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Insights Daily Current Affairs, 17 Aug 2017 Paper 1: Topic: Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies. Melbourne named ‘World’s Most Liveable City’ Melbourne has been named ‘The World’s Most Liveable City’ for the seventh consecutive year by the …
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Policy Watch Episode – 279: Government Mulls Foodgrains Subsidy Food Ministry’s plan of subsidy transfer for public distribution system of subsidized foodgrains will be on the lines of LPG Subsidy Transfer Scheme. Beneficiaries will get the subsidized amount in advance in their bank accounts and they will have to buy the foodgrains from any ration …
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QUIZ – 2017: Insights Current Affairs Quiz – 17 August 2017 Archives The following quiz will have 5-10 MCQs . The questions are mainly framed from The Hindu and PIB news articles. This quiz is intended to introduce you to concepts and certain important facts relevant to UPSC IAS civil services preliminary exam 2017. It is not …
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Insights into Editorials: ‘Why can’t the government provide a higher income for farmers? Background: The introduction of high-yielding varieties of seeds after 1965 and the increased use of fertilizers and irrigation are known collectively as the Green Revolution, which provided the increase in production needed to make India self-sufficient in food grains, thus improving …
Insights into Editorial: In South Asia, be the Un-China Summary In June, Indian forces crossed an established border between the state of Sikkim and the Tibet Autonomous Region in reaction to China building roads through territory claimed by both China and the Kingdom of Bhutan. Besides a longstanding commitment to guiding and defending Bhutan’s interests, much has …
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Compilation of June 2017 Secure Synopsis General Studies Paper – 1 General Studies Paper – 2 General Studies Paper – 3
[Insights Secure – 2017] UPSC Mains Questions on Current Affairs: 17 August 2017 Click on EACH question to post/read answers. General Studies – 1; Topic: History of the world will include events from 18th century such as industrial revolution, world wars, redrawal of national boundaries, colonization, decolonization, political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism etc.- …
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Topic: Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world. 9) “Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.” Comment on Socrates’ view. (150 Words)
Topic: Contributions of moral thinkers and philosophers from India and world. 8) “The measure of a man is what he does with power.” Do you agree with Plato’s view? Comment. (150 Words)
Topic: Employment 7) The union cabinet recently approved the Code on Wages Bill, which proposes to make minimum wages a statutory right for all citizens. Discuss merits and demerits of this Bill. (200 Words) Livemint
Topic: Energy 6) Critically analyse the trends in energy scenario in the Middle East. Also examine what lessons could India learn from these countries in management of energy. (200 Words) Livemint
Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health 5) Templates for an upgraded rural health system have long been finalised and the Indian Public Health Standards were issued in 2007 and 2012, covering facilities from health sub-centres upwards. Despite these measures, why do you think tragedies such as recent Gorakhpur incident …
Topic: Dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions. 4) It is said that to improve ease of doing business in India, there is a need to provide viable alternatives to litigation and implement effective means for enforcement of contracts. Examine in detail why and what kind of institutional arbitration mechanism is required in India. (200 Words) Livemint
Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health 3) Do you think market-based health care is a fundamentally superior way to deliver health services to the poor? In the light of NITI Aayog’s recent proposal to privatise government hospitals, critically examine. (200 Words) The Hindu
Topic: India and its neighborhood- relations 2) In the light of recent events, critically comment on the working of judiciary in South Asia. (200 Words) Livemint
Topic: History of the world will include events from 18th century such as industrial revolution, world wars, redrawal of national boundaries, colonization, decolonization, political philosophies like communism, capitalism, socialism etc.- their forms and effect on the society. 1) In your opinion, which factors pushed North Korea to go nuclear? Critically examine. (200 Words) The Hindu
All India Radio News Summary, 16 Aug 2017 Union Cabinet has approved raising extra budgetary resources for Long Term Irrigation Fund The Union Cabinet has approved raising extra budgetary resources up to 9,020 crore rupees for Long Term Irrigation Fund in 2017-18. The amount will be raised by NABARD through Bonds. The Fund seeks to …
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SECURE SYNOPSIS: 17 AUGUST 2017 NOTE: Please remember that following ‘answers’ are NOT ‘model answers’. They are NOT synopsis too if we go by definition of the term. What we are providing is content that both meets demand of the question and at the same time gives you extra points in the form …
Insights into Editorial: India moves to revive TAPI gas pipeline India moves to revive TAPI gas pipeline Summary: India will host the next steering committee meeting of the proposed 1,814 kilometre-long Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline. The decision came during the recently held sixth joint Inter-Governmental Committee (IGC) meeting on trade, economic, scientific …
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