[इनसाइट्स सिक्योर MISSION – 2022] मिनी सिक्योर रिवीजन टेस्ट: 6 नवम्बर 2021

    How to Follow Secure Initiative? How to Self-evaluate your answer?  MISSION – 2022: YEARLONG TIMETABLE   निम्नलिखित प्रश्नों के उत्तर 150 शब्दों में दीजिए: सामान्य अध्ययन– I    1. पृथ्वी पर तापमान वितरण में स्थानिक एवं सामयिक भिन्नताओं तथा इसके कारणों पर एक लेख लिखिए। (150 शब्द, 10 अंक)   2.ऑपरेशन कैक्टस ने …

[Mission 2022] QUIZ – 2021: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 6 November 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- 6 November 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 …

Stubble Burning and its impact on health:

GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Conservation and Pollution related issues.   Context: A study was conducted recently in six villages of Patiala, Punjab on Stubble Burning and impacts on health.   Key findings of the study: Pollution from stubble burning significantly reduced lung function and was particularly harmful to rural women. The concentrations of PM2.5, the …

What are Technical Textiles?

GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Indigenization of technology and developing new technology.   Context: The Centre is targeting five times’ increase in export of technical textiles in three years.   Technical Textiles market and India’s share in it: The world market for technical textiles is $250 billion and India’s share is $19 billion. The biggest players …

Edible oil prices

GS Paper 3 Topics Covered: Major crops cropping patterns in various parts of the country.   Edible oil prices Context: The prices of most major cooking oils have dropped and stabilised across the country in the run-up to Diwali.   Reasons for the drop in prices: Stabilisation of global prices. Duty cuts. Cut in wholesale prices …

Hamas and Gaza Strip:

GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora.   Context: Egypt is seeking to reach an agreement on a cease-fire between Israel and the Palestinian resistance group Hamas in Gaza.   The Agreement includes: Long-term cease-fire, a prisoner swap, humanitarian aid to Gaza and …