QUIZ – 2020: INSIGHTS STATIC QUIZ, 18 January 2020 – Polity
QUIZ – 2020: Insights Static Quiz, 18 January 2020 – Polity
Day: January 18, 2020
INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY- 18 January 2020
INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY- 18 January 2020 Table of Contents: GS Paper 2: 1. Corona Virus 2. Sikhs in US to be counted as separate ethnic group. GS Paper 3: 1. Block Chain Technology. 2. Development Support Services For States/UTs (DSSS) For Infrastructure Projects. 3. Australian Bushfires. Facts for …
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Australian Bushfires
Topics Covered: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment Australian Bushfires What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Forest fires- reasons, impact and preparedness. Context: Australia was recently ravaged by the worst wildfires seen in decades, with large swaths of the country devastated since the fire season began. All this has been exacerbated by persistent heat …
Development Support Services For States/UTs (DSSS) For Infrastructure Projects
Topics Covered: Infrastructure Development Support Services For States/UTs (DSSS) For Infrastructure Projects What to study? For Prelims and Mains: About the project- features and significance. Context: NITI Aayog and Ladakh Union Territory have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, under which NITI Aayog will support the administration of the Ladakh through its initiative “Development Support Services …
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Block Chain Technology
Topics Covered: Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology. Block Chain Technology What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Blockchain technology- what is it? How it operates? Concerns and potential. Context: National Informatics Centre (NIC) has set up a Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Blockchain Technology in Bengaluru, which will provide Blockchain …
Sikhs in US to be counted as separate ethnic group
Topics Covered: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. Sikhs in US to be counted as separate ethnic group What to study? For Prelims: How are ethnic groups classified in the US? For Mains: Implications of this move. What’s the News? Sikhs in the US will be counted …
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Coronavirus
Topics Covered: Issues related to health. Coronavirus What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Corona virus- symptoms, spread and treatment. Context: The United States will begin screening efforts at three US airports to detect travellers from the central Chinese city of Wuhan who may have symptoms of a new respiratory virus- Coronavirus. About Coronavirus: Coronaviruses …
INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS (17 January 2020) REVISION THROUGH MCQS
Insights Current Affairs (17 January 2020) Revision Through MCQs
FREE INTERVIEW GUIDANCE SESSION on 19th January 2020
FREE INTERVIEW GUIDANCE SESSION on 19th January 2020 OPEN FOR ALL (to Both INSIGHTS students and NON-INSIGHTS Students) A hearty Congratulations to all the students who have qualified for the UPSC CSE Personality Test 2020. All your efforts to exhibit your knowledge and the skills on the paper in the mains examinations has given fruits. …
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RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- ALTERNATIVES TO PLASTIC
RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- ALTERNATIVES TO PLASTIC Introduction: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stressed on the need to find an alternative to Plastic in order to keep the environment safe. Single use plastic was banned in India last year on the occasion of 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Almost half of the plastic produced …
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Insights into Editorial: Chalk and cheese in private vs. government schools
Insights into Editorial: Chalk and cheese in private vs. government schools Context: Pratham, a well-known Non-Profit Organization has released the Annual Status of Education Report 2019. The report shared several key insights and interesting observations about the state of education, especially school-level education in the country. One of the big debates in early childhood education …
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[Insights Secure – 2020] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 18 January 2020
[Insights Secure – 2020] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 18 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. “Indian urgently needs a transformative model for dealing with dissent in university …
Discuss the significance of one’s discretion in decision making. Also explain its importance specifically to public administrators with suitable examples.
7. Discuss the significance of one’s discretion in decision making. Also explain its importance specifically to public administrators with suitable examples.(250 words) Ethics by Lexicon Publications
What role did the delayed retreat of the Indian monsoon play on the climate of the southern continent? Discuss with the background of recently witnessed Bushfires in Australia.
6. What role did the delayed retreat of the Indian monsoon play on the climate of the southern continent? Discuss with the background of recently witnessed Bushfires in Australia. (250 words) The Hindu
Write a short note on the agri-credit system of India. Discuss the issues and challenges it is facing in detail and suggest models that need to be adopted to overcome the same.
5. Write a short note on the agri-credit system of India. Discuss the issues and challenges it is facing in detail and suggest models that need to be adopted to overcome the same. (250 words) Indian Express
While India’s longest Internet suspension continues, the Apex Court verdict has laid down a framework of how the Internet can be suspended. Discuss the significance of the verdict and its impact on people.
4. While India’s longest Internet suspension continues, the Apex Court verdict has laid down a framework of how the Internet can be suspended. Discuss the significance of the verdict and its impact on people. (250 words) Indian Express
Growing rivalry between the United States and China could spell a strategic moment for India. Elucidate with suitable cases.
3. Growing rivalry between the United States and China could spell a strategic moment for India. Elucidate with suitable cases. (250 words ) The Hindu
Critically analyse the features of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019(POCSO), and bring out the gaps currently being witnessed in the criminal justice system of the country to effectively prevent child sexual abuse.
2. Critically analyse the features of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019(POCSO), and bring out the gaps currently being witnessed in the criminal justice system of the country to effectively prevent child sexual abuse. (250 words) Hindustan Times
“Indian urgently needs a transformative model for dealing with dissent in university campuses”, Comment while discussing the issues marring the education campuses and suggest way forward.
1. “Indian urgently needs a transformative model for dealing with dissent in university campuses”, Comment while discussing the issues marring the education campuses and suggest way forward. (250 words) Hindustan Times
