STEP UP for UPSC CSE MAINS 2022 | Round 2 | Discussion Videos

  Hello Dear Students, We are releasing a valuable resource: the discussion videos for the recently conducted STEP UP MOCK Exams for UPSC CSE MAINS 2022. Please download the question papers and synopsis for Round 2 of Step-Up here and for Round 1 from here. We hope that you all find these videos beneficial! We …

ESSAY SYNOPSIS : “What is to give light must endure burning.”

  Light can be a distraction: Much has been said about light, almost nothing about darkness. But darkness is much deeper phenomenon than what light is. Light comes and goes darkness remains; it never comes, it never goes. Light is not eternal because it needs fuel, some kind of fuel. We have light on earth …

ESSAY SYNOPSIS : “We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.”

    Anecdote:It was on the edge of Berlin on July 14, 1930, that science andspirituality came together in one of the most intellectually stimulating conversations in history, as Albert Einstein met with the Indian philosopher Rabindranath Tagore in his own house .The question of meaning of reality was thecentral subject of a fascinating dialog between Einstein …

EDITORIAL ANALYSIS : Moving out of the shadows, from silence to assertion

Source: The Hindu   Prelims: Triple Talaq, Talaq-e-hasan, khula, Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) etc Mains GS Paper II: Institutions and policies constituted for the protection and betterment of vulnerable sections of society etc   ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS A Talaq-e-Hasan petition filed by a Ghaziabad-based woman, seeking to make the divorce pronounced by the husband at an …

[Mission 2023] INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY 10 September 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 …

Betting on green hydrogen to fulfil energy needs is‘ risky’

GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Science and Technology and Environmental Conservation   Source: D2E Direction: Have basic notes on ‘Green Hydrogen’ esp. those giving Mains this time   Context: As per the study published in the journal Nature Energy, Green hydrogen would likely supply less than 1 per cent of final energy globally by 2035.    What …

Basic skills are poor in Hindi, but poorer in regional languages

GS paper 2 Syllabus: Issues related to the development of the social sector involving education etc   Source: The Hindu, The Hindu Direction: There are too many data and points. No need to remember those. Just understand the crux of the issues.   Context: Foundational learning of students in Hindi is poor but their performance …

[Mission 2022] INSIGHTS करेंट अफेयर्स+ पीआईबी नोट्स [ DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB Summary in HINDI ] 8 September 2022

विषयसूची सामान्य अध्ययन-II गैर सरकारी संगठनों की सीएसआर फंडिंग सामान्य अध्ययन-III अंतरराष्ट्रीय व्यापार को ‘रुपये’ में किए जाने पर सरकार का जोर: क्यों और कैसे मुख्य परीक्षा संवर्धन हेतु पाठ्य सामग्री (निबंध/नैतिकता) वरिष्ठ नागरिकों को साहचर्य प्रदान करने वाला एक स्टार्ट-अप-‘गुडफेलो’ साहचर्य की बढ़ती आवश्यकता रोजगार-योग्य कौशल पर संशोधित पाठ्यक्रम प्रारम्भिक परीक्षा हेतु तथ्य यूनेस्को …

[MISSION 2023] Mini Secure Revision Test: 10 September 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. Four years since the landmark LGBT verdict, but for the Indian LGBTQIA+ community, a truly inclusive society remains a distant dream. Comment. Reference: Indian Express …

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) benefits a firm just as much as it benefits the community. CSR initiatives can strengthen the relationship between workers and businesses, and contribute positively to the society. Analyse.

  8. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) benefits a firm just as much as it benefits the community. CSR initiatives can strengthen the relationship between workers and businesses, and contribute positively to the society. Analyse. Reference: The Hindu , Insights on India

The national tele-mental health programme is a good step towards addressing gaps in mental health treatment in the country. But its capacity to reach a large audience and reduce stigma associated with mental illnesses in society will determine its success. Analyse.

  7. The national tele-mental health programme is a good step towards addressing gaps in mental health treatment in the country. But its capacity to reach a large audience and reduce stigma associated with mental illnesses in society will determine its success. Analyse. Reference: Insights on India