INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS (14 DECEMBER 2019) REVISION THROUGH MCQS
Insights Current Affairs (14 December 2019) Revision Through MCQs
Day: December 16, 2019
QUIZ – 2019: INSIGHTS STATIC QUIZ, 16 DECEMBER 2019- ENVIRONMENT
QUIZ – 2019: Insights Static Quiz, 16 December 2019 – ENVIRONMENT
RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- THE ARMS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2019
RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- THE ARMS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2019 Introduction: Last week, Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the Arms (Amendment) Bill, 2019 and it has been passed by both the houses. The Bill seeks to amend the Arms Act, 1959 by reducing the number of firearms allowed per person from the current three, to …
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INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY- 16 DECEMBER 2019
INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY- 16 DECEMBER 2019 Table of contents: GS Paper 2: 1. Breast Milk Banks. 2. Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY). 3. Odisha- JAGA mission. GS Paper 3: 1. Government Instant Messaging System (GIMS) 2. Namami Gange. 3. Sustainable Development Cell for Environmental Mitigation Measures. Facts for Prelims: 1. …
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Sustainable Development Cell for Environmental Mitigation Measures
Topics Covered:Conservation related issues. Sustainable Development Cell for Environmental Mitigation Measures What to study? For Prelims: Composition and objectives of the cell. For Mains: Implications and significance of the establishment of the cell. Context: The Ministry of Coal has decided to establish a ‘Sustainable Development Cell’. For Prelims: About the cell: Objective: To promote environmentally …
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Namami Gange
Topics Covered: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. Namami Gange What to study? For Prelims: Key features of the project, About Namami Gange Programme, NGC. For Mains: Significance of the project and issues associated with the cleaning of river Ganga. Context: Review meeting of the National Ganga Council was recently held. For Prelims: …
Government Instant Messaging System (GIMS)
Topics Covered:Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology and issues relating to intellectual property rights. Government Instant Messaging System (GIMS) What to study? For Prelims: Features of GIMS. For Mains: Need for and significance of the platform. Context: Government testing GIMs, its secure messaging App. For Prelims: About Government Instant Messaging …
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Odisha- JAGA mission
Topics Covered: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections. Odisha- JAGA mission What to study? For Prelims: Key features of the mission, about Jaga mission. For Mains: Significance …
Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)
Topics Covered:Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections. Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) What to study? For Prelims and mains: Key Highlights of the PMMVY, funding and beneficiaries, …
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PIB- Breast Milk Banks
Topics Covered: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections. PIB- Breast Milk Banks What to study? For Prelims: What are Breast Milk Banks? For Mains: Need for significance. …
QUIZ – 2019: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 16 December 2019
QUIZ – 2019: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 16 December 2019 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 2018. It is not …
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SECURE SYNOPSIS: 13 DECEMBER 2019
SECURE SYNOPSIS: 13 DECEMBER 2019 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 of background …
RSTV: IN DEPTH- CLIMATE PERFORMANCE INDEX
RSTV: IN DEPTH- CLIMATE PERFORMANCE INDEX Introduction: India has added another feather to its cap by joining the top 10 countries in this year’s Climate Change Performance Index or CCPI for the first time. As Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar put it, India is walking the talk by cutting down emission intensity by 21 per cent …
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Insights into Editorial: Not many lessons learnt from water planning failures
Insights into Editorial: Not many lessons learnt from water planning failures Introduction: Following the massive water crisis across India in the summer of 2019, the Central government hurriedly launched the Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA), a time-bound, mission-mode water conservation campaign to be carried out in two phases, across the 255 districts having critical and over-exploited …
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SECURE SYNOPSIS: 12 DECEMBER 2019
SECURE SYNOPSIS: 12 DECEMBER 2019 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 of background …
SECURE SYNOPSIS: 10 DECEMBER 2019
SECURE SYNOPSIS: 10 DECEMBER 2019 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 of background …
SECURE SYNOPSIS: 05 DECEMBER 2019
SECURE SYNOPSIS: 05 DECEMBER 2019 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 of background …
[Insights Secure – 2020] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 16 December 2019
[Insights Secure – 2020] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 16 December 2019 Click on EACH question to post/upload you answers. How to Follow Secure Initiative? How to Self-evaluate your answer? INSIGHTS NEW SECURE – 2020: YEARLONG TIMETABLE General Studies – 1 Topic: Urbanization, their problems and their remedies. 1. Formal recognition of land rights allows …
Formal recognition of land rights allows for cleaner cities and better living conditions for slum dwellers. Examine.
Topic: Urbanization, their problems and their remedies. 1. Formal recognition of land rights allows for cleaner cities and better living conditions for slum dwellers. Examine. (250 Words) Indian Express Why this question: Slums are an omnipresent reality for most of the major cities of India and various efforts have been made by the government to …
Is Indian law on the freedom of religion flawed? Critically comment.
Topic: Indian Constitution – features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure; basics of cyber security 1. Is Indian law on the freedom of religion flawed? Critically comment. (250 words) The Hindu Centre The Hindu Centre Why this question: The Supreme Court has referred to a 7 judge- bench a clutch of review petitions challenging its …
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