Day: January 28, 2023

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[Mission 2023] INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY 28 January 2023

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 ina 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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Cheetah project to bring in 12 big cats from South Africa

GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Environment, Conservation   Source: TH  Direction: The article highlights the significance of cheetah reintroduction in India.  Context: India has signed an agreement with South Africa to translocate 12 cheetahs (seven male and five female) to the Kuno Palpur National Park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh.   Background: ‘Cheetah’ (Acinonyx Jubatus Venaticus) originates …

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Fighting The Big G

GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Indian Economy Source: TOI Context: Google this week began to change the business model used in India to push its Android operating system (OS) and the Google Play Store. The change was triggered by the Supreme Court setting January 26 as the deadline for Google to comply with the Competition Commission …

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UNDP India launches campaign to drive an inclusive circular economy

GS Paper 2 Source: ET   Context: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched a campaign to drive an inclusive circular economy as part of its initiative to promote sustainability.    Key features of the campaign: The project is a scale-up of existing partnership under UNDP’s flagship Plastic Waste Management Programme to develop a sustainable …

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The Indus Waters Treaty, and why India has issued notice to Pakistan seeking changes

GS Paper 2 Syllabus: International Relations   Source: IE  Direction: The article covers the Indus Waters Treaty and why it is a bone of contention between India and Pakistan.  It also briefly covers the current state of India-Pak relations.   Context: New Delhi has issued a notice to Islamabad seeking modification of the Indus Waters …

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Lessons from COVID: Jharkhand’s 1st survey of migrants

GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Governance, Indian Economy and issues relating to Planning, Mobilization of Resources, Growth, Development and Employment   Source: IE  Direction: The article tries to give an overview of migration in India and the reasons for internal migration and the size of the migrant labour force, issues faced by them, etc.    Context: …

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[MISSION 2023] RTM(Revision through MCQs)- 27 Jan 2023

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EDITORIAL ANALYSIS : India’s groundwater governance is in better shape

  Source: The Hindu   Prelims: Current events of national and international importance(Ground water, world Bank, Jal Shakti Abhiyan, Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABY) and the National Project on Aquifer Management (NAQUIM) etc Mains GS Paper III: Geographical features and their locations- change in critical geographical features etc   ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS India, with nearly 18% of …

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EDITORIAL ANALYSIS : The moral and intellectual crises in economic policies

  Source: The Hindu   Prelims: Indian Economy(WEF, G20, employment, gig workers, GDP, ASHA, Economic reforms etc Mains GS Paper III: Indian economy and issues related to planning, mobilization of resources, Effect of liberalization on the economy etc   ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS Davos and Delhi have framed the moral and intellectual crises affecting Indian economic policies. …

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Master the various judgements that have shaped women’s REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS for UPSC CSE with i-PEN

  Watch the video here:     Dear Students, At Insights IAS, we are committed to providing innovative solutions to help simplify your UPSC CSE preparation. In line with this mission, we are excited to announce the launch of i-PEN, our new Prelims Enrichment Notes initiative. i-PEN is a collection of short, 5-minute videos that …

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Sansad TV: Perspective- Drug-Resistant Microbes

    Introduction: The Indian Council of Medical Research has found in its research that disease-causing microbes are increasingly becoming resistant to antibiotics due to the rampant use of drugs. This can prove to be very dangerous in the future as diseases caused by drug-resistant microbes will become very difficult for doctors to treat. The …

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Sansad TV: Perspective- The Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022

    Introduction: Parliament has passed the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022. The Bill seeks to amend the Energy Conservation Act 2001 to facilitate the achievement of COP-26 goals and introduce concepts such as mandated use of non-fossil sources and carbon credit trading to ensure faster decarbonisation of the Indian economy. This Bill empowers the …

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[MISSION 2023] Mini Secure Revision Test: 28 January 2023

  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. Evaluate the role played by the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) countries, especially India during the Cold war era. Did India remain truly non-aligned? Reference: Insights on India , Insights …

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Electric vehicles (EVs) must focus on long-term, concerted, unidirectional effort to ensure this sector is self-reliant and a gets the country closer to the eventuality of being a net-zero emissions economy. Discuss.

  10. Electric vehicles (EVs) must focus on long-term, concerted, unidirectional effort to ensure this sector is self-reliant and a gets the country closer to the eventuality of being a net-zero emissions economy. Discuss. Reference: Indian Express , Insights on India

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Trans fats are easy to use, inexpensive to produce and last a long time. Regulating the limit of industrially produced trans- fats in food products has been enacted by many countries as they contribute to significant negative health effects. Analyse.

  9. Trans fats are easy to use, inexpensive to produce and last a long time. Regulating the limit of industrially produced trans- fats in food products has been enacted by many countries as they contribute to significant negative health effects. Analyse. Reference: Down to Earth

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While the constitutional reasoning that resulted in the institution of Governor may still hold good today, the metamorphosis in Indian politics calls for transformed gubernatorial functioning. Critically analyse.

  8. While the constitutional reasoning that resulted in the institution of Governor may still hold good today, the metamorphosis in Indian politics calls for transformed gubernatorial functioning. Critically analyse. Reference: The Hindu , Insights on India