Source: This post is created based on the article “Discipline and discussion – on discussions in Parliament”, published in Indian Express on 22nd Feb. Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2, Parliament and State legislatures—structure, functioning, conduct of business Context: Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar directed the Privileges Committee to investigate the disorderly conduct by 12 Opposition… Continue reading Discipline and discussion – on discussions in Parliament
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Why Lok Sabha must have a Deputy Speaker
Source: This post is created based on the article “Why Lok Sabha must have a Deputy Speaker”, published in Indian Express on 22nd Feb. Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2, Parliament and State legislatures—structure, functioning, conduct of business. News: The Deputy Speaker has not been elected even after more than 3 years of this term of… Continue reading Why Lok Sabha must have a Deputy Speaker
Turn off the tap of urban bias in rural development
Source: The post is based on the article “Turn off the tap of urban bias in rural development” published in The Hindu on 22nd February 2023. Syllabus: GS 2 – Governance Relevance: reasons behind increasing urban rural disparity News: The article discusses the increasing urban and rural disparity and the performance of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in… Continue reading Turn off the tap of urban bias in rural development
A new chapter in defence and tech
Source: The post is based on the article “A new chapter in defence and tech” published in The Hindu on 22nd February 2023. Syllabus: GS 2 – International Relations Relevance: India-US bilateral relations News: India and the US have recently inaugurated the Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (ICET). The launch of ICET shows that the relations… Continue reading A new chapter in defence and tech
Rooftop Solar Photovoltaics (RTPV) for poverty alleviation
Source: This post is created based on the article “Rooftop solar for poverty alleviation”, published in Business Standard on 22nd Feb. GS Paper 2 – New and renewable Energy Context: A detailed paper prepared by Infravision Foundation highlights the potential of Rooftop Solar Photovoltaics (RTPV) as the income generating source for lower income level segment.… Continue reading Rooftop Solar Photovoltaics (RTPV) for poverty alleviation
How Union budget 2023 may foster greater violations of privacy
Source– The post is based on the article “How Union budget 2023 may foster greater violations of privacy” published in The Indian Express on 21th February 2023. Syllabus: GS3- Science and Technology Relevance: Privacy related issues News- The article emphasis the need for robust data protection law. What are provisions in the budget related to… Continue reading How Union budget 2023 may foster greater violations of privacy
Budget and the growth process
Source: The post is based on the article “Budget and the growth process” published in Business Standard on 21st February 2023. Syllabus: GS 3 – Budgeting Relevance: issues with the Budget 2023-24 News: The article discusses the shortcomings of Budget 2023-24. What are the shortcomings of the Budget 2023-24? Expenditure: The Budget Estimates (BE) of expenditure for… Continue reading Budget and the growth process
Slow progress to creating a safe workplace for women
Source– The post is based on the article “Slow progress to creating a safe workplace for women” published in The Hindu on 18th February 2023. Syllabus: GS1- Social empowerment. GS2- Vulnerable sections of the population Relevance: Issues related to women safety News- Recently, there were allegations of sexual harassment against higher authorities by some women… Continue reading Slow progress to creating a safe workplace for women
Why not use Sanskrit as our first or second official language?
Source: The post is based on an article “Why not use Sanskrit as our first or second official language?” published in The Times of India on 21st February 2023. Syllabus: GS 2 – Indian Polity Relevance: promoting Sanskrit as official language. News: The article discusses measures required to make Sanskrit an official language. Why Sanskrit should be… Continue reading Why not use Sanskrit as our first or second official language?
We should shed colonial legacy by creating content in mother languages
Source– The post is based on the article “Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu writes: We should shed colonial legacy by creating content in mother languages”published in The Indian Express on 23th February 2023. Syllabus: GS1- Art and Culture Relevance: Socio-Cultural development News- The article emphasis the need to overhaul the language of education system… Continue reading We should shed colonial legacy by creating content in mother languages
