Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 06 April 2019

Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 06 April 2019 Relevant articles from PIB:   Topics Covered: Infrastructure   FAME 2 scheme   What to study? For Prelims and Mains: FAME- India scheme- features, significance and potential.   Context: NITI Aayog & Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) Release Technical Analysis of FAME II Scheme. Report looks at …

Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 05 April 2019

Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 05 April 2019 Relevant articles from PIB: Paper 1: Topics Covered: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times.   Maharshi Badrayan Vyas Samman’ Awards   What to study? For Prelims and Mains: About Maharshi Badrayan, contributions and awards, …

Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 04 April 2019

Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 04 April 2019 Relevant articles from various News Papers:   Paper 3: Topics Covered: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.   In News- Purchasing Managers Index (PMI)   What to study? Prelims: What PMI and how is it derived? Mains: Economic …

Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 02 April 2019

Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 02 April 2019 Relevant articles from various News Papers: Paper 3: Topics Covered: Disaster and disaster management.   Forest fires threatening Odisha’s flora and fauna   What to study? For Prelims: Causes, effects and benefits of forest fires, MODIS- objectives and significance. For Mains: Concerns, why they are on …

Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 01 April 2019

Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 01 April 2019 Relevant articles from PIB: Paper 2: Topics Covered: Transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures.   Community Radio Stations and SVEEP   What to study? For Prelims: What are Community radio stations and what is SVEEP. For Mains: Significance of community radio stations and challenges …

Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 29 March 2019

Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 29 March 2019 Relevant articles from various News Papers: Paper 3: Topics Covered: Conservation related issues.   Island protection zone (IPZ) 2019 for Andaman and Nicobar   What to study? For Prelims: Key features of IPZ notification, overview of geographical location of A&N Islands. For Mains: Concerns over relaxation …

Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 28 March 2019

Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 28 March 2019 Relevant articles from PIB: Paper 3: Topics Covered: Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology.   What is Mission Shakti?   What to study? For Prelims: Key features of A- SAT missile and significance of Mission Shakti. For Mains: …

Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 27 March 2019

Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 27 March 2019 Relevant articles from various News Papers: Paper 2: Topics Covered: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources, issues relating to poverty and hunger.   Global MPI 2018   What to study? For Prelims: Key features of MPI. For …

Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 26 March 2019

Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 26 March 2019 Relevant articles from PIB: Paper 2 and 3: Topics Covered: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology.   In News- Young Scientist Programme (YUVIKA) …

Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 25 March 2019

Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 25 March 2019 Relevant articles from various News Papers: Paper 3: Topics Covered: Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology.   Superstats- a new metrics to analyse the game of …

Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 23 March 2019

Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 23 March 2019   Relevant articles from various News Papers: Paper 2: Topics covered: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.   Indian Forest Act amendment   What to study? …

Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 22 March 2019

Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 22 March 2019 Relevant articles from PIB: Paper 2 and 4: Topics Covered: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures.   Social Media Platforms Present Voluntary Code of Ethics   What to …

Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 21 March 2019

Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 21 March 2019 Relevant articles from various News Papers: Paper 1: Topics Covered: Population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies.   Worldwide Cost of Living 2019   What to study? For Prelims and Mains: Highlights of the report, significance and performance of …

Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 20 March 2019

Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 20 March 2019 Relevant articles from PIB: Paper 2: Topics Covered: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies.   GST Council   What to study? For Prelims: About GST Council- composition, functions and related key facts, overview of GST. For Mains: Issues associated with GST, need for reforms and various …

Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 19 March 2019

Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 19 March 2019 Relevant articles from PIB:   Paper 2: Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. Disaster and disaster management.   United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)   What to study? For Prelims: About UNISDR, Sendai framework and the targets. For Mains: …

Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 18 March 2019

Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 18 March 2019 Relevant articles from PIB: Paper 2: Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate.   UN Environment Assembly   What to study? For Prelims and Mains: UNEA- composition, objectives, functions, meetings and themes.   Context: The Fourth Environment Assembly was held in Nairobi, …

Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 16 March 2019

Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 16 March 2019 Relevant articles from various News Papers: Paper 3: Topics covered: Awareness in the field of IT.   National Supercomputing Mission (NSM)   What to study? For Prelims and Mains: NSM- objectives, significance and challenges ahead.   Context: IIT Kharagpur has signed an MoU with Centre for …

Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 15 March 2019

Insights Daily Current Affairs + PIB: 15 March 2019 Relevant articles from PIB:   India Energy Modelling Forum   What to study? For Prelims and Mains: About IEMF- objectives, functions and significance.   Context: First Workshop on India Energy Modelling Forum was recently Held. Organized by: NITI Aayog and the United States Agency for International …