[ Day 58 – August 16 , 2022] 75 Days Mains Revision Plan 2022 – International Relations & Ethics

  Q1. Quality health care depends on public awareness and public participation. Discuss (10M) Q2.What are quasi-judicial bodies? What are their functions? what are the recent issues related with quasi-judicial bodies in India. Analyze. (15M) Ethics What does this Quotation mean to you? Q3.“The whole is more than the sum of its parts” – Aristotle …

EDITORIAL ANALYSIS: The fragility of the Northeast’s integration

Source: The Hindu Prelims: Current events of National importance importance, North-East region, mapping of NE region etc Mains GS Paper II and III: India’s northeast region, importance of Northeast for India, security Issues etc   ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS The integration of Northeast India into mainstream Indian life has been on the national agenda from the very …

[Mission 2023] INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY 16 August 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 …

The temples that Jawaharlal Nehru built

GS1/ GS3 Syllabus: Post-independence India, Economy: Infrastructure   Source: The Hindu Direction: This editorial piece shows Nehru’s legacy. Can go through it once. No need to note it down. Context: On the 75th anniversary, the author highlights J.L Nehrus’ legacy In 1947, Nehru, as Prime Minister, inherited an India that was politically shattered, socially divided …

India’s big problem of low-quality employment

GS Paper 3 Source: Indian Express Direction: Go through it once. Try to understand the trend. No need to remember data/facts. Context:  A report titled “Impact Assessment Study of the Labour Reforms” was published recently, it analysed labour reforms conducted in Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh during the period 2004-05 …

Family needs to be at the heart of India’s health system

GS Paper 2 Syllabus:  Issues Relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.   Source: Indian Express Direction: Go through once to understand the issue. Context: Evaluation of health care in India Health Care System in India: multi-tiered structure. Village-level PHC: a community worker operates and provides services covering 12 diseases/needs. Block-level: there is a 30-bed community health …

WPP’s Projections on India

GS Paper 1 Syllabus: Society: Population   Source: The Hindu Direction: The world population prospectus report 2022 was released last month. This is just an analysis of the trend. Findings: India is at the 3rd stage of the demographic transition (DT). India is experiencing a slowing population growth rate due to constant low mortalityand rapidly declining fertility. Its population growth …

Heroes of India’s freedom struggle, mentioned by PM in his I-Day speech

GS Paper 1 Syllabus: The Freedom Struggle   Source: Indian Express, Indian Express Direction: No need to remember or overthink, just go through it once. Context:  In the Independence Day address to the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed “Nari shakti”, and paid tribute to various women leaders. Women Heroes …

[ Day 37 – Synopsis ] 75 Days Mains Revision Plan 2022 – Science & Technology & Ethics

    NOTE: Please remember that following ‘answers’ are NOT ‘model answers’. They are NOT synopsis too if we go by definition of the term. What we are providing is content that both meets demand of the question and at the same time gives you extra points in the form of background information. Science & …

[ Day 36 – Synopsis ] 75 Days Mains Revision Plan 2022 – Science & Technology & Ethics

    NOTE: Please remember that following ‘answers’ are NOT ‘model answers’. They are NOT synopsis too if we go by definition of the term. What we are providing is content that both meets demand of the question and at the same time gives you extra points in the form of background information. Science & …

[MISSION 2023] Insights SECURE : Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 16 August 2022

Click on EACH question to post/upload you answers.   How to Follow Secure Initiative? How to Self-evaluate your answer?  MISSION – 2023: 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 and …

Discuss the importance of Probity in public projects, which seeks to reduce vulnerabilities to corruption in Public Private Partnership projects (PPP).

Topic: Probity in Governance: Concept of public service; Philosophical basis of governance and probity; 7. Discuss the importance of Probity in public projects, which seeks to reduce vulnerabilities to corruption in Public Private Partnership projects (PPP). (150 Words) Difficulty level: Moderate Why the question: The question is part of the static syllabus of General studies …