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Table of Contents: GS Paper 1: 1. Permanent Commission for Women in Indian Navy. 2. Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020. 3. ODF+ and ODF++ under Phase 2 of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban). GS Paper 2: 1. Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI). GS Paper 3: 1. RBI releases new guidelines for …
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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. Potential Fishing Zone (PFZ) What to study? For Prelims: What are PFZs, Oceansat? For Mains: Significance of PFZs. Context: The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services …
Topics Covered: Inclusive growth and issues arising from it. RBI releases new guidelines for payment aggregators What to study? For Prelims and Mains: PAs- roles, functions and regulation. As per the new guidelines: Capital requirements for payment aggregators has been reduced to Rs 15 crore at the time of application for the licence. This needs …
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Topics Covered: Indian diaspora. Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) What to study? For Prelims: Who are OCI cardholders, eligibility and benefits. For Mains: Need for and significance of OCI. Why in News? Thousands of Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders have been forced to cancel trips to India owing to the recent ban on their …
Topics Covered: Population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies. ODF+ and ODF++ under Phase 2 of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) What to study? For Prelims: Key features of SBM- urban, targets. For Mains: Implementation and significance of the mission. Context: Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban Development recently …
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Topics Covered: Issues related to women. Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020 What to study? For Prelims: Key changes made. For Mains: Significance and the need for these changes. Context: The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020, which seeks to amend the MTP Act, 1971, was passed in Lok Sabha recently. Key changes: …
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Topics Covered: Issues related to women. Permanent Commission for Women in Indian Navy What to study? For Prelims: PC- features and benefits. For Mains: Need for and significance of PC. Context: The Supreme Court has upheld the right of serving Short Service Commission (SSC) women officers of the Navy to be granted permanent commission (PC) …
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Introduction: The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus in India has gone up to 151. States have gone into battle mode to contain the spread of COVID-19. Schools and colleges have been shut down, movie theatres closed, and many public events, including the IPL, postponed. All states and Union Territories have been …
Context: In the recent subject-wise ranking of world universities by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), Indian institutions improved with 26 departments or schools placed in the top 100 of their respective disciplines. Science, technology and business studies were the fields in which our universities showed their mettle. Indian universities ranking in overall parameters: While this is …
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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 a test of your knowledge. If you score less, please do …
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There is no denying that in a few days we will all be facing toughest times – shutting down of cities; restricted movements; forced hospitalisations; scrambling for essential goods (even for food). Now things are looking not that bad, but looking at what happened (or happening) in Italy, Spain and the US, it’s better to …
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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 information. Topic: The Freedom Struggle …
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 information. Topic: population and associated …
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 information. 1. Art and …
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: Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies. Effects of globalization on …
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Topic: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development and employment. 7. Elucidate upon the need for urgent reforms of financial markets in the country with special focus on the comprehensive structure that is required to regulate banks, non-bank lenders, and insurance companies. (250 words) Reference: Financial Express Why this question: …
