PRIME (Pre-cum-Mains Enrichment Notes for UPSC) – November 2022

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

Why have countries failed to meet their biodiversity goals?

GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Conservation, environmental pollution, and degradation, environmental impact assessment.   Source: Indian Express  Context: Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) are meeting in Montreal, Canada for a new global agreement on halting environmental loss. Many of the 24 conservation targets under discussion at the 15th Conference of the …

Action against pharma pollution

GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Issues related to health   Source: DTE  Direction: The article discusses pharma/drug pollution, its causes, effect and the way ahead to reduce it.  Context: According to a paper published in the journal The Lancet, pharmaceutical pollution is an overlooked but urgent issue that needs coordinated action from across the pharmaceutical, healthcare …

ILO declaration urges countries to ensure labour protection

GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Indian Economy and issues relating to Planning, Mobilization of Resources, Growth, Development and Employment   Source: TH  Direction: The article covers Singapore Declaration, which highlights certain reforms to ensure labour protection, and measures to be taken by governments. Do look out for the previous articles on labour published recently- New labour …

Behind Mumbai’s unusually foul air, changes in wind patterns

GS Paper 1 Syllabus: Geographical phenomenon and their environmental impacts   Source: IE  Direction: The article mainly highlights how local winds like sea breezes could influence the pollution level of a place.  Context: Over the last month, air quality in India’s financial hub, Mumbai, has been noticeably worse than in prior years, giving Mumbaikars a …

EDITORIAL ANALYSIS : The G-20 can be the UN Security Council alternative

  Source: The Hindu   Prelims: Current events of international importance, G20, UNSC etc. Mains GS Paper II: Significance of G20 countries, Bilateral, regional and global grouping and agreements involving India or affecting India’s interests.   ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS India formally assumed the G20 Presidency, from The Prime Minister said that India looks forward to a …

EDITORIAL ANALYSIS : Expand the food safety net without any more delay

  Source: The Hindu Prelims: Current events of national and national and international importance(NFSA, PDS, NITI Ayog etc) Mains GS Paper III: Issues related to poverty and hunger, institutions and bodies constituted for the protection of vulnerable sections of society etc   ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS The National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013, through the Public Distribution …

Sansad TV: India-Bangladesh Ties

Relationship: Bangladesh is closely linked to India through its shared culture and ethnicity with West Bengal. India’s links with Bangladesh are civilizational, cultural, social and economic. Bangladeshis are grateful for Indian support and sacrifices in 1971. India played the great role in emergence of independent Bangladesh and was the first country to recogniseBangladesh as separate state. …

OGP(Offline & Online Guidance Program) | DELHI Batch -Students’ Testimonials | UPSC | Insights IAS

ADMISSIONS ARE OPEN For OGP 2024: Online and offline at Bengaluru and Delhi branches Bengaluru: Batch starts on 18th January 2023 Fee for offline classes: Rs. 1,25,000 Fee for online classes: Rs. 1,12,000   Delhi Batch starts on 16th January 2023 (Exclusive in Delhi) Fee for offline classes: Rs. 1,15,000 Fee for online classes: Rs. …

[MISSION 2023] Mini Secure Revision Test: 10 December 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. Explain the process of tropical cyclogenesis with an emphasis on the main factors responsible for tropical cyclogenesis. Reference: Indian Express , Insights on India 2. The …

Protecting forests and grasslands can help slow climate change by promoting carbon storage in soil and plants. Elaborate. Throw light on the potential of 30×30 initiative in conserving and protecting at least 30 per cent of Earth’s surface, on land and at sea, by 2030.

  10. Protecting forests and grasslands can help slow climate change by promoting carbon storage in soil and plants. Elaborate. Throw light on the potential of 30×30 initiative in conserving and protecting at least 30 per cent of Earth’s surface, on land and at sea, by 2030. Reference: Down to Earth

Evaluate the performance of the monetary policy committee in achieving its stated objective of containing inflation in the prescribed bandwidth. How will the recent the move to increase the benchmark interest rate by 35 basis points affect the Indian economy?

  9. Evaluate the performance of the monetary policy committee in achieving its stated objective of containing inflation in the prescribed bandwidth. How will the recent the move to increase the benchmark interest rate by 35 basis points affect the Indian economy? Reference: Insights on India

Do you think that the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) for the appointment and transfer of judges to the higher judiciary in India was a much more efficient and transparent body than the existing collegium system?

  8. Do you think that the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) for the appointment and transfer of judges to the higher judiciary in India was a much more efficient and transparent body than the existing collegium system? Reference: The Hindu , Insights on India

[Reminder] Scholarship Test – UPSC CSE Prelims 2023: Advanced Prelims Enrichment Course (APEC)

    Insights IAS is delighted to present its flagship initiative for Prelims: APEC(ADVANCED PRELIMS ENRICHMENT COURSE)!   WHAT IS APEC? Advanced Prelims Enrichment Course will help you cover the COMPLETE syllabus for the Prelims Exam in a structured manner. APEC aims at a strategic revision of all GS subjects(including CSAT) ensuring the enhancement of …