RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- GLOBAL CORPORATE TAX AND INDIA

Introduction: G7 countries have reached a deal on taxing multinational companies. G7 Finance ministers have agreed in principle to ratify 15 percent global minimum corporate tax rate to counter the possibility of countries undercutting each other to attract investments. New deal: The aim is to counter tax avoidance to make companies pay in the countries …

[Mission 2022] QUIZ – 2021: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 15 September 2021

  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 2021. It is not a test of your knowledge. If you score less, please …

[Mission 2022] INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY- 15 September 2021

    InstaLinks help you think beyond the issue but relevant to the issue from UPSC prelims and Mains exam point of view. These linkages provided in this ‘hint’ format help you frame possible questions in your mind that might arise(or an examiner might imagine) from each current event. InstaLinks also connect every issue to …

What is Quad?

GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate.   Context: US President Joe Biden will be hosting the first in-person meeting of the Quad countries on September 24. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Australian PM Scott Morrison and Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga will be present at the meeting. At the meeting, …

What is the Bill to scrap NEET in Tamil Nadu?

GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these.   Context: The Tamil Nadu Assembly has passed a Bill to dispense with the National Entrance cum Eligibility Test (NEET).   Why the bill to scrap NEET? The Assembly has passed this …

Consent of AG on Contempt Proceedings:

GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure.   Context: The Attorney General for India, K.K.Venugopal, has granted his consent to a lawyer for initiating contempt proceedings against the author of a YouTube video for allegedly making derogatory remarks against the judiciary in general, and the Supreme …

Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh

GS Paper 1 Topics Covered: Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues.   Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently laid the foundation stone for Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University in Aligarh. It will provide affiliation to 395 colleges of the Aligarh division.   Who …

[इनसाइट्स सिक्योर MISSION – 2022] दैनिक सिविल सेवा मुख्य परीक्षा उत्तर लेखन अभ्यास: 15 सितम्बर 2021

    How to Follow Secure Initiative? How to Self-evaluate your answer?  MISSION – 2022: YEARLONG TIMETABLE   सामान्य अध्ययन– I    विषय: स्वतंत्रता के पश्चात् देश के अंदर एकीकरण और पुनर्गठन। 1. गुटनिरपेक्ष आंदोलन (NAM) के गठन के क्या कारण थे? इसके गठन में भारत ने क्या भूमिका निभाई? अपने घोषित उद्देश्यों को प्राप्त …

[Mission 2022] ದೈನಂದಿನ ಪ್ರಚಲಿತ ಘಟನೆಗಳು ದಿನಾಂಕ – 14 ನೇ ಸೆಪ್ಟೆಂಬರ್ 2021

  ಪರಿವಿಡಿ:  ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಅಧ್ಯಯನ ಪತ್ರಿಕೆ 1: 1. ಸರಗಡಿ ಕದನ.   ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಅಧ್ಯಯನ ಪತ್ರಿಕೆ 2: 1. ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಹಣಕಾಸು ವರದಿ ಪ್ರಾಧಿಕಾರ (NFRA). 2. ಅಲ್ಪಸಂಖ್ಯಾತರ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಆಯೋಗ.   ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಅಧ್ಯಯನ ಪತ್ರಿಕೆ 3: 1. ಹಣಕಾಸು ನಷ್ಟ ಮತ್ತು ದಿವಾಳಿತನ ಕೋಡ್ (IBC). 2. ಇನ್ಪುಟ್ ಟ್ಯಾಕ್ಸ್ ಕ್ರೆಡಿಟ್ (ಐಟಿಸಿ) ಎಂದರೇನು? 3. ಹವಾಮಾನ ಬದಲಾವಣೆಯ ಕುರಿತು ಗ್ರೌಂಡ್ಸ್‌ವೆಲ್ ವರದಿ.   ಪೂರ್ವಭಾವಿ ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ವಿದ್ಯಮಾನಗಳು: 1. ಕ್ಲೈಮೇಟ್ …

Insights into Editorial: A selective nuclear policy

  Context: The resumption of North Korea’s largest fissile material production reactor, after operations were ceased in December 2018, has sparked speculation about its real and symbolic significance. The United Nations nuclear watchdog described the resumption of operations at North Korea’s Yongbyon nuclear reactor as “deeply troubling.” The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has underlined …

[MISSION 2022] Insights SECURE 2022 : Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 15 September 2021

    Click on EACH question to post/upload you answers. How to Follow Secure Initiative? How to Self-evaluate your answer?  MISSION – 2022: YEARLONG TIMETABLE Join IPM 3.0 to get an assured review of 2 secure answers everyday   General Studies – 1   Topic: Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country. 1. What were the …