Day: July 25, 2020

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Appointment of Government Servants as Gram Panchayat Administrator

Topics Covered: Separation of powers between various organs dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions. Appointment of Government Servants as Gram Panchayat Administrator: Context: Recently, the Bombay High Court passed an interim order directing that a government servant of the local authority be appointed as an administrator of gram panchayats in Maharashtra. What’s the issue? The High …

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Madhubani Paintings:

Topics Covered: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. Madhubani Paintings: Context: Face masks adorned with Madhubani paintings in demand. About Madhubani paintings: Madhubani means ‘forest of honey’. It is a style of folk painting old enough to find mention in some of the …

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[Insights Secure – 2020] Mini Secure Revision Test: 25 July 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   Topic: Urbanization, their problems and their remedies. 1. The pandemic has forced us to reflect on the unequal and unplanned development of urban settlements and …

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Deluges in India time and again have displaced thousands of people, destroyed infrastructure, and wiped out rich, generations-old biodiversity. Critically analyze if it’s time to rework our flood control strategies

Topic: Disaster and disaster management. 7. Deluges in India time and again have displaced thousands of people, destroyed infrastructure, and wiped out rich, generations-old biodiversity. Critically analyze if it’s time to rework our flood control strategies (250 words) Reference: Hindustan Times 

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With India at the heart of a web of the illicit trade of gold, and threads spanning the globe and almost certainly financing conflict and corruption, discuss how the authorities must take action to remove incentives for gold smuggling and ensure the gold industry implements due diligence.

Topic: Security challenges and their management in border areas – linkages of organized crime with terrorism; money-laundering and its prevention. 6. With India at the heart of a web of the illicit trade of gold, and threads spanning the globe and almost certainly financing conflict and corruption, discuss how the authorities must take action to …

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In the current scenario of pandemic in India, agriculture sector has to play a lead role in economic recovery. However, policy intervention is imperative to make sure that farm prices do not crash and put a squeeze on farm incomes. Elaborate.

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. 5. In the current scenario of pandemic in India, agriculture sector has to play a lead role in economic recovery. However, policy intervention is …

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Though the defence trade deals forms the bedrock of the growing India-Israel partnership, both states are progressively relying on each other or find ways to allude to their entente cordiale. Critically Discuss.

Topic: India and its neighbourhood- relations. 4. Though the defence trade deals forms the bedrock of the growing India-Israel partnership, both states are progressively relying on each other or find ways to allude to their entente cordiale. Critically Discuss. (250 words) Reference: The Print , Hindustan Times 

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Frontline government workers such as Anganwadi workers, teachers, nurses etc face issues in their working conditions which need to be alleviated for better social sector indicators. Critically examine.

Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Human Resources. 3. Frontline government workers such as Anganwadi workers, teachers, nurses etc face issues in their working conditions which need to be alleviated for better social sector indicators. Critically examine. (250 words) Reference: The Hindu