Extreme rainfall events and urban floods: Explained, pointwise

For 7 PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction Recently, heavy rainfall in parts of North India led to extensive flooding, impacting major cities such as Delhi, Gurugram, Patiala, Ludhiana and Jalandhar. Urban floods have now become a widespread occurrence across the nation, affecting numerous mega and metropolitan cities in India on an almost annual basis. While climate… Continue reading Extreme rainfall events and urban floods: Explained, pointwise

[Yojana July 2023 Summary] Sahakar se Samridhi: From Planning to Realisation – Explained, pointwise

For 7 PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction For harnessing cooperation for prosperity and progress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi established the Ministry of Cooperation (MoC) as a separate administrative body in July 2021, with a call for “Sahakar se Samriddhi” (prosperity through cooperation). The ministry adopts a Whole-of-Government approach to effectively implement government initiatives. During the Amrit… Continue reading [Yojana July 2023 Summary] Sahakar se Samridhi: From Planning to Realisation – Explained, pointwise

[Download] Monthly Compilation of 7 PM Editorials June, 2023

Hello everyone. We are posting The Monthly Compilation of 7 pm Editorial for the month of June 2023 Click on the following link to download Download About 7 PM:- The idea behind 7 PM Daily Editorial is to give aspirants in-depth analysis of news articles from different newspapers bearing relevance to Civil Services GS Preparation. To… Continue reading [Download] Monthly Compilation of 7 PM Editorials June, 2023

Open Market Sale Scheme: Significance and recent changes

For 7 PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction The Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS) has been in the news recently. Apart from the distribution carried out under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), several states, including those governed by Opposition parties, have their own welfare schemes to provide subsidized or free grains to targeted segments of the… Continue reading Open Market Sale Scheme: Significance and recent changes

Internationalisation of the rupee: Explained, pointwise

For 7 PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction  India is aiming to make the rupee a global currency. Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released the report of Inter-Departmental Group (IDG) on Internationalisation of Indian Rupee, which has made several recommendations for internationalizing the rupee. The group was constituted by the RBI to review the current… Continue reading Internationalisation of the rupee: Explained, pointwise

India and SCO: relevance and challenges – Explained, pointwise

For 7 PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction India recently hosted the 23rd summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in a virtual format. This marked the first time India chaired the summit since becoming a full member of the organization in 2017. The theme for the summit was ‘Towards a SECURE SCO’, which is an acronym… Continue reading India and SCO: relevance and challenges – Explained, pointwise

Governance issues at Indian Startups: causes and impacts – Explained, pointwise

For 7 PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction India became the third-largest start-up ecosystem in the world after the US and China last year. Further, for the second time in a row, India topped China by creating 23 unicorns in 2022. At present, India, has more than 99,000 start-ups. However, the corporate governance issues faced by Byju’s… Continue reading Governance issues at Indian Startups: causes and impacts – Explained, pointwise

Should India join NATO Plus? Explained, pointwise

For 7 PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction At the beginning of 2023, the U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO expressed openness to increased engagement with India. Subsequently, the U.S. House Select Committee on China proposed to enhance the deterrence of Taiwan by including India to strengthen NATO Plus. However, India rejected this idea. But as Prime Minister’s… Continue reading Should India join NATO Plus? Explained, pointwise

Criminalisation of politics: causes, impacts and solutions – Explained, pointwise

For 7 PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction Recently, the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) wrote to the Election Commission (ECI), seeking action against political parties that failed to publish details of criminal records of their candidates as per orders of the Supreme Court and the ECI. Activists and independent electoral watchdogs like ADR have been raising concerns… Continue reading Criminalisation of politics: causes, impacts and solutions – Explained, pointwise

India’s National Research Foundation (NRF): Needs, significance and challenges- Explained, pointwise

For 7 PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction The recent approval of the National Research Foundation (NRF) Bill by the Indian Union Cabinet marks a significant step towards boosting scientific research in the country. With a significant budget at its disposal, the NRF aims to tackle India’s long-standing need to increase research and development investments and cultivate a… Continue reading India’s National Research Foundation (NRF): Needs, significance and challenges- Explained, pointwise

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