Source: The post is based on the article “The G-20 can be the UN Security Council alternative” published in The Hindu on 10th December 2022. Syllabus: GS2- Global grouping Relevance: India and G20 News: The article explains the significance of G20 as an alternative to UNSC. It also explains India’s role in promoting G20 as an… Continue reading The G-20 can be the UN Security Council alternative
Author: Durai
Expand the food safety net without any more delay
Source: The post is based on the article “Expand the food safety net without any more delay” published in The Hindu on 10th December 2022. Syllabus: GS2- Poverty and hunger Relevance: Issues related to food security News: The article explains the exclusionary challenges associated with NFSA, 2013. The National Food Security Act, 2013, through the… Continue reading Expand the food safety net without any more delay
A green tax would help augment government revenue
Source: The post is based on the article “A green tax would help augment government revenue” published in the Livemint on 8th November 2022. Syllabus: GS – 3 – changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth. Relevance: About levying a green tax. News: The government has been looking at different ways of augmenting its… Continue reading A green tax would help augment government revenue
Greening of the GST – The environmental dimension of taxes must rank high in any rate rationalisation exercise
Source: The post is based on the article “Greening of the GST – The environmental dimension of taxes must rank high in any rate rationalisation exercise” published in the Business Standard on 8th November 2022. Syllabus: GS – 3 – changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth. Relevance: About greening the GST. News: As the… Continue reading Greening of the GST – The environmental dimension of taxes must rank high in any rate rationalisation exercise
Af-Pak Again – Afghanistan is back to being a terror hub, Pakistan is in political chaos. Bad news for the world
Source: The post is based on the article “Af-Pak Again – Afghanistan is back to being a terror hub, Pakistan is in political chaos. Bad news for the world” published in The Times of India on 8th November 2022. Syllabus: GS – 2 – India and its neighbourhood- relations. Relevance: About the Afghanistan-Pakistan status and the growth of… Continue reading Af-Pak Again – Afghanistan is back to being a terror hub, Pakistan is in political chaos. Bad news for the world
The Great Jobs Hunt – Too few Indians are seeking work and mostly among those working quality of employment isn’t great
Source: The post is based on the article “The Great Jobs Hunt – Too few Indians are seeking work and mostly among those working quality of employment isn’t great” published in The Times of India on 7th November 2022. Syllabus: GS – 3 – Employment. Relevance: About the quality of employment. News: India’s faster GDP growth does not… Continue reading The Great Jobs Hunt – Too few Indians are seeking work and mostly among those working quality of employment isn’t great
Maha-Nataka, Why? – Political grandstanding like that over Maharashtra, Karnataka border forgets many Indians are multilingual
Source: The post is based on the article “Maha-Nataka, Why? – Political grandstanding like that over Maharashtra, Karnataka border forgets many Indians are multilingual” published in The Times of India on 7th November 2022. Syllabus: GS – 2 – Indian Constitution—historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure. Relevance: About the boundary dispute between Maharashtra and… Continue reading Maha-Nataka, Why? – Political grandstanding like that over Maharashtra, Karnataka border forgets many Indians are multilingual
The pandemic’s big disruption of schooling calls for close analysis
Source: The post is based on the article “The pandemic’s big disruption of schooling calls for close analysis” published in the Livemint on 7th November 2022. Syllabus: GS – 2 – Issues relating to the development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Education. Relevance: About attaining universal elementary education. News: Despite the enactment of the Right to… Continue reading The pandemic’s big disruption of schooling calls for close analysis
About energy transition: A slow and flawed transition
Source: The post is based on the article “A slow and flawed transition” published in the Business Standard on 6th November 2022. Syllabus: GS – 3 – Energy. Relevance: About the energy transition. News: The developed world has reduced its primary energy consumption and they are working on an energy transition. They shift most of the energy-intensive manufacturing… Continue reading About energy transition: A slow and flawed transition
DESH & ‘videsh’ – The proposed Bill will create asymmetries
Source: The post is based on the article “DESH & ‘videsh’ – The proposed Bill will create asymmetries” published in the Business Standard on 6th November 2022. Syllabus: GS – 3 – Changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth. Relevance: About the draft DESH Bill. News: The finance ministry has reportedly raised concerns about the… Continue reading DESH & ‘videsh’ – The proposed Bill will create asymmetries
