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Must Read Current Affairs Articles I 4th December 2020

Good Morning dear reader. We are posting Today’s Must Read Current Affairs Articles below: \ GS Paper 1 Personal choices, the Constitution’s endurance The Hindu Page – 6 Syllabus Topic – Society – Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India, communalism, regionalism & secularism GS Paper 2 Not using masks flouts fundamental rights: SC… Continue reading Must Read Current Affairs Articles I 4th December 2020

Honey adulteration and laws related to food adulteration in India

This analysis is developed based on the article “Leading honey brands fail adulteration test by foreign lab, says CSE” of Business Standard News: In the most recent case of adulteration, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), 77% of honey samples were found to be adulterated with sugar syrup. What are the Findings of CSE?  … Continue reading Honey adulteration and laws related to food adulteration in India

Farm Bills Concerns and evaluation

Context: Agriculture in India needs state support to thrive. Background Recently, President Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to three contentious farm bills passed by Parliament. The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act,2020 (FAPAFS). The Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020 (FPTC). The Essential Commodities… Continue reading Farm Bills Concerns and evaluation

GDP recovery- questionable data

Context- The Q-2 sharp recovery is very tactical because of pent-up demand, because of lockdown and the Data used for quarterly growth rates are weak and questionable. What in the news- The second quarter GDP contracted at a slower pace of 7.5 percent compared to a massive 23.9 percent in the first quarter of the… Continue reading GDP recovery- questionable data

Disability – policy and challenges

Context: 3rd dec is the annual International Day of Persons with Disabilities, established by the United Nations in 1992. More on news: International Day of Persons with Disabilities: Promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society and development. Increase awareness of the situation of persons with disabilities in every… Continue reading Disability – policy and challenges

AMR and health crisis

Context:  Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a silent pandemic, is growing at an alarming rate. Why is AMR growing at an alarming rate? AMR:  Globally, about 35% of common human infections have become resistant to available medicines. About 700,000 people die every year because available antimicrobial drugs (antibiotics, antivirals, anti-parasitic and antifungals) have become less effective at… Continue reading AMR and health crisis

Behind China’s wolf warrior diplomacy

Context: Xi Jinping is deepening a ‘Chinese Communist Party-state’ brand of nationalism for a domestic and global audience. What is Chinese brand of nationalism? An abrasive brand of nationalism is associated with China. Beijing’s recourse to nationalistic aggression as a foreign policy strategy has gained the euphemism of ‘wolf warrior diplomacy’. It involves a state-sponsored… Continue reading Behind China’s wolf warrior diplomacy

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