Context: India’s External Affairs Minister recently disapproved of free trade and globalisation. Contents1 Background:2 What were the rational arguments given by the government to walk away from RCEP?3 How good is India in emphasising trade openness?4 Why FTAs are significant for Indian economy? Background: On November 15,15 countries of the Asia-Pacific region signed the Regional… Continue reading FTA’s and its significance
Year: 2020
From the resolution of contentious issues regarding distribution of legislative powers by the courts, ‘Principle of Federal Supremacy’ and ‘Harmonious Construction’ have emerged. Explain.
“The Central Administration Tribunal which was established for redressal of grievances and complaints by or against central government employees nowadays is exercising its powers as an independent judicial authority.” Explain.
Do you think that constitution of India does not accept the principle of strict separation of powers rather it is based on the principle of ‘checks and balance’? Explain.
FTA’s and its significance
lakshmi vilas bank crisis
What are the reason of RBI to put LVB under moratorium and amalgamated with DBS Bank? The RBI has now decided to impose a 30-day moratorium on Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd (LVB) due to the following reasons- Continuous Losses: The RBI said the financial position was declining steadily, with continuous losses over the last three… Continue reading lakshmi vilas bank crisis
Threat to Democracies
Context: Problems faced by the leading democracies in the world. What are the issues that are threatening the Democracies? Identity crisis: The issues of identity, or threats to identity, are becoming an important issue in elections, across democracies. Menace of Fake news: Manipulation of grievances by using psychometric techniques and use of ‘deep fakes’ made… Continue reading Threat to Democracies
Regulating free speech
Context: The Supreme Court’s has questioned the Union government on the measures it can and is willing to take against communally slanted television coverage. More on news: It appears to be an attempt to bring about a commitment to a course of action that will curb inflammatory journalism on broadcast media. The Court has distinguished between… Continue reading Regulating free speech
[Downloads] Prelims Marathon Compilation – November, 2020 – 2nd week
Hello everyone, We are posting compilation of Prelims Marathon for the month of November, 2020 – 2nd week. Click on the following link to download Prelims Compilation for the month of November, 2020 (2nd week) About Prelims Marathon Daily Prelims Marathon is focussed on UPSC Prelims 2020. Under this initiative, we post, daily 10 MCQs,… Continue reading [Downloads] Prelims Marathon Compilation – November, 2020 – 2nd week
[Repository] ENVIRONMENT: NEWS | CONCEPTS | MCQs
Good Afternoon Everyone, We have created a single page for all your environment-related requirements i.e. News, Concepts, and MCQs in your UPSC/IAS exam preparation. You can click on the link given below, to access the same: Environment News |Concepts |Quiz For UPSC Let us know, what you think about this initiative. Very soon, we will… Continue reading [Repository] ENVIRONMENT: NEWS | CONCEPTS | MCQs
