Introduction: The Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday appealed to people of Visakhapatnam not to panic and cooperate with authorities working to bring under control the situation following a gas leak from a chemical plant there. A major leak from a polymer plant LG Polymers near Visakhapatnam impacted villages in a five-km radius, leaving at …
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Table of Contents: GS Paper 2: 1. What is Stringency Index? 2. European Court of Justice (ECJ). 3. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). GS Paper 3: 1. Locust attacks. 2. Tiger Population Rises to 96 in West Bengal’s Sundarbans. 3. World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD). Facts for Prelims: 1. The Resistance Front. 2. …
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Topics Covered: Conservation related issues. World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) What to study? For prelims and mains: WMBD- theme and significance, features of CMS. Context: The World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) 2020 was observed on 9th May 2020. It helps to raise global awareness about threats faced by migratory birds, their ecological importance, and need for …
Topics Covered:Conservation related issues. Tiger Population Rises to 96 in West Bengal’s Sundarbans What to study? For prelims and mains: Threats posed by climate change to Sundarbans and Bengal tigers, measures needed. Context: The number of Royal Bengal Tigers in West Bengal’s Sundarbans has risen to 96, up by eight, according to the latest census. …
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Topics Covered: Major crops cropping patterns in various parts of the country, different types of irrigation and irrigation systems storage. Locust attacks What to study? For Prelims: What are locusts, how they affect crops? Affected countries. For Mains: Concerns, effects, challenges and ways to address them. Context: Locusts normally arrive during July-October, but have already …
Topics covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) What to study? For Prelims: AIIB- structure, voting and share of countries, NIIF. For Mains: AIIB- significance, need for infrastructure funding. Context: Recently, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved US$ 500 million for ‘Covid-19 Emergency Response and …
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Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. European Court of Justice (ECJ) What to study? For Prelims: ECJ- composition, objectives and functions. For Mains: Significance of ECJ, relevance and challenges to its authority. Why in News? Germany’s constitutional court has questioned the legality of a past ruling of the European Court …
Topics Covered: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures. What is Stringency Index? What to study? For Prelims: Overview and features, India’s performance. For Mains: Significance of the index and relevance for India. Why in News? A Stringency …
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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 1. “The covid-19 pandemic has hit the poor the hardest in India, with locked factories and other workplaces triggering the biggest internal migration since Partition”. …
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7. Write short notes on; (i) Nishkama Karma (ii) ‘pride’ in Jain morality (iii) soul force (iv) Bread labour. (250 words) Reference: Ethics, Integrity & Aptitude – G Subba Rao & P N Roy Chowdhury.
6. Briefly distinguish Hindu ethics from hedonism, utilitarianism and Kantianism. (250 words) Reference: Ethics by Lexicon Publications
5. The recent Vizag chemical leak incident is a wake-up call to ensure industrial safety in the countr Discuss. (250 words) Reference: Hindustan Times
4. Lessons learnt from the SARS epidemic have helped shape East Asian countries’ response to the Covid-19 outbr What lessons do you think can India learn from these countries? Elucidate.(250 words) Reference: Indian Express
3. Discuss the role played by and the key objectives of integrated disease surveillance programme (IDSP) of government of India. (GS-2) Reference: Hindustan Times
2. Critically examine the economics of Alcohol addiction in the counter (250 words) Reference: Indian Express
1. “The covid-19 pandemic has hit the poor the hardest in India, with locked factories and other workplaces triggering the biggest internal migration since Partition”. Critically examine. (250 words) Reference: Indian Express
