INSIGHTS
Topics Covered: Conservation related issues. Ramsar sites in India What to study? For Prelims: Ramsar sites in India, overview of the convention. For Mains: Significance of wetlands, need for conservation, challenges. Context: India has added 10 more wetlands to sites protected by the Ramsar Convention. With this, a total of 37 sites in the country have been […]
Topics Covered: Conservation related issues. Cheetah reintroduction project What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Cheetah reintroduction project and its significance, challenges therein. Context: The Supreme Court has allowed the Centre to introduce the African cheetah to a suitable habitat in India. Background: The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) had previously told the Supreme Court that African cheetahs […]
Topics covered: Awareness in space. Spitzer telescope What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Features and objectives of the telescope, significant achievements. Context: Spitzer space telescope of NASA will be retired on January 30, 2020. Spitzer is going to shut down permanently after about 16 years of exploring the cosmos in infrared light. Background: Launched into […]
Topics Covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971 What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Key features, need for amendments and significance. Context: Moving to ease abortion laws in the country, the Union Cabinet is set […]
Topics Covered: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential. Bhuvan Panchayat 3.0 What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Key features and significance. Context: The Bhuvan Panchayat V 3.0 web portal was recently launched. About Bhuvan Panchayat Version 3.0: Bhuvan Panchayat is part of ISRO’s Space-based Information Support for Decentralised […]
Topics Covered: India and it’s neighbours. Import duty on palm oil cut What to study? For Prelims: What is import duty? India’s palm oil consumption, why refining is necessary? For Mains: Implications of this move on Malayasia and India. Context: India has cut import duty on crude palm oil (CPO) and refined, bleached and deodorised […]
QUIZ – 2020: Insights Static Quiz, 29 January 2020 – Geography
Topic: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. 7. Discuss the importance and role played by Wetlands in the Ecological conservation of Earth. (250 words) Reference: The Hindu Why this question: 37 sites in the country have been freshly recognized under the international treaty of Ramsar Convention. Key demand of the question: Discuss in […]
Topic: Disaster and disaster management. 6. What do you understand by a public health emergency of international concern? Present the case of Corona outbreak in China while discussing the preparedness of India for such an epidemic. (250 words) Reference: Live Mint Why this question: Wuhan has been the epicenter of this spread of Coronavirus. There […]
Topic: Disaster and disaster management. 5. Discuss in detail the Institutional Framework for Disaster Management in India. (250 words) Reference: VikasPedia Why this question: The question is direct from the static portions of GS paper III. Key demand of the question: One must discuss in detail the Institutional Framework for Disaster Management in India. Directive: Discuss […]
Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Technology missions. 4. Biotechnology in cotton, post its introduction, has led to transformational changes in India’s cotton cultivation. Do you agree? Comment. (250 words) Reference: The Hindu Why this question: The article presents with arguments for […]
Topic: Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these. Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary; Ministries and Departments of the Government; pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity. 3. Criminalization of politics has been a […]
Topic: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures. 2. With Data being the new oil, National Data and Analytics Platform will work to democratize access to publicly available government data. Elucidate. (250 words) Reference: Economic Times Why this […]
Topic: Indian Culture will cover the salient aspects of Art forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. 1. Trace the Socio-economic life of the regional kingdoms in Medieval India. (250 words) Reference: Class XI NCERT Medieval India by Satish Sharma, Class XI NCERT Ancient India by Satish Sharma Why this question: The question […]
Topics Covered: Security challenges and their management in border areas; linkages of organized crime with terrorism. Govt signs accord with NDFB, ABSU to resolve Bodo issue What to study? For Prelims: Who are Bodos and What is Bodoland? For Mains: Bodo dispute- timeline, demands, concerns and ways to address them. Context: The Ministry of Home […]
Topics Covered: Indigenization of technology and developing new technology. Polycrack technology What to study? For Prelims: Polycrack, how it works? For Mains: Need for and significance. Context: The country’s first Government-owned Waste-to-Energy Plant was recently commissioned at the Mancheswar Carriage Repair Workshop in Odisha. The plant, a patented technology called Polycrack, is first-of-its-kind in the […]
Topics covered: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. National Population Register (NPR) What to study? For prelims and mains: NPR- features, composition and uses. Context: Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Pleas Against National Population Register. What’s the issue? Various petitions have been filed challenging the NPR. The concern […]
Topics Covered: Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these. Legislative Council What to study? For Prelims: Features, composition and formation of legislative councils. For Mains: Significance and issues related. Context: Andhra Pradesh Cabinet has approved a statutory resolution seeking the abolition of the […]
Topics Covered: Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues. Lala Lajpat Rai What to study? For Prelims: Key contributions of lal rai and related facts. For Mains: Significance of his contributions. Context: Lala Lajpat Rai’s 155th birth anniversary celebrated on January 28, 2020. His […]
Topic: Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology. 7. The development of the anti-satellite (A-SAT) missile capability clenches vast implications for India. Explain and also discuss the associated concerns with the Mission Shakti.(250 words) Reference: The Hindu Why this question: India showcased its anti-satellite (A-SAT) missile capability of the […]