Backsliding on climate action

Source: This post is based on the article “Backsliding on climate action” published in The Hindu on 26th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 – Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation. Relevance: About the challenges in climate policies. News: Climate policies around the world are facing significant challenges. Contents1 What are the challenges faced by EU climate policies?2 What… Continue reading Backsliding on climate action

India needs joint commands & it needs a CDS

Source: This post is created based on the article “It’s time India and Japan rethink their nuclear policy” published on Indian Express on 26th July 2022. Syllabus: GS Paper 3 – Security Forces in India News: Recently, India’s Defence Minister re-emphasised that joint theatre commands are a defence reform priority. The theatre commands are important… Continue reading India needs joint commands & it needs a CDS

It’s time India and Japan rethink their nuclear policy

Source: This post is created based on the article “It’s time India and Japan rethink their nuclear policy” published on The Hindu on 26th July 2022. Syllabus: GS Paper 2 – Foreign policy of India – India’s nuclear policy News: A recent report on Asian nuclear transitions by Ashley Tellis of the Carnegie Endowment underlined… Continue reading It’s time India and Japan rethink their nuclear policy

Why Agnipath scheme needs to be extended to All India Services

Source: The post is based on an article “Why Agnipath scheme needs to be extended to All India Services” published in the Indian Express on 25th July 2022.  Syllabus: GS Paper 2 , Role of Civil Services in Bureaucracy  Relevance: Civil Services Reforms  News: Recently, the government has launched an Agnipath scheme for the armed… Continue reading Why Agnipath scheme needs to be extended to All India Services

India is greying – and what we can do about it

Source: The post is based on an article “India is greying and what we can do about it” published in the Live Mint on 25th July 2022.  Syllabus: GS 1 Population in India; GS 2 Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors and Issues arising out of their Design and Implementation Relevance: Population… Continue reading India is greying – and what we can do about it

A cultivated idea for cities

Source: The post is based on an article “A cultivated idea for cities” published in the Business Standard on 24th July 2022.  Syllabus: GS Paper 3 – Agriculture – Urban Agriculture   Context: Urban agriculture has not received the attention it merits.  Urban agriculture is the practice of growing farm products in cities and their… Continue reading A cultivated idea for cities

Tackling Monkeypox

Source: The post is based on an article “Tackling Monkeypox” published in the Times of India on 25th July 2022.  Syllabus: GS 3 Disaster Management  Relevance: Biological Disaster; Monkey Pox   News: Recently, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared monkeypox a global health emergency. It is a signal to India to really scale up its… Continue reading Tackling Monkeypox

Out of bounds: Unusual or onerous bail conditions ought to have no place in judicial orders

Source: This post is based on the article “Out of bounds: Unusual or onerous bail conditions ought to have no place in judicial orders” published in The Hindu on 25th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections. Relevance: About the criminal-justice reforms in… Continue reading Out of bounds: Unusual or onerous bail conditions ought to have no place in judicial orders

The key to US-India partnership: Defence and technology cooperation

Source: This post is based on the article “The key to US-India partnership: Defence and technology cooperation” published in the Indian Express on 25th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. Relevance: About the India-US relations. News: To improve India-US relations, the recently concluded India-US… Continue reading The key to US-India partnership: Defence and technology cooperation

The challenges of fiberisation ahead of India’s 5G deployment

Source: This post is created based on the article “The challenges of fiberisation ahead of India’s 5G deployment” published in The Hindu on 25th July 2022. Syllabus: GS Paper 3 – Science and technology – Communication and Information Technology News: Prime Minister of India in his 2020 Independence Day speech, laid out the vision to… Continue reading The challenges of fiberisation ahead of India’s 5G deployment

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