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UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice – Insights SECURE: 12 February 2025

  The Insights IAS Secure Initiative for UPSC Mains Answer Writing practice enables you to practice daily answer writing, enhancing your skills and boosting your scores with regular feedback, expert tips, and strategies. Let consistency be the hallmark of your preparation and utilize UPSC Mains Answer Writing practice initiative wisely   Click on EACH question to …

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Discuss the role of Western Disturbances in India’s winter rainfall. Why did the higher-than-normal number of Western Disturbances fail to deliver significant rainfall in India recently?

Topic: Salient features of world’s physical geography. Q2. Discuss the role of Western Disturbances in India’s winter rainfall. Why did the higher-than-normal number of Western Disturbances fail to deliver significant rainfall in India recently? (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: DTE Why the question India has experienced a dry winter season (January-February) in 2025, with …

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Cold Wave

Source:  News on Air Context: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued forecasts for cold wave conditions in northern states like Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and Rajasthan, along with dense fog in parts of Assam and Rajasthan. About Cold Wave: Definition: A cold wave is a condition of extreme cooling over a region, with temperatures dropping …

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Western Disturbances: Science behind unseasonal rains and hailstorms

GS Paper 1 Syllabus: Geography – Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclones etc   Source: DTE Context: Recently large parts of the country experienced hailstorms which were also accompanied by torrents of rain. The hail and rains have led to extensive damage to standing crops in many states, such as Maharashtra, Rajasthan and …

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[Mission 2023] INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY 11 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 in your mind that might arise(or an examiner might imagine) from each current event. InstaLinks also connect every issue to …

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