News: Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2022 was released recently. Recently, Environmental Performance Index 2022 ranked India at the bottom of 180 countries. The findings of the index are not accurate. EPI does not generally accept information directly from governments. Data is used from multiple sources, including government data. Thus, the ranking does not accurately reflect India’s… Continue reading Look at per capita: on Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2022 report
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Indigenise smart: Heavy investment in R&D is needed to take Indian defence production to next level
News: To promote indigenisation, defence ministry has given the initial approval to projects worth Rs 76,390 crore. All the proposed capital acquisition will be under the ‘Buy and Make Indian’ mechanism. What are the projects approved? Construction of eight next-generation corvettes for the navy, Procurement of wheeled armoured fighting vehicles, and The manufacture of Dornier… Continue reading Indigenise smart: Heavy investment in R&D is needed to take Indian defence production to next level
Open network for e-commerce: It’s an idea whose time has come
Context: The Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) was launched in few cities recently on a pilot basis. It has the potential to usher in a disruptive change. India’s potential in digital economy India has the world’s highest fintech adoption rate of 87%, as compared with the global average of 64%. E-commerce market in India… Continue reading Open network for e-commerce: It’s an idea whose time has come
How best to interpret CMIE’s consumer survey findings
Context: Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) has been at the forefront of providing necessary data that provide information about the average Indian household. However, some discrepancies in the survey methodology brought the CMIE data under question. CMIE provided the surveys during lockdowns that helped to understand the scale of urban unemployment and distress migration… Continue reading How best to interpret CMIE’s consumer survey findings
Why kidney rackets thrive
News: Last week, a network of kidney traffickers was busted in Delhi. This is the 3rd such scam in the last 15 years in Delhi. The trafficker involved doctors and other healthcare personnel, hospital administrators. They catered to patients that have end-stage kidney diseases and cannot be treated with medicines or dialysis and require a… Continue reading Why kidney rackets thrive
7% Growth Is India’s Best Foreign Policy Strategy
Context: Countries from around the world like the US, Israel, Iran, etc. are trying to build good relations with India. However, India is still not free to make strategic choices. How economic development determines freedom to make choices for countries? In 2010, Professor Michael Beckley analyzed the relationship between military effectiveness and economic development. In the… Continue reading 7% Growth Is India’s Best Foreign Policy Strategy
Answer Key with Questions- UPSC IAS Prelims 2022 GS Paper 1 – Set A
Dear Friends, We are releasing the answer key for UPSC Prelims 2022 GS Paper 1 Set A. We have given only the answer key in the PDF given below and the typed question along with the answer below that. Download Prelims 2022 Question Paper PDF with Answer Key UPSC Prelims 2022 Answer Key For Set… Continue reading Answer Key with Questions- UPSC IAS Prelims 2022 GS Paper 1 – Set A
[Download] UPSC IAS Civil Services Exam 2023 Calendar
UPSC has released the annual calendar for the year 2023, for the exams, it conducts on an annual basis. UPSC IAS Prelims will be conducted on 28th May in the year 2023 and the Mains examination will commence on 15th Sep. 2023. You can download the official calendar of UPSC by clicking on the following… Continue reading [Download] UPSC IAS Civil Services Exam 2023 Calendar
Let it fly: With normalcy back, there’s no case for regulating airline tariffs through price bands
Context: The covid time regulations are still applicable to the aviation industry. There is a need to roll back them. India’s aviation industry faced a difficult time during covid times. Therefore, the government extended support to the aviation industry in the form of relaxation in the price band for air tickets and reduced GST on… Continue reading Let it fly: With normalcy back, there’s no case for regulating airline tariffs through price bands
Guns and status: VIP security cover is a system that’s lost its moorings from professional threat assessment
Context: Singer and Punjab Congress politician Sidhu Moose Wala was murdered a day after his security cover was reduced. It has raised questions over the system of providing security to the VIPs. As per data from the Bureau of Police Research and Development, more than 66,000 police personnel were providing protection to more than 19,000… Continue reading Guns and status: VIP security cover is a system that’s lost its moorings from professional threat assessment
