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Introduction: Mahatma Gandhi once said – Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed. Human beings have destroyed a tenth of Earth’s wilderness in the last 25 years and there may be none left within a century if trends continue. According to a study published in the journal Current …
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: Functions and …
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JOIN Insights Prelims TEST SERIES and Mains (IPM) TEST SERIES – 2021 NOTE: In the following I-CAN series every day a Mains question is given and its answer is discussed on the following day. You will learn how to write effective answer through this initiative. You will feel the ‘I CAN also write answers’ – …
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Table of Contents: GS Paper 2: 1. Ensure transport, food for migrants, SC tells Centre, States. 2. ILO urges PM not to dilute labour laws. 3. No WHO bar on India testing HCQ as preventive. 4. China’s security law for Hong Kong. 5. Both Koreas violated armistice agreement. GS Paper 3: 1. RT-LAMP based …
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RT-LAMP based test for Coronavirus What to study? For Prelims and Mains: RT- LAMP- key features and significance of the RT- LAMP based tests. Context: CSIR-IIIM & Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) to develop RT-LAMP based test for Coronavirus. What is Reverse Transcriptase-Loop Mediated Isothermal Amplification (RT-LAMP) test? COVID-19 RT-LAMP test is a nucleic acid based …
Topics Covered: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. Both Koreas violated armistice agreement What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Particulars and participants in the agreement, What is Korean War and implications of this agreement. Context: Both Koreas have breached their armistice agreement when they exchanged …
Topics Covered: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. China’s security law for Hong Kong What to study? For Prelims: Overview of the new law, how is Hong Kong administered? For Mains: International concerns expressed over this law, implications and ways to address these concerns. Context: Seventeen …
Topics Covered: Issues related to health. No WHO bar on India testing HCQ as preventive What to study? For Prelims: What is HCQ? What is it used for? For Mains: Its efficacy in treating COVID 19, concerns associated and way ahead. Context: World Health Organisation’s (WHO) recently announced moratorium on testing hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), the controversial …
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Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. ILO urges PM not to dilute labour laws What to study? For Prelims and Mains: States which have relaxed labour laws, impact and implications and ways to address them. Context: The International Labour Organisation (ILO) …
Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Ensure transport, food for migrants, SC tells Centre, States What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Supreme Court’s verdict, concerns expressed and ways to address the challenges being faced by migrant labourers. Context: Supreme court …
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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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Context: As India, along with the rest of the world, grapples with the public health crisis caused by COVID-19, it faces many unique challenges. The most acute problem is faced by migrant labourers: They have no work, no source of income, no access to basic necessities, no quality testing facilities, no protective gear, and no …
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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: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. 1. Comment on the unique features …
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Topic: Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices; Public Distribution System- objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues of buffer stocks and food security; Technology missions; economics of animal-rearing. 7. Examine the problem of locust invasion that has caused an unusual threat to food security and livelihood in parts of East and …
Topic: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, biotechnology and issues relating to intellectual property rights. 6. Analyze the trends in the domain of technology and data, and evaluate the Interdependence between technology and geopolitics in a …
Topic: Disaster and disaster management. 5. The quadruple whammy of Covid-19, the lockdown, migrants’ resettlement and the cyclone in the West Bengal underlines the need to relook at the Disaster Management cycle in the country, Examine.(250 words) Reference: Hindustan Times Why this question: The question is based on the current situation of super cyclone that has …
