Source: The post is based on an article “A make or break ban” published in the Business Standard on 10th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 Ecology and Environment Relevance: Plastic Ban News: Recently, India’s ban on certain single-use plastic has come into effect from July 1, to control the menace of plastic pollution. The banned… Continue reading A make-or-break ban
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Apart From the Foreign Hand
Source: The post is based on an article “Apart from the foreign hand” published in the Times of India on 11th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 Indian Economy Relevance: Macroeconomic Conditions; Inflation News: In recent months, India first offered to export wheat to a hungry world. However, later on, it suddenly reversed its position because… Continue reading Apart From the Foreign Hand
How Green Zone Dilution In Draft NCR Plan 2041 Defied Objections
Source: The post is based on an article “How green zone dilution in draft NCR plan 2041 defied objections” published in The Times of India on 11th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 Environment and Ecology Relevance: Draft Delhi Master Plan 2041 News: Recently, the draft NCR Regional Plan 2041 plan, which sets the contours of… Continue reading How Green Zone Dilution In Draft NCR Plan 2041 Defied Objections
Links between infra & growth
Source: The post is based on an article “Links between infra & growth” published in the Business Standard on 10th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 Indian Economy; Infrastructure; Investment models Relevance: Issues in Infrastructure Investment in India News: In the 1990s, India removed barriers to globalization and opened the country to the outside world. This… Continue reading Links between infra & growth
Delayed payments for small firms stifle economic growth
Source: The post is based on an article “Delayed payments for small firm stifle economic growth” published in the Indian Express on 9th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 Indian Economy and issues relating to Planning, Mobilization of Resources, Growth, Development, and Employment; Inclusive Growth and issues arising from it. Relevance: Issues linked to Micro, Small,… Continue reading Delayed payments for small firms stifle economic growth
The clock is ticking on the issue of energy poverty
Source: The post is based on an article “The clock is ticking on the issue of energy poverty” published in the Indian Express on 9th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 International Organization; GS 3 Indian Economy issues and Challenges to growth, development, etc. Relevance: Global Energy Governance; Energy Poverty, etc. News: In the recently concluded… Continue reading The clock is ticking on the issue of energy poverty
Revving up in low gear: The paradoxes in India’s transport sector
Source: The post is based on an article “Reviving up in low gear: The paradoxes in India’s transport sector” published in the Business Standard on 8th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 Infrastructure; Transportation Sector Relevance: Transportation Sector; Logistics News: The transport sector is growing leaps and bounds in terms of infrastructure, with huge investments. However,… Continue reading Revving up in low gear: The paradoxes in India’s transport sector
India’s monsoon faces climate change. Earth needs a ‘soft path for water’ now
Source: The post is based on an article “India’s monsoon faces climate change. Earth needs a ‘soft path for water’ now” published in The Times of India on 9th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 1 Salient features of World’s Physical Geography; Distribution of Key Natural Resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian sub-continent); Relevance:… Continue reading India’s monsoon faces climate change. Earth needs a ‘soft path for water’ now
Beating the heat
Source: This post is created based on the article “Beating the heat” published in The Hindu on 9th July 2022. Syllabus: GS Paper 3 – Environment – Climate Change Context: Rising temperature is becoming a bigger problem with the days going by. Adapting to and mitigating this challenge is the need of the hour. The… Continue reading Beating the heat
A plan that is much more than just planting trees
Source: This post is created based on the article “A plan that is much more than just planting trees” published in The Hindu on 9th July 2022. Syllabus: GS Paper 3 – Environment – Degradation Context: Forest Landscape Restoration can help in regaining ecological functionality and improving human welfare. In today’s world, forests need to… Continue reading A plan that is much more than just planting trees
