EDITORIAL ANALYSIS : The death penalty and humanising criminal justice

Source: The Hindu   Prelims: Pardoning power of president, death penalty by different courts., article 21, Provisions for Death Penalty etc.   Mains GS Paper II: Government policies and interventions for development of various sectors and issues arising out of them, role of Judiciary, Death penalty and Arguments Related to it.   ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS The Supreme Court of …

Sansad TV: Our Presidents- Ramaswamy Venkataraman

  About:     He was an Indian lawyer, Indian independence activist and politician who served as a Union Minister and as the eighth president of India. He studied law and practised in the Madras High Court and the Supreme Court of India. In his young age, he was an activist of the Indian independence movementand participated in the Quit India …

EDITORIAL ANALYSIS :  The extra-constitutional delusions of Raj Bhavan

  Source: The Hindu   Prelims:Parliamentary democracy, Functions and responsibilities of Governor, state legislature etc   Mains GS Paper II:State Legislature -Structure, organization, functioning and conduct of business etc   ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS Kerala Governor said that individual Ministers that lower the dignity of the office of the Governor can invite action including withdrawal of pleasure”.   …

[ Admissions Open ] InsightsIAS Political Science & International Relations Optional Classes 2023 – Batch 2

    CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE FOR PSIR OPTIONAL CLASSES 2023 – Batch 2   Starts from : 28th Nov. 2022 Fee : Rs. 32500/- incl. taxes Early Bird Offer: 10% discount till 14th Nov. 2022 Old subscriber discount : 10%   PSIR is one of the popular optional among the UPSC aspirants, as the …

INSIGHTS IAS WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS MAGAZINE : 24th Oct – 29th Oct 2022

  InsightsIAS is delighted to present the 25th edition of the Weekly Current Affairs magazine. It is, as the name suggests, a compilation of the Daily CA initiative of the preceding week. Our motto at InsightsIAS has always been about simplifying UPSC exam preparation for you. This magazine will be an essential study aid – …

[Mission 2023] INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY 31 October 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 …

How RBI fell behind the curve in containing inflation

GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Indian Economy and issues   Source: Indian Express Directions: This Article has been taken from the Indian Express editorial. Go through it once to understand the basic concept.   Context: Very soon, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will convene to formulate its response to …

US’s National Security Strategy (NSS)

GS paper 2 Syllabus: Bilateral, regional and global grouping involving India and affecting India’s interests   Context: The United States has launched its National Security Strategy (NSS). All U.S. Presidents are mandated by the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 to bring out their NSS and to communicate the executive’s vision of national …

[MISSION 2023] Insights SECURE : Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 31 October 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: History of the world will include events from 18th century such as …