Topics Covered: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. Why oil prices fell below zero? What to study? For Prelims: Meaning of below zero prices, what is WTI, how oil prices are determined? For Mains: Why oil prices are falling, Impact of the fall in prices, implications …
Topics Covered: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential. World Press Freedom Index 2020 What to study? For Prelims and Mains: About the index and its indicators, performance of India and other countries and measures to ensure freedom of press. Context: The World Press Freedom Index 2020 has …
Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Vijay Mallya loses extradition appeal in UK What to study? For Prelims: Who is a fugitive economic offender, about PMLA, ED and CBI. For Mains: Significance of the latest ruling, impact and way ahead. Context: …
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This article has been written by our in-house Psychotherapist Mrs. Arati Patil, which highlights the points to shape our mental fitness and keep ourselves energetic in the times of COVID-19 LOCKDOWN. These are the words of wisdom coming from an expert who understands the situation very well. Do read it and be safe – physically …
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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 …
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Introduction: Social security refers to protection measures given to employees to ensure healthcare access and income security in cases such as old age, unemployment, work injury, maternity etc. The Code on Social Security, 2019 replaces nine labour laws related to the employee provident fund, maternity benefit, social security for unorganized workers and widens …
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Please find the PDF files of InstaTests 29 to 32 which are part of ongoing Insta 75 Days Revision Plan. We have created separate files for Questions and Solutions of General Studies Paper 1 and CSAT. These files are meant for easy revision of InstaTests. Please revise these ONLY after giving daily InstaTests HERE. Just giving …
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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: population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies. 1. A national policy aimed at reducing distress-induced migration on …
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Topic: Case Study 7. Cheryl is a public health official for a local government. She has just been informed that a number of people at a local office building have become suddenly ill. Upon investigation, she finds that there is a highly contagious virus that is making people in the building ill, and she wants …
Topic: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development and employment. Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc. 6. It’s not just Demand and Supply, there’s more to the story of Crude Oil prices, examine the factors that affect the oil prices across the world.(250 words) Reference: Hindustan Times Why this …
Topic: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development and employment. 5. The government’s ban on Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) through the automatic route from land border sharing neighboring countries though well-intended may come with unintended consequences. Analyse.(250 words) Reference: The Hindu Why this question: The spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy …
Topic: Food processing and related industries in India- scope’ and significance, location, upstream and downstream requirements, supply chain management. 4. Discuss the possible role that Geographical indication (GI) tags play in Rural Development of the country.(250 words) Reference: The Hindu Why this question: Bangalore blue grape is a variety of fox grape grown in …
Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. Issues relating to poverty and hunger. 3. With the pandemic forcing everyone to consider e-learning tools and resources, now is a good time to assess its strengths and opportunities, and adapt to the new normal. Comment.(250 words) Reference: The …
Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. Issues relating to poverty and hunger. 2. Assess the concerns against the Aarogya Setu app and the arguments in favour of it and also suggest measures to address the concerns.(250 words) Reference: Economic Times Why this question: The Aarogya …
Topic: population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies. 1. A national policy aimed at reducing distress-induced migration on one hand and address conditions of work, terms of employment and access to basic necessities on the other is the need of the hour. Examine.(250 words) Reference: News on Air …
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Here is the Revision Module on Science & Technology which consists of important current affairs from May 2019 to February 2020. If you find errors, please send a mail to offline@insightsias.com. We shall recheck and make the changes accordingly. Happy Studies. All the Best . DOWNLOAD HERE
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: Modern Indian …
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Introduction: Rapid human population growth poses many challenges, especially food shortages, malnutrition, limited means of irrigation and shrinking land resources besides deteriorating environmental quality. Asia is the largest producer of rice in the world, with India, China, Taiwan, Indonesia and Bangladesh being among the top producers. Rice plays an important role in Indian agriculture, …
