Insights Daily Current Affairs, 11 February 2017 Paper 2 Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Mission XI Million With the vision of making football the sport of choice in India, Mission XI Million, the biggest school sport outreach …
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Insights Daily Current Affairs, 24 December 2016 Paper 2 Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources, issues relating to poverty and hunger. NITI Aayog launches the National Index for Performance on Health Outcomes NITI Aayog has launched the National Index for …
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Insights Daily Current Affairs, 01 December 2016 Paper 3 Topic: Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth. Trade costs of India remain high: UN body The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) said, in its …
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Insights Daily Current Affairs, 22 October 2016 Paper 3 Topic: Major crops cropping patterns in various parts of the country, different types of irrigation and irrigation systems storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints; e-technology in the aid of farmers. Central assistance for 99 prioritized irrigation …
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Insights Daily Current Affairs, 21 October 2016 Paper 2 Topic: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. Pakistan warns India against breaching Indus Water Treaty Amid reports that India might revisit the key Indus Water Treaty, Pakistan has warned “appropriate action” if …
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Insights Daily Current Affairs, 17 October 2016 Paper 3 Topic: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. Report on Palaeo Channel of North West India The government has released a Report on Palaeo Channel of North West India. What are Palaeochannels? They are remnant of once active rivers/streams …
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Insights Daily Current Affairs, 27 August 2016 Paper 2 Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. Indians spend 8 times more on private hospitals than on govt. ones The National Health Accounts (NHA) Estimates data for the financial year 2013-14 …
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Insights Daily Current Affairs, 17 August 2016 Paper 1 Topic: Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues. DoNER (Ministry Of Development Of North Eastern Region, North East India) Minister Remembers Tirot Sing’s Contribution to Freedom Struggle The sacrifices …
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Insights Daily Current Affairs, 15 August 2016 Paper 1 Topic: Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues. Independence Day India is celebrating its 70th Independence day today. The country became independent from British colonialism on this day in …
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Insights Daily Current Affairs, 09 August 2016 Paper 2 Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources, issues relating to poverty and hunger. MAA– a programme to promote breastfeeding Government has launched National Breastfeeding Promotion Programme– MAA (mothers’ absolute affection) to …
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Insights Daily Current Affairs, 04 August 2016 Former BSF D-G to head Naga ceasefire monitoring group Former Director General of BSF D.K. Pathak has been appointed as the new chairman of the Ceasefire Monitoring Group(CMG) that was created in 2001 to formalise a permanent peace accord with Naga groups. This is the …
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Insights Daily Current Affairs, 30 July 2016 Paper-2: Issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure, Mahadayi: Karnataka bandh may hit life today The Mahadayi water-sharing dispute has the states of Goa, Maharashtra and Karnataka vying for water from the Mahadayi river River Mahadayi Mahadayi, the west-flowing inter-state river in the Western …
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Insights Daily Current Affairs, 27 July 2016 Paper 2 Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Irom Sharmila to end fast, contest elections in Manipur Sixteen years after starting her hunger strike demanding the repeal of the Armed …
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Insights Daily Current Events, 24 June 2016 Paper 2 Topic: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. India’s NSG bid stops at China wall China has remained the last major obstacle in the way of India’s membership bid in the Nuclear Suppliers Group as …
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Insights Daily Current Events, 22 June 2016 Paper 3 Topic: conservation. NHAI to mitigate impacts on wildlife NHAI has approved an estimate of Rs. 58.16 Crore to mitigate impacts on Wildlife in Karnala Bird Sanctuary (KBS) for widening of part of Panvel – Indapur section of NH-17. This section constitutes the direct …
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Insights Daily Current Events, 21 May 2016 Paper 2 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. Centre sets up panel to relook defence spend The government has appointed a committee of experts to recommend measures to enhance …
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Insights Daily Current Events, 13 February 2016 Archives Paper 3 Topic: Disaster management. Review of Progress of Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP) The centre recently reviewed the progress of Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP). Focusing on the need for continuous improvement in the capacities of implementing agencies (IAs) about 44 trainings have …
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Insights into Editorial: A Case for Expanding DBT 08 January 2016 Article Link So far, Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) has been able to tackle two major issues associated with subsidies in India-targeting and leakages. This makes the time ripe to have DBT for all subsidy programmes. What is DBT? The government’s DBT plan involves transferring …
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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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