[ad_1] GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilisation of resources, growth, development and employment. Context: Cooperation Minister has highlighted that cooperative banks will not be given a “second-grade” treatment but they should adopt modern and transparent banking methods to stay in the competition. Status: As per RBI, as of March … Read more
[ad_1] GS Paper 4 Syllabus: Media Ethics Context: The Central Consumer Protection Authority has come up with the Guidelines for Prevention of Misleading Advertisements and Endorsements for Misleading Advertisements, 2022. Bait advertising: It means enticing consumers to buy the product at a lower price. High Tech:-Computers and other high-tech items are easy … Read more
[ad_1] Vinay Samarasya: The initiative was launched to curb the practice of untouchability still prevalent in the State of Karnataka. It is named after a two-year-old toddler belonging to a Dalit family – fined 25,000 because their kid Vinay entered a temple premises at Miyapur village in Kushtagi taluk North Karnataka. Woman to … Read more
[ad_1] GS Paper 3 Syllabus: Effects of liberalisation on the economy (post-1991 changes) Context: Foreign portfolio investors have pulled out Rs 42,000 crore this month amid rising inflation and monetary policy tightening in the US. What are Foreign portfolio investors (FPI)? FPI involves an investor buying foreign financial assets such as fixed deposits, stocks, and … Read more
[ad_1] 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 finish following quiz, to start this quiz: … Read more
[ad_1] Dear Students, We at InsightIAS are glad to announce that we will be associating with Chandragupta Maurya UPSC, KPSC Training Centre, Davanagere, Karnataka with the intent of democratizing and reaching every student out there who aspires to be in Civil Services. The Features of the program are as follows 10 month online … Read more
[ad_1] Source: The Hindu Prelims: Indian Economy(Fiscal Policy, GST) Mains GS Paper III: Fiscal policy, GST Council, Cooperative Federalism etc ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS In 2018, the late FinanceMinister, announced that the 28% GST slab, which he called the “dying slab”, would be phased out, except for luxury items. India, he said, would eventually have just two … Read more
[ad_1] Information The following Quiz is based on the Hindu, PIB and other news sources. It is a current events based quiz. Solving these questions will help retain both concepts and facts relevant to UPSC IAS civil services exam. To view Solutions, follow these instructions: Click on – ‘Start Quiz’ button Solve Questions Click on … Read more
[ad_1] Topic: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development and employment. 4. What is Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI)? Throw light on FPI regime as a route for foreign investment in India. Examine the impact of FPI withdrawal on the Indian economy. (250 words) Difficulty level: Moderate Reference: Indian Express Why … Read more
[ad_1] Topic: Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices; Public Distribution System- objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues of buffer stocks and food security; Technology missions; economics of animal-rearing. 5. Soil Security and Food and Nutrition Security are interconnected. Soil degradation drives food insecurity and sustainable interventions are urgently needed in … Read more
