Day: June 18, 2022

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[Mission 2023] INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY 18 June 2022

  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 their …

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UK lawsuit accusing Apple of throttling the performance of older iPhones

Gs paper-4 Syllabus: Values and Ethics in Public Administration – Corporate Governance   Context: Gustin Guttman, a consumer rights campaigner in the United Kingdom, is launching a class-action suit against Apple seeking damages of around $935 million for throttling the performance of some of the older versions of the iPhone. The suit claims that Apple abused its …

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WTO strikes global trade deals

Gs paper-3 Syllabus:  Effects of liberalisation on the economy (post-1991 changes), changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth.   Context: The World Trade Organization’s164 members (12th Ministerial Conference) in a historic step approved a series of trade agreements including commitments on fish, a partial waiver of intellectual property (IP) rights for COVID-19 …

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What is the Inter-State Council (ISC)?

Gs paper-2 Syllabus: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies.   Context: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin wrote to Prime Minister, asking that at least three meetings of the Inter-State Council should be held every year to “strengthen the spirit of cooperative federalism”. Other suggestions: Discuss important bills in ISC first: Bills of national …

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Govt to tweak ancient monuments act to make it flexible

Gs paper-1 Syllabus: Indian Culture – Salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times.   Context: The government is working to bring amendments to the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (AMASR) Act-1958, which stipulates area around the protected monuments to make it “more flexible and friendly”. What is …

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[MISSION 2022] सिक्योर 2022: दैनिक सिविल सेवा मुख्य परीक्षा उत्तर लेखन अभ्यास: 9 जून 2022

  How to Follow Secure Initiative? How to Self-evaluate your answer?  MISSION – 2022: YEARLONG TIMETABLE   सामान्य अध्ययन– I   विषय: स्वतंत्रता संग्राम- इसके विभिन्न चरण और देश के विभिन्न भागों से इसमें अपना योगदान देने वाले महत्त्वपूर्ण व्यक्ति/उनका योगदान। सूरत विभाजन के क्या कारण थे? राष्ट्रीय आंदोलन पर इसके अल्पकालिक एवं दीर्घकालिक प्रभावों …

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[MISSION 2023] Mini Secure Revision Test: 18 June 2022

  How to Follow Secure Initiative? How to Self-evaluate your answer?  MISSION – 2022: YEARLONG TIMETABLE   Answer the following questions in 150 words: General Studies – 1   1. The simmering discontent of the tribal people broke out into popular uprisings in different parts of India at different points of time due to the …

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Evaluate the performance of Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS). The issue underutilisation and misutilisation of MPLADS funds poses some serious question to the viability of the scheme in the future. Analyse.

  8. Evaluate the performance of Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS). The issue underutilisation and misutilisation of MPLADS funds poses some serious question to the viability of the scheme in the future. Analyse. Reference: Down to Earth