Insights into Editorial: Think climate change action, act glocal

Insights into Editorial: Think climate change action, act glocal Introduction: Almost everyone agrees that the recent global climate summit, the annual Conference of the Parties (COP25), held in Madrid in December 2019, was a failure and that the multilateral process to address the climate crisis is broken. The intensification of extreme weather events is likely …

INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY- 25 January 2020

INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY- 25 January 2020 Table of Contents:   GS Paper 1: 1. National Girl Child Day (NGCD).   GS Paper 2: 1. Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) Canal. 2. What is a vaccine-derived poliovirus? 3. What is shamlat land? 4. NISHTHA– National Initiative for School Heads and Teachers Holistic Advancement. …

US imposes new ‘birth tourism’ visa rules for pregnant women

Topics Covered: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. US imposes new ‘birth tourism’ visa rules for pregnant women What to study? For Prelims: Overview of the new rule, key features. For Mains: Need for, significance and concerns. Context: The US Department of State has unveiled new …

In News PIB- NISHTHA– National Initiative for School Heads and Teachers Holistic Advancement

Topics covered: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. In News PIB- NISHTHA– National Initiative for School Heads and Teachers Holistic Advancement What to study? For prelims: Key features of the initiative. For mains: Need for and significance. About NISHTHA: NISHTHA is the world’s largest teachers’ training programme of …

What is shamlat land?

Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. What is shamlat land? What to study? For Prelims: Meaning and features. For Mains: Concerns over recent changes and ways to address them. Context: Punjab state Cabinet recently approved an amendment to the Village Common …

National Girl Child Day (NGCD)

Topics Covered: Women related issues. Welfare schemes for the protection of vulnerable sections of the society. National Girl Child Day (NGCD) What to study? For Prelims: About NGCD- objectives, theme and significance, BBBP-key features. For Mains: BBBP significance, challenges to the development of girl child in the country, measures needed. What? National Girl Child Day (NGCD) was …

QUIZ – 2020: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 25 January 2020

QUIZ – 2020: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 25 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 …

[Insights Secure – 2020] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 25 January 2020

[Insights Secure – 2020] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 25 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   1. Stronger laws though desirable will not primarily weed-out the rising frequency of …