Editorials

‘ZyCov-D’ vaccine Part of: GS Prelims  In news: The Drug Controller General has granted emergency approval to the Zycov-D, a COVID-19 vaccine. This is the fifth vaccine, after Covishield, Covaxin, Sputnik V and Moderna to be approved for use in India.  About Zycov-D Zycov-D is a COVID-19 vaccine developed by the Ahmedabad based Zydus Cadilla … Read more

INTERNATIONAL/ ECONOMY GS-2: Policies and politics of developed and developing countries  China’s new data privacy laws and its impact  Context: China has recently passed a data protection law setting out tougher rules on how companies collect and handle their users’ information.  The Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) lays out for the first time a comprehensive … Read more

Introduction: Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari announced the much awaited vehicle scrappage policy. Speaking in Lok Sabha, he said the policy aims to keep old polluting vehicles from plying on roads. He highlighted that there are 51 lakh vehicles in India which are older than 20 years, 34 lakh vehicles which are more than 15 … Read more

INTERNATIONAL/ SOCIETY GS-2: India and its neighborhood- relations.  GS-2: Policies and politics of developed and developing countries The fall of Kabul, the future of regional geopolitics In news: The fall of Kabul in the wake of the American withdrawal from Afghanistan will prove to be a defining moment for the region and the future shape … Read more

Archives (PRELIMS + MAINS FOCUS) Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana: Smart health card for Odisha’s poor Part of: GS Prelims and GS – III – Space; Sci and Tech In news Odisha Chief Minister launched the distribution of a smart health card. The scheme is known as Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana. The card will help poor … Read more

     Introduction: With an aim to achieve the goals and objectives of the National Education Policy 2020, the Department of School Education and Literacy has developed an indicative and suggestive Implementation Plan for School Education. Called ‘Students’ and Teachers’ Holistic Advancement through Quality Education (SARTHAQ)’, the implementation plan was released by Union Education … Read more

    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 2021. It is not a test of your knowledge. If you score less, … Read more

    Puucho STATIC QUIZ 2020 – 21 Information   Welcome to Insights IAS Static Quiz. We have already outlined details of this New Initiative HERE.     You have already completed the quiz before. Hence you can not start it again. You must sign in or sign up to start the quiz. You have to … Read more

For Previous Story -> CLICK HERE Inspirational Stories: Here is the story for this week from the new series of Inspirational and Motivational stories. One of the oldest known forms of communication is story telling. There is something primordial within us that loves stories and their tremendous impact. In this series, we aim to bring … Read more