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EconomyIOI Archive|

Evaluate the significance of India’s decision to abolish the Equalisation Levy in the context of global digital taxation frameworks. What challenges may arise from this shift, and what measures should India adopt to ensure revenue stability?

> **Topic:** Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment **Topic:** Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of re...

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UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice – Insights SECURE: 25 March 2025

The Insights IAS Secure Initiative for UPSC Mains Answer Writing practice enables you to practice daily answer writing, enhancing your skills and boosting your scores with regular feedback, expert tip...

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UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice – Insights SECURE: 25 March 2025

The Insights IAS Secure Initiative for UPSC Mains Answer Writing practice enables you to practice daily answer writing, enhancing your skills and boosting your scores with regular feedback, expert tip...

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UPSC Editorials Quiz : 25 March 2025

Introducing QUED – Questions from Editorials (UPSC Editorials Quiz) , an innovative initiative from InsightsIAS. Considering the significant number of questions in previous UPSC Prelims from editorial...

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UPSC Editorials Quiz : 25 March 2025

Introducing QUED – Questions from Editorials (UPSC Editorials Quiz) , an innovative initiative from InsightsIAS. Considering the significant number of questions in previous UPSC Prelims from editorial...

EconomyIOI Archive|

What are the main causes behind the proliferation of counterfeit seeds in India? Examine their impact on farm productivity and farmer incomes. Suggest regulatory and technological measures to tackle the issue.

> **Topic:** Major crops cropping patterns in various parts of the country **Topic:** Major crops cropping patterns in various parts of the country **Q5. What are the main causes behind the proliferat...

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UPSC Insights SECURE SYNOPSIS : 25 September 2025

**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...

EconomyIOI Archive|

UPSC Insights SECURE SYNOPSIS : 25 September 2025

**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...

EconomyIOI Archive|

Counterfeit Seeds & GI Crops like Basmati

*Syllabus: Agriculture* *Source: LM* **Context:** The government unveiled a plan to combat **counterfeit and substandard seed fraud** threatening GI-tagged crops like **Basmati rice**. • The strategy ...

EconomyIOI Archive|

Cooling Rights in a Sweltering South

* Syllabus: Climate and Energy* *Source: TH* **Context: **In June 2025, GoI mandated all new ACs to operate between 20°C–28°C (default 24°C) to save energy and cut emissions. • The debate has reignite...

EconomyIOI Archive|

“Capital expenditure is increasingly used as a tool of bailout rather than asset creation”. Substantiate with recent examples. Evaluate its implications for long-term fiscal sustainability. Outline measures to ensure that capex translates into genuine infrastructure creation.

> **Topic:** Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment **Topic:** Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of re...

EconomyIOI Archive|

“Capital expenditure is increasingly used as a tool of bailout rather than asset creation”. Substantiate with recent examples. Evaluate its implications for long-term fiscal sustainability. Outline measures to ensure that capex translates into genuine infrastructure creation.

> **Topic:** Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment **Topic:** Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of re...

EconomyIOI Archive|

“AI is flattening the traditional labour-intensive advantage of Indian IT services”. Comment. How should India’s policy ecosystem respond?

> **Topic:** Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth. **Topic:** Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial p...

EconomyIOI Archive|

“AI is flattening the traditional labour-intensive advantage of Indian IT services”. Comment. How should India’s policy ecosystem respond?

> **Topic:** Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth. **Topic:** Effects of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial p...

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UPSC Insights SECURE SYNOPSIS : 24 September 2025

**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...

EconomyIOI Archive|

UPSC Insights SECURE SYNOPSIS : 24 September 2025

**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...

EconomyIOI Archive|

UPSC Editorials Quiz : 25 September 2025

Introducing QUED – Questions from Editorials (UPSC Editorials Quiz) , an innovative initiative from InsightsIAS. Considering the significant number of questions in previous UPSC Prelims from editorial...

EconomyIOI Archive|

UPSC Editorials Quiz : 25 September 2025

Introducing QUED – Questions from Editorials (UPSC Editorials Quiz) , an innovative initiative from InsightsIAS. Considering the significant number of questions in previous UPSC Prelims from editorial...

EconomyIOI Archive|

UPSC Editorials Quiz : 24 March 2025

Introducing QUED – Questions from Editorials (UPSC Editorials Quiz) , an innovative initiative from InsightsIAS. Considering the significant number of questions in previous UPSC Prelims from editorial...

EconomyIOI Archive|

UPSC Editorials Quiz : 24 March 2025

Introducing QUED – Questions from Editorials (UPSC Editorials Quiz) , an innovative initiative from InsightsIAS. Considering the significant number of questions in previous UPSC Prelims from editorial...