Source: This post on the rising risks of urban flooding has been created based on the article “The expansion of settlements into flood-prone areas” published in The Hindu on 31st October 2023. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 – Disaster and disaster management. News: This article discusses the recent findings of a World Bank Report highlighting… Continue reading On the rising risks of urban flooding – The expansion of settlements into flood-prone areas
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On increasing Indian Railways’ revenue – Easing the transport of cargo by Railways
Source: This post on increasing Indian Railways’ share in cargo has been created based on the article “Easing the transport of cargo by Railways” published in The Hindu on 31st October 2023. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 Indian Economy – Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc. News: This article discusses the actions taken by… Continue reading On increasing Indian Railways’ revenue – Easing the transport of cargo by Railways
On India’s stance in the UN on the Israel-Palestine Conflict – India’s vote on UN resolution marks a new realism in Middle East policy; No Error On Terror
Source: This post on India’s stance in the UN on the Israel-Palestine Conflict has been created based on the articles “India’s vote on UN resolution marks a new realism in Middle East policy” and “No Error On Terror” published in The Indian Express and The Times of India respectively on 30th October 2023. UPSC Syllabus… Continue reading On India’s stance in the UN on the Israel-Palestine Conflict – India’s vote on UN resolution marks a new realism in Middle East policy; No Error On Terror
On the Speaker – Give up impropriety, demonstrate impartiality
Source: This post on the Speaker has been created based on the article “Give up impropriety, demonstrate impartiality” published in The Hindu on 30th October 2023. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2 Indian Polity – Parliament and State legislatures —structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these. News: This article… Continue reading On the Speaker – Give up impropriety, demonstrate impartiality
On Definition of Terrorism – From Israel to India, the making of a ‘terrorist’
Source: This post on defining “terrorism” has been created based on the article “From Israel to India, the making of a ‘terrorist’” published in the Indian Express on 30th October 2023. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 Internal Security – Security challenges and their management in border areas – linkages of organized crime with terrorism.… Continue reading On Definition of Terrorism – From Israel to India, the making of a ‘terrorist’
On merger of railway budget and union budget – The Indian Railways’ revenue problem
Source: The post on Indian Railways is based on the article “The Indian Railways’ revenue problem” published in “The Hindu” on 30th October 2023. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 Indian Economy – Infrastructure (Railway) News: The article discusses the issue of the declining revenues of Indian Railways and the various reasons which have led… Continue reading On merger of railway budget and union budget – The Indian Railways’ revenue problem
On challenges of Renewable Energy – Solving intermittency of renewables
Source: The post on issues of Renewable Energy generation is based on the article “Solving intermittency of renewables- Emphasise the path to discovery, not a design” published in “Business standard” on 30th October 2023. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 Indian Economy – Infrastructure (Energy) News: The article discusses the challenges of India’s electricity system… Continue reading On challenges of Renewable Energy – Solving intermittency of renewables
On Inequality – The world must fight inequality to safeguard ideals of democracy
Source: The post on Inequality is based on the article “The world must fight inequality to safeguard ideals of democracy” published in “Live mint” on 30th October 2023. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 Indian Economy – Inclusive growth and issues arising from it. News: The article discusses how recent crises have highlighted the growing… Continue reading On Inequality – The world must fight inequality to safeguard ideals of democracy
On Labour Productivity in India- NRN Gets It Wrong
Source: The post on labour productivity in India is based on the article “NRN Gets It Wrong- Working long hours doesn’t increase productivity” published in “The Times of India” on 28th October 2023. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 Indian Economy – Employment and labour productivity. News: The article discusses India’s low productivity as highlighted… Continue reading On Labour Productivity in India- NRN Gets It Wrong
Political misinformation is a problem. But asking WhatsApp to risk user privacy is the wrong solution
Source: This post is based on the article “Political misinformation is a problem. But asking WhatsApp to risk user privacy is the wrong solution” published in “Indian Express” on 28th October 2023. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 Internal Security – Challenges to internal security through communication networks, role of media and social networking sites… Continue reading Political misinformation is a problem. But asking WhatsApp to risk user privacy is the wrong solution
