Responsibility and the complexities of climate leadership

Source- The post is based on the article “Responsibility and the complexities of climate leadership” published in “The Hindu” on 19th June 2023. Syllabus: GS3- Environment Relevance– Issues related to climate change News- Over the last few weeks, there has been an increasingly vocal campaign to unseat the President-Designate of COP28, Minister Sultan Al Jaber… Continue reading Responsibility and the complexities of climate leadership

CoWIN leaks: Where’s government’s due diligence?

Source- The post is based on the article “CoWIN leaks: Where’s government’s due diligence?” published in “The Indian Express” on 19th June 2023. Syllabus: GS3- Awareness in the field of IT, computers. GS2- E-governance Relevance- Issues related to privacy and security in digitalisation News- The recent media reports about the CoWin data leak are no… Continue reading CoWIN leaks: Where’s government’s due diligence?

A reserve currency differs from one that payments are settled in

Source- The post is based on the article “A reserve currency differs from one that payments are settled in” published in the “mint” on 19th June 2023. Syllabus: GS3 – Indian Economy – Money and Currency Relevance- Issues related to external account News– There has been a lot of discussions recently on the international usage… Continue reading A reserve currency differs from one that payments are settled in

On climate change, wealthy nations must show the way

Source- The post is based on the article “On climate change, wealthy nations must show the way” published in “The Indian Express” on 19th June 2023. Syllabus: GS 3 – Environment – Climate Change News– The article explains the need for urgent action on climate change in current times. Why is action on climate change… Continue reading On climate change, wealthy nations must show the way

Transmitting efficiency – New RE projects could address a major weakness

Source: The post is based on the article “Transmitting efficiency – New RE projects could address a major weakness” published in Business Standard on 19th June 2023. Syllabus: GS 3 – Environment – Renewable Energy Relevance: About NCT’s transmission project and challenges associated with it. News: The National Committee on Transmission (NCT) has recently approved six transmission… Continue reading Transmitting efficiency – New RE projects could address a major weakness

Steering sustainable trade – India needs to push manufacturing exports

Source: The post is based on the article “Steering sustainable trade – India needs to push manufacturing exports” published in Business Standard on 19th June 2023. Syllabus: GS 3 – Indian Economy – Growth & Development Relevance: concerns with declining exports in India and measures needed News: India’s merchandise exports have been struggling, with declining for fourth consecutive month… Continue reading Steering sustainable trade – India needs to push manufacturing exports

Three years after Galwan, disengagement has not been followed by resolution

Source: The post is based on the following article “The Stories On China That India Will Miss” published in The Times of India on 19th June 2023 “Three years after Galwan, disengagement has not been followed by resolution” published in the Indian Express on 19th June 2023 Syllabus: GS 2 – India and its neighbourhood- relations. Relevance: About India – China border dispute.… Continue reading Three years after Galwan, disengagement has not been followed by resolution

Greenwashed – Aravalis to Goa, rules are being tweaked to allow ecologically dangerous projects and mining

Source: The post is based on the article “Greenwashed – Aravalis to Goa, rules are being tweaked to allow ecologically dangerous projects and mining” published in The Times of India on 19th June 2023 Syllabus: GS 3 – Environment and Bio-diversity Conservation. Relevance: About protecting Indian hill ranges. News: A recent study found that India might lose 22% of Aravallis, India’s oldest… Continue reading Greenwashed – Aravalis to Goa, rules are being tweaked to allow ecologically dangerous projects and mining

Birth Of The Matter – Single persons are denied the right to be surrogate parents on fact-free, not-quite-scientific & vague moral grounds

Source: The post is based on the article “Birth Of The Matter – Single persons are denied the right to be surrogate parents on fact-free, not-quite-scientific & vague moral grounds” published in The Times of India on 19th June 2023 Syllabus: GS 2 – mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of vulnerable sections. Relevance: About Regulation of… Continue reading Birth Of The Matter – Single persons are denied the right to be surrogate parents on fact-free, not-quite-scientific & vague moral grounds

Germany’s net-zero plan for old vehicles

Source: The post is based on the article “Germany’s net-zero plans for old vehicles” published in Business Standard on 17th June 2023. Syllabus: GS 3 – Environment Relevance: About Germany proposal of adopting carbon-neutral synthetic fuels News: Germany put forward an interesting proposal when the EU was debating legislation to ensure only zero-emission vehicles would be on… Continue reading Germany’s net-zero plan for old vehicles

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