Context: Since the lockdown, the Government of India (GoI) has announced Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) and Atmanirbhar Bharat. However, numerous studies have shown their inadequacy. What is the hunger watch survey? The Right to Food campaign in partnership with several civil society organisations initiated “Hunger Watch”, a rapid survey across 11 states from mid-September… Continue reading The Wide Net of Hunger
Year: 2020
Relook agriculture subsidies
Context– The dire need to shift the nature of support to farmers from input subsidies to investment subsidies. What are the main reason of air pollution in India and its impact? Stubble Burning – Practice of farmers setting fire to plant debris that remain in farms after harvest. It emits large amounts of toxic pollutants in the… Continue reading Relook agriculture subsidies
Trade openness and globalization
Context- India’s External Affairs Minister believes that the economic growth that has accrued from globalization is not a good enough outcome for India. What are the views of External Affairs Minister on globalization and trade pacts? Trade pacts and globalization have allowed other countries ‘unfair’ trade and manufacturing advantages “in the name of openness”. The effect of past… Continue reading Trade openness and globalization
Controling AMR
Context: A One Health approach is necessary to control antimicrobial resistance. More on news: India an important locus for the generation of resistance genes: The multi-drug resistance determinant, New Delhi Metallo-beta-lactamase-1 (NDM-1), emerged from this region and spread globally. The containment of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in India: It is central to the global effort to address this threat.… Continue reading Controling AMR
QUESTION BANK: GS Paper 2 Previous year Questions
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To what extent has the withdrawal of al-Shabab from Mogadishu given peace a real chance in Somalia? Assess.
“Strategic interests seem to be replacing commercial interests for the host country with regard to Cam Ranh bay.” Amplify.
In the context of the ‘Euro-zone’ debt crisis, examine the proposed ‘six-pack’ solution. Do you think that this has a better chance of success than the earlier stability and growth pact?
“The causes and implications of the Jasmine Revolution and its spread are as much economic in nature as they are political.” Critically evaluate.
What are the salient features of the political and economic relationship between India and South Africa?
