Attempt the questions individually by clicking on them. Q.1) There are formidable social, economic and environmental reasons which cry out against GM mustard. In the light of the above statement critically discuss the pros and cons of GM mustard. Source: https://www.civilsdaily.com/gm-mustard-debate/ Genetically modified organisms (GMO) can be defined as organisms (i.e. plants, animals or microorganisms)… Continue reading 24 Sep 2017 | Target Mains | 5th Weekly Test with official answers

  India embraced an economic model which has the features of both free market capitalism and socialism. The policy makers called this a model of ‘Mixed Economy’. The reason for adopting such a hybrid model was to raise people’s standard of living and reduce income inequality. India embraced an economic model that uniquely combined free… Continue reading The Role of the Government

Note4Students This article is related to many important topics of the mains syllabus viz Environment, Automobile Industry, Government Policies, etc. Hybrid Vehicle is an effective solution against rising pollution and environmental issues.Given the Push the Current Government is giving to Electric Vehicles and number of times op-ed have come on this issue in recent times.… Continue reading Hybrid electric vehicle

Attempt the questions individually by clicking on them. Q.1)  The proposed ban on the sale and purchase of cattle for slaughter at agricultural markets violates fundamental rights of food and livelihood, and the spirit of federalism. Discuss Source: https://www.civilsdaily.com/prevention-of-cruelty-to-animals-regulation-of-livestock-markets-rules-2017/ Following the Supreme Court’s orders in the case of Gauri Maulekhi versus Union of India and others,… Continue reading 17 Sep 2017 | Target Mains | 4th Weekly Test

Note4Students Marital Rape has been in news recently because Modi government has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court arguing against criminalizing marital rape. A number of op-eds have been written over this issue in past few Months. Also, this topic is linked to GS 1 Social issues and GS 2 Vulnerable sections. Therefore, CD… Continue reading Should Marital rape be criminalized

  Image Source Note4students It is important due to its applications in many fields(as given below). Basics of the ‘Big Data’ Big data is a term for data sets that are so large or complex that traditional data processing application software is inadequate to deal with them. Big data challenges include capturing data, data storage,… Continue reading Big data

    Image Source Note4students It has recently became a hot topic of discussion due to a famous debate between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. What is Artificial Intelligence? 1. Artificial intelligence is the branch of computer science concerned with making computers behave like humans. The term was coined in 1956 by John McCarthy at… Continue reading Artificial intelligence

Note4Students Malaria is a major public health problem in India but is preventable and curable. Malaria interventions are highly cost-effective and demonstrate one of the highest returns on investment in public health. The National Framework for Malaria Elimination (NFME) outlines India’s strategy for elimination of the disease by 2030. It’s important to its objectives, various… Continue reading National strategic plan for Malaria

Note4Students Government of India has sought to effectively prohibit cattle slaughter across the country through rules made under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.It came under heavy criticism that it is constitutional misadventure on multiple grounds involving fundamental rights, separation of powers and federalism. It is important to know the new rules and… Continue reading Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regulation of Livestock Markets) Rules, 2017

Note4Students Making paid news an electoral offence has been demanded from long. Paid news plays an important role in influencing the voters. The Election Commission’s order disqualifying Madhya Pradesh Minister Narottam Mishra for three years is an important step in curbing ‘paid news’.   Context The Election Commission (EC) has disqualified a Minister for three years for… Continue reading Issue of Paid news

Note4Students/Syllabus Mapping: GS2 The recent nine-judge Constitution bench of Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice J. S. Khehar ruled ‘Right to Privacy’ as a Fundamental right protected intrinsically as part of rights guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution. As any constitutional interpretation this one is historic and a watershed judgment which has multiplier ramifications… Continue reading Right to privacy Debate

Note4Student: Government is likely to scrap public distribution scheme (PDS) system and transfer money directly to the accounts of poor beneficiaries after getting encouraging results from Haryana and Puducherry. This move has been supported as well as criticized by many economists.   What is PDS? Under the PDS, central public sector undertaking Food Corporation of… Continue reading Should PDS system be replaced by DBT

Note4Students Section 124A was challenged in the Supreme Court as unconstitutional. In its celebrated judgment in the case of Kedarnath vs State of Bihar, the Supreme Court explained the scope of sedition law. It ruled that “vigorous words in writing and very strong criticism of measures of government or acts of public officials, would be… Continue reading Should section 124 be amended

Note4Students: India has been facing a bad loan Problem from last few Years. According to latest report of RBI, Stressed assets, which include non-performing assets (NPAs) and restructured loans, form some 12% of the total loans in Indian banking now. A question on NPA is expected from last 2 years. Probably this is the year where UPSC will ask… Continue reading All about the NPA problem in India

Note4Students Bankruptcy code addresses the larger issue of ease of doing business. Economic survey 2016 talked about chakravyuha problem of Indian business ecosystem. In this context bankruptcy code is important topic to examine. Introduction Hitherto India was lacking the legal and institutional machinery for dealing with debt defaults as per the global standards. The recovery… Continue reading All about the Bankruptcy code

Note4Students Foreign investments are inevitable to expand our infra-structure projects. BIT should offer certain degree of protection to investor as well it should actualise our developmental goals. In this context, model BIT deserves greater analysis to understand various features . This topic is important while considering a host of issues like ease of doing business.… Continue reading Model Bilateral Investment Treaty

Note4Students There has been an increasing demand from various middle castes for reservation. Reservation is an important topic which is in news for the fact that reservation policy should be reviewed. Seeing the current trend, topics which are in news from quite a long time are also important. A probable question could be expected on… Continue reading Why Dominant castes are asking for reservation