Insights Daily Current Events, 03 November 2015 Archives Paper 2 Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. SC takes serious view of job scheme arrears The Supreme Court has sought the Centre’s response on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition, alleging haphazard implementation …
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Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 15 18 September 2015 Archives From today onwards, we will be starting current events quiz. The quiz will have 5-10 MCQs every day. The questions are mainly framed from The Hindu news articles. Hope you enjoy this quiz. If you like it, then please share it. Thank you. Note: Please …
Insights Daily Current Events, 05 August 2015 Archives Citizenship soon for those who fled religious persecution The Union Home Ministry has decided to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955, to grant citizenship to undocumented migrants who fled religious persecution in Pakistan and Bangladesh. The migrants include not just Hindus but also Buddhists, Christians, Zoroastrians, Sikhs and …
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Insights Daily Current Events, 31 July 2015 Archives State ready with draft anti-superstitions law The Kerala State government is all set to push its draft anti-superstitions legislation for discussion, before moving it. The working draft of the Kerala Exploitation by Superstition (Prevention) Act, 2014 says all acts “purported to be undertaken invoking supernatural or magical …
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[Insights Secure – 2015] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Events: 26 June 2015 Archives – Secure 2015 26 June 2015 If facing problem in loading of Disqus Comments, please clear Cache and Cookies in your Browser and then reload the page. This will solve the problem. Alternatively you can open the page in ‘incognito/safe browsing …
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Insights Daily Current Events, 20 June 2015 ARCHIVES Brightest early galaxy named after Ronaldo Scientists have discovered the brightest galaxy in the early universe that contains the first generation of stars. They have nicknamed it after popular Portuguese football player Cristiano Ronaldo. Details: Scientists say that these massive, brilliant, and previously purely theoretical objects were …
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Insights Daily Current Events, 01 June 2015 ARCHIVES NCSC seeks explanation from IIT-M The National Commission for Scheduled Castes has sought an explanation from the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras for derecognising the Ambedkar-Periyar Study Circle. If the IIT-M is found to be in violation of the law, especially the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention …
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ARCHIVES 30, November 2013 1.”Democratic decentralisation cannot be misunderstood to mean communitarian anarchy.” Comment. (150 Words) Indian Express Reference 2. What were the major outcomes of the UN climate negotiations in Warsaw? (150 Words) Indian Express 3. Explain the measures taken by the Union government in conserving the Tiger population in India. (150 Words) The …
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DOWNLOAD PDF NATIONAL Southern grid gets first flow from Kudankulam The first 1,000-MWe unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) was synchronised with the southern regional grid. The first reactor generated 75MWe and gradually notched up 160 MWe. Subsequently, it was successfully transmitted to the southern grid. The power will be further raised to …
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INTERNATIONAL India-Brazil on their take on Global Governance Of late, Snooping has become an area of concern w.r.t the mass surveillance that was carried out by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). So India, Brazil and other countries are gearing up to work out a strategy on “global governance of the cyberspace” to protect privacy, …
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Questions From The Hindu – 05/10/2013 Front Page 1. Why even so called developed states in India have large number of children suffering from malnutrition? Examine the plausible factors behind this anomaly. (150 Words) Link Opinion Page 2. Critically examine the main concerns of coastal Andhra and Rayalseema people against the formation of Telangana state. …
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