1 General Studies – 2 General Studies – 3 General Studies – 4
QUIZ – 2020: Insights Static Quiz, 06 January 2020 – Economy
QUIZ – 2020: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 06 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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SECURE SYNOPSIS: 11 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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RSTV: POLICY WATCH- NATIONAL STATISTICAL COMMISSION BILL Introduction: The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has sought comments and suggestions on the Draft National Statistical Commission Bill 2019 to make data collection more transparent and reliable. The present draft NSC Bill proposes to establish a National Statistical Commission as the nodal and autonomous body for …
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Insights into Editorial: Middle East braced for backlash after killing of Qassem Soleimani Context: U.S. kills top Iranian General in air strike: The U.S. killed Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, in an air strike near Baghdad airport, the Pentagon and Iran said. Top Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, …
SECURE SYNOPSIS: 31 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 Secure – 2020] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 6 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 – 1 Topic: The Freedom Struggle – its various stages and important contributors /contributions from different …
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Topic: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. 3. Climate change is bound to increase the risk of forest fires further and the case for vice-versa also holds true, with suitable case studied critically analyse the statement.(250 words) The Guardian Why this question: The question is from the context of the 2019-20 bushfire crises …
Topic: Major crops-cropping patterns in various parts of the country, – different types of irrigation and irrigation systems storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints; e-technology in the aid of farmers. 2. Irrigation is pivotal to agricultural, social, economic growth of nation. Discuss in detail the benefits and concerns associated …
