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Focus areas of Economic Survey 2020-21

Source- The Indian Express Syllabus- GS 3 – Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development, and employment. Synopsis – The Economic Survey 2020-21 outlines the status of various sectors of the economy.  Introduction- The government presented Economic survey 2020-21 of India in the Parliament. The Economic survey provides a summary of the… Continue reading Focus areas of Economic Survey 2020-21

Chasing National Interests at the UN high table

Source: click here Syllabus: GS 2 Synopsis: India’s mission of achieving its goals at the UNSC should have a clear plan and reveal its material and geopolitical confines. Introduction India has got a two-year non-permanent period at the UNSC. But it is almost certain that India is not getting permanent membership of UNSC  anytime soon.… Continue reading Chasing National Interests at the UN high table

Importance of Abiding by the Parliamentary Processes

Source: The Hindu Gs2: Parliament and State Legislatures—Structure, Functioning, Conduct of Business, Powers & Privileges and Issues Arising out of these. Synopsis: Following the Democratic Parliamentary Process is more important than enforcing the will of the majority. Background Nearly 20 Opposition parties boycotted the recent (2021) President’s address to a joint sitting of Parliament. Further,… Continue reading Importance of Abiding by the Parliamentary Processes

India’s Sovereign Ratings don’t reflect its fundamentals

Source: Indian Express, The Hindu Gs3: Indian Economy and issues relating to Planning, Mobilization of Resources, Growth, Development and Employment. Synopsis: The Economic Survey 2020-21 concludes that sovereign credit ratings are biased, and they do not reflect the Indian economy’s fundamentals. Background: Currently, India’s sovereign rating is rated under a very low investment grade. Though it… Continue reading India’s Sovereign Ratings don’t reflect its fundamentals

Lessons for India after one year of first Covid case

Source: click here Syllabus: GS 3 Synopsis: One year has been passed when the first confirmed case was reported in India. What are the lessons that India Should learn from this Pandemic? Introduction  India’s first confirmed case of Sars-CoV-2 was reported exactly a year ago. Experts with the help of a modeling-based study predicted that… Continue reading Lessons for India after one year of first Covid case

Early Child Development [ECD]

Source- The Indian Express Syllabus- GS 2 – Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. Synopsis – The Early Child Development [ECD] is important for the future healthy minds and workforce in the country. Introduction The Early Child Development [ECD] is important for the future of healthy… Continue reading Early Child Development [ECD]

Growth with inequality in economic survey

Source: The Hindu Syllabus: GS – 2 ; Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes Synopsis: It looks like the Economic Survey focuses on wealth creation instead of reduction of income disparity. Introduction The Economic Survey for 2020-21 reviews the developments in the… Continue reading Growth with inequality in economic survey

Must Read Current Affairs Articles I 1st Feb. 2021

Good Morning dear reader We are posting Today’s Must Read Current Affairs Articles below: \ For yesterday’s Current Affairs – Click Here GS-Paper 1 Centre likely to postpone Census to 2022 The Hindu Page – 1 Syllabus Topic – population and associated issues GS-Paper 2 The farm laws need political resolution The Hindu Page –… Continue reading Must Read Current Affairs Articles I 1st Feb. 2021

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