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  • 17 Oct 2016 | GS1 | While India dreams of campaigns like Digital India on one hand, the data released by Global Hunger Index India’ s findings reflect a cause for serious concern. Discuss the findings of the report and analyse the causes. On which issues does India need to focus in such a situation?

    GS1 (Poverty and developmental issues)

    While India dreams of campaigns like Digital India on one hand, the data released by Global Hunger Index India’ s findings reflect a cause for serious concern. Discuss the findings of the report and analyse the causes. On which issues does India need to focus in such a situation?

    Best answer

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    The new Global Hunger Report released by IFPRI showed that India suffers from the menace of acute hunger with about 15% and 39% of the population being “under-nourished” and “under-5-stunted” respectively. Except for Pakistan, India scores severely bad among its neighbors, with a global ranking of 97 among 118 developing nations.

    The following can be regarded as the causes for this hunger :
    a) Social : Low status of women in the house. Because of this many women are denied education, and hence don’t have the awareness level to give proper nourishment to her child, who goes on to become undernourished.
    b) Economic : Low purchasing power of the house, no family planning and sole earning members on which the whole family depends. Hence low amount of food left for individual’s consumption. Stunted growth among children as family cannot afford nutritious supplements.
    c) Political : Lack of political will. Politicians awaken only during elections, many states still don’t consider implementing National Food security act.
    d) Prevailing corruption : In PDS, leakages, ghost beneficiaries and channeling of benefits to wrong routes.
    e)Institutional : Problems in bufferstocks, grains rot while people die.
    f)Cultural : Muslim Communities -> No to Immunization (with certain beliefs) > Immunization is a part of Holistic Development of Children > Malnourished.

    Approach to be adopted :
    a) Empowering women, educating them,providing them jobs, increasing family income hence.
    b) Better implementation of schemes like NFSM, increasing efficiency of PDS.
    c) Bio-fortification of food to make them nutritious rich (Vitamin A rich Rice, Zinc rich Bajra, Iron rich Ragi which serve the nutrition needs of the women and children)
    d) Including nutritious food like egg, apple a day under Mid Day meals.

    Way forward : Keeping Sustainable Development Goal of eradication acute hunger and keeping in mind the need for an able manforce in the coming times, time is ripe to make sure children of today become capable enough to be the future of tomorrow.

  • 17 Oct 2016 | Prelims Daily: CA Questions with Tikdams & Tidbits

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    When you submit your answer, if possible, give some reasoning & more info. along with the ABACAA format. Elaborate on what you know. This helps the whole community to know more and learn more!

    Q.1) Consider following statements about ‘Women of India Festival-2016’.

    1. Festival is intended to highlight the health and environmental advantages of organic goods and benefits to women entrepreneurs.

    2. It was organised and sponsored by the Union Ministry of Health and Family welfare.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?  

    a) 1 only

    b) 2 only

    c) Both 1 and 2

    d) Neither 1 nor 2

     

    Q.2) Consider following statements about ‘The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)’.

    1. BIMSTEC is an international organisation involving a group of countries in South Asia and South East Asia.

    2. Myanmar and Thailand are only member states of BIMSTEC from South East Asia.

    3. BIMSTEC Headquarters is situated in Naypyidaw, Myanmar.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?  

    a) 1 and 2 only

    b) 3 only

    c) 1 and 3 only

    d) 1, 2 and 3 only

     

    Q.3) Recently, ‘Investing in Urban Resilience’ report is published by

    a) BRICS

    b) IUCN

    c) World Bank

    d) APEC

     

    Q.4) Consider following statements about ‘Commonwealth of Nations’.

    1. It is a voluntary intergovernmental organisation of 53 independent and equal sovereign states.

    2. The Commonwealth Secretariat headquarters is at the Marlborough House, London.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?  

    a) 1 only

    b) 2 only

    c) Both 1 and 2

    d) Neither 1 nor 2

     

    Q.5) Recently, India is focusing on offshore rupee bonds to finance its long-term infrastructure projects rather than green bonds. Consider following statements about ‘Green bonds’ .

    1. Green bonds is debt instruments specifically used to fund ‘green’ environment-friendly projects.

    2. The Exim Bank of India issued a India’s first dollar-denominated green bond.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?  

    a) 1 only

    b) 2 only

    c) Both 1 and 2

    d) Neither 1 nor 2

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  • Help regarding UPSC exams in 2018

    I am currently in sy.bcom. Have started with ncert and hindu for now. I want to do an integrated preparation for prelims as well as mains. I want to apply for 2018 exams so please can anyone give me targets like ideally which subject i should complete in how much period roughly. Any help is highly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

  • [Official] Public Administration Optional | IAS Mains | Daily Initiative

    @discuss
    Is there any thread for discussion on PUB-AD optional??

    —– Message from @simranbains ——

    @narayanacbe , @upsc-ias1 , let’s get started then!
    Administrative thinkers it is!
    I guess we all must be having the epic prasad and prasad for thinkers. If not, then google too along with you tube has satisfying content for thinkers. As@confused has said, we shouldn’t waste time in finalizing things and all. Let us take

    Let us take first thinker, invest 3 days on him. Then move onto the other thinker.

    Somebody, please take up the responsibility to post questions too. Not more than 2 for a single day. Questions can come up in the morning, we can review each others’ answers for the rest of the day. So with which thinker should we get started?
    -Please be regular mere dosto! Honestly, the subject is tough (universal fact) let us think that we have been given one chance to brush our optional! Be regular in discussing things, posting doubts, clearing doubts, posting questions, posting answers and reviewing them!

    -No WA groups please! Cost benefit ratio is poor in such things.
    -Let us finalise the first thinker today, time that is to be invested, and who will be posting questions!

    I am tagging people with pub adm optional so that they know they are needed here ?
    @riteshraj252 , @rahul-jain1 , @kumardev2036 , @jitender-kainwal ,@kaushalpande , @rkbih91 , @ashutoshdubey496 , @bmw4459 ?

    ——- How to attempt answer writing | Framework for Q&A ——–

    Comment- remark of an individual. To comment is not to argue.give balance aspect of for and against.support ur answer with facts,data,incidents etc.don’t quote administrative thinker directly,u may use it for expressing ur views.

    Critically comment- focus more on negative side of the question with some positive aspects and a concise conclusion.

    Argue-balanced argument is advisable but if question is very positive or very negative than that side can b emphasised.

    Discuss- necessary details about various aspects of the questions.not required to explain

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    Elucidate-make things clear using example,facts,figures.

    Explain-with necessary details within the area of statement.

    Justify- explaining benefits or merits and expressing its effect on minimising the adverse side.

    Simplify- give definition,examples,explanation and make things easy to grasp.

  • 16 Oct 2016 | Target Mains: Weekly Essay Challenge

    25 Years since 1991 Economic Reforms: How has India changed and where is India heading?

    (Its relevance – 2016 marks the 25th anniversary of economic liberalization in India)

    Instructions: Write the following essay in 1000-1200 words.

    (This essay topic was suggested by @pablo-escobar, those interested can give suggestions here – https://www.civilsdaily.com/imp-essay-challenge-inviting-ideas/)

  • 15 Oct 2016 | Target Mains: GS Questions & DNA Framework

    GS1 (Modern History)

    The conditionality’s imposed by Lucknow Pact proved harmful to Hindu Muslim unity in coming years of India’s Freedom Struggle. Critically discuss.

    Demand – Discuss features and background of Lucknow pact and the conditionality’s which were imposed by the Pact. Since the questions says critically discuss you have to write both the viewpoints i.e. How Lucknow pact strengthened Hindu-Muslim Unity in immediate years and how it proved to be harmful to Hindu-Muslim unity in long run.

    Approach –

    -Key features background of Lucknow Pact and the conditionality’s imposed. (3 Marks)

    -Positives and significance of Lucknow Pact. (3 Marks)

    -How it was Harmful to Hindu-Muslim unity in long run. (3.5 Marks)

    GS2 (International Relations)

    BIMSTEC offers India a way out to move forward with our eastern neighbours. Comment in the light of Pakistan’s veto on SAARC agreements in recent years.

    Demand – Discuss how SAARC has been paralysed by Pakistan in recent years. Discuss key objectives of the BIMSTEC and how BIMSTEC can help India in strengthening relations with our eastern neighbours. What should be done by India to Promote BIMSTEC?

    Approach –

    -How has SARRC has been paralysed by Pakistan in recent years. (3 Marks)

    -How can BIMSTEC help India in strengthening relations? (4 Marks)

    -What should be done by India to Promote BIMSTEC? (3 marks)

    GS3 (Disaster Management)

    What do you understand by heat waves? What factors are responsible for the increasing heat waves phenomenon in recent times in India? What are the possible health hazards of the heat waves? What  needs to be done to reduce this phenomenon?

    Demand – Discuss the phenomenon of heat waves. Why it has become more prominent in recent years? Its possible effect on health and what needs to be done to reduce both the phenomenon of heat waves and causalities associated with it.

    Approach –

    –Definition of heat waves. (2 Marks)

    –Factors responsible for increasing heat waves. (2.5 Marks)

    –Possible health hazards. (2.5 Marks)

    –Steps needed. (2 Marks)

    GS4 (Quality of service)

    What are citizen charters and how do they help to achieve citizen centric governance? Also discuss problems in implementation.

    Demand – Discuss citizen charters and their implementation issues.

    Approach –

    –What are citizen charters? (3 mark)

    –How do they bring about citizen centric governance? (3 mark)

    –Problems in implementation. (3 mark)

    –Way forward. (1 mark)

  • 15 Oct 2016 | GS4 | What are citizen charters and how do they help to achieve citizen centric governance? Also discuss problems in implementation.

    GS4 (Quality of service)

    What are citizen charters and how do they help to achieve citizen centric governance? Also discuss problems in implementation.

  • 15 Oct 2016 | GS3 | What do you understand by heat waves? What factors are responsible for the increasing heat waves phenomenon in recent times in India? What are the possible health hazards of the heat waves? What needs to be done to reduce this phenomenon?

    GS3 (Disaster Management)

    What do you understand by heat waves? What factors are responsible for the increasing heat waves phenomenon in recent times in India? What are the possible health hazards of the heat waves? What  needs to be done to reduce this phenomenon?

  • 15 Oct 2016 | GS2 | BIMSTEC offers India a way out to move forward with our eastern neighbours. Comment in the light of Pakistan’s veto on SAARC agreements in recent years.

    GS2 (International Relations)

    BIMSTEC offers India a way out to move forward with our eastern neighbours. Comment in the light of Pakistan’s veto on SAARC agreements in recent years.

  • 15 Oct 2016 | GS1 | The conditionality’s imposed by Lucknow Pact proved harmful to Hindu Muslim unity in coming years of India’s Freedom Struggle. Critically discuss.

    GS1 (Modern History)

    The conditionality’s imposed by Lucknow Pact proved harmful to Hindu Muslim unity in coming years of India’s Freedom Struggle. Critically discuss.

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