Centre’s ‘lateral entry’ plan gains traction

Source: The post is based on the article “Centre’s ‘lateral entry’ plan gains traction” published in Business Standard on 6th June 2023. Syllabus: GS 2 – Governance – Role of Civil Services in a Democracy Relevance: Concerns associated with lateral entry News: Recently, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) issued a list of 20 lateral recruitments to… Continue reading Centre’s ‘lateral entry’ plan gains traction

Why the fourth India-Africa forum summit should happen during Delhi’s G20 presidency

Source: The post is based on the article “Why the fourth India-Africa forum summit should happen during Delhi’s G20 presidency” published in The Indian Express on 6th June 2023. Syllabus: GS 2 – International Relations – Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings Relevance: About the fourth IAFS News: The fourth India Africa Forum Summit (IAFS) was disrupted by… Continue reading Why the fourth India-Africa forum summit should happen during Delhi’s G20 presidency

Built To Not Last – on Bihar bridge collapse

Source: This summary is based on the article “ Built To Not Last “, published in The Times of India on 6th June 2023. Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 – Disaster Management, Infrastructure News: Recently, a 200m stretch of a 3km-long bridge over the Ganga in Bihar collapsed, leading to many deaths. This is the… Continue reading Built To Not Last – on Bihar bridge collapse

Resolute measures can save the planet from the harm of plastics

Source: This post is created based on the article “Resolute measures can save the planet from the harm of plastics”, published in Live Mint on 5th June 2023. Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3, Environmental pollution News: On World Environment Day, 2018, India’s Prime Minister made a historic announcement to make India single-use plastic-free by 2022.… Continue reading Resolute measures can save the planet from the harm of plastics

Corridors, not translocation, key to decongesting India’s tiger reserves

Source: The post is based on the article “Corridors, not translocation, key to decongesting India’s tiger reserves” published in The Times of India on 5th June 2023. Syllabus: GS 3 – Environment – Tiger Conservation News: The successful implementation of Project Tiger has led to an increase in the tiger population. Due to which, tiger density in… Continue reading Corridors, not translocation, key to decongesting India’s tiger reserves

Banks up to tricks with bad loans again?

Source: The post is based on the article “Banks up to tricks with bad loans again?” published in Business Standard on 5th June 2023. Syllabus: GS 3 – Indian Economy – Money & Banking Relevance: About Evergreening of Loans News: The RBI governor in a conference of the directors of public-sector banks (PSBs) has made comments regarding… Continue reading Banks up to tricks with bad loans again?

The net zero challenge

Source– The post is based on the article “The net zero challenge” published in livemintThe Indian Express on 5th June 2023. Syllabus: GS3- Environment. GS3-Economy News- The RBI has released “Currency and Finance Report for 2022-23 — “Towards a greener cleaner India” report. What are the findings of the report? An annual GDP growth rate… Continue reading The net zero challenge

Spare the rod and change the law

Source– The post is based on the article “ Spare the rod and change the law” published in The Hindu on 5th june 2023. Syllabus: GS2- issues related to development and management of health Relevance: Issues related to generic medicine News- The Director General of Health Services (DGHS) issued directions that doctors in Central government… Continue reading Spare the rod and change the law

The Delhi ordinance is an unabashed power-grab

Source– The post is based on the article “The Delhi ordinance is an unabashed power-grab” published in “The Indian Express” on 5thJune 2023. Syllabus: GS2- Issues pertaining to federalism Relevance- Constitutional issues related to National Capital Territory of Delhi News– On May 19 this year, the Union government promulgated an ordinance to amend the Government… Continue reading The Delhi ordinance is an unabashed power-grab

Citizen activism that is missing from the wrestling ring

Source– The post is based on the article “Citizen activism that is missing from the wrestling ring” published in “The Hindu” on 5th June 2023. Syllabus: GS2- Development Processes and the Development Industry Relevance– Issues related to civil society News- A few nationally acclaimed wrestlers have been protesting against their federation chief, allegedly for sexual… Continue reading Citizen activism that is missing from the wrestling ring

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