Day: February 9, 2022

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India’s patent waiver plan at WTO and issues associated:

GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: IP Related issues.   India’s patent waiver plan at WTO and issues associated: Context: A proposal was taken up at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiations, in 2020, to “temporarily waive” intellectual property rights (IPR) held, by primarily Western countries, on vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics for covid-19. This proposal was …

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What is Quad?

GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate.   Context: With China and Russia coming closer, the US has planned to “enhance cooperation, engagement, strategic and economic ties” with its Quad partners.   Focus areas: To further bolster ties between their countries at all levels of government while finding …

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[इनसाइट्स सिक्योर MISSION – 2022] दैनिक सिविल सेवा मुख्य परीक्षा उत्तर लेखन अभ्यास: 9 फरवरी 2022

  How to Follow Secure Initiative? How to Self-evaluate your answer?  MISSION – 2022: YEARLONG TIMETABLE   सामान्य अध्ययन– I   विषय: भारतीय संस्कृति, जिसमें प्राचीन काल से आधुनिक काल तक के कला के रूप, साहित्य और वास्तुकला के मुख्य पहलू शामिल होंगे। 1. भारतीय समाज में प्रारंभिक वैदिक काल से उत्तर वैदिक काल तक …

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Insights into Editorial: The need to boost labour income and consumption expenditure

  Context: The Union Budget for 2022-23 has projected a fiscal deficit of 6.4% of nominal GDP, a narrowing from the 6.9% assumed in the revised estimates for the current fiscal year ending on March 31. Finance Minister said the move was “consistent with the broad path of fiscal consolidation announced” by her last year …

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[MISSION 2022] Insights SECURE 2022 : Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 9 February 2022

    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 4.0 to get an assured review of 2 secure answers everyday   General Studies – 1   Topic: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, literature …

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“I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self.” ― Aristotle

Topic: Human Values – lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; 7. What does this quote means to you? (150 words) “I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self.” ― Aristotle Difficulty level: Moderate Why the question: The …

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“We are like chameleons, we take our hue and the colour of our moral character, from those who are around us.” ― John Locke

Topic : Human Values – lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; 6. What does this quote means to you? (150 words) “We are like chameleons, we take our hue and the colour of our moral character, from those who are around us.” ― John Locke Difficulty level: Moderate Why the …

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Accelerate Vigyan (AV) strives to provide a big push to high-end scientific research and prepare scientific manpower which can venture into research careers and knowledge-based economy. Discuss.

Topic: Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology. 5. Accelerate Vigyan (AV) strives to provide a big push to high-end scientific research and prepare scientific manpower which can venture into research careers and knowledge-based economy. Discuss. (250 words) Difficulty level: Moderate Reference: Down to Earth Why the question: …

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Critically examine the potential of the Union Budget 2022-23 to create meaningful employment and long-term sustainable growth.

Topic: Government Budgeting. 4. Critically examine the potential of the Union Budget 2022-23 to create meaningful employment and long-term sustainable growth. (250 words) Difficulty level: Tough Reference: Indian Express Why the question: A crisis is also a crucible of reform. The Union budget 2022-23 strives to enact economic reforms for the country that is recovering …

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Do you think opinion polls should be banned as they are antithetical to free and fair elections? Critically analyse.

Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. 3. Do you think opinion polls should be banned as they are antithetical to free and fair elections? Critically analyse. (250 words) Difficulty level: Moderate Reference: Indian Express Why the question: Every election season, we find …

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Buddhism originated as an alternative tradition to the excessive importance given to rituals and sacrifices in Vedic tradition. Examine.

Topic: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. 2. Buddhism originated as an alternative tradition to the excessive importance given to rituals and sacrifices in Vedic tradition. Examine. (250 words) Difficulty level: Moderate Reference: Class 11th – T.N History (New Edition) Why the question: …

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Delineate the changes that were witnessed from early Vedic period to the later Vedic period in the Indian society.

Topic: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. 1. Delineate the changes that were witnessed from early Vedic period to the later Vedic period in the Indian society. (250 words) Difficulty level: Easy Reference: Class 11th – T.N History (New Edition) Why the question: …

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