News Environment Ministry’s move to rank state environmental impact assessment authorities based on their speed of environmental approval can have negative consequences for the environment. What can be the negative consequences of this move? Read here. How has the EIA regime in India has evolved? Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) started way back in 1994. Although… Continue reading Our broken system of environmental clearance
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Punjab assembly election 2022-Ignoring the ground water depletion problem
News Election are around the corner and Punjab is one of the states going for the elections. However, like every other election there is lack of concern and debate on some of the urgent issues of Punjab like the Ground water depletion. What it is the magnitude of this problem? Groundwater depletion in Punjab has… Continue reading Punjab assembly election 2022-Ignoring the ground water depletion problem
Covid-19 pandemic has widened economic inequities. Government interventions must be mindful of this challenge
News Since the onset of the pandemic, there has been growing concern that income and wealth disparities have widened in the country during this period. What are the factors that support this view? Pandemic has led to rise in unemployment rate, increase in casualisation of the workforce, rising dependence on MGNREGA and financial distress among MSMEs, along with rising profits of large firms and a soaring stock market. This all point out… Continue reading Covid-19 pandemic has widened economic inequities. Government interventions must be mindful of this challenge
Price we pay for privatisation delays”
Contents1 News 2 What has been government’s progress on its disinvestment target? 3 How is the delay in disinvestment hurting the PSU sector? 4 What is the way forward? News Government has been missing its disinvestment targets by huge margin and this delay has been hurting its revenues and PSUs both. What has been government’s progress on its… Continue reading Price we pay for privatisation delays”
Bose’s legacy
News Government has decided to place a statue of Subash Chandra Bose at India Gate. occupying a prominent place in the upcoming administrative complex will serve as a daily reminder of Bose’s core political beliefs to citizens. What were the basic political ideas that Subash Chandra Bose believed in? He was attracted to military discipline. At the 1928… Continue reading Bose’s legacy
[Download] Prelims Marathon Weekly Compilation – January, 2022 – 3rd week
Hello everyone, We are posting a compilation of Prelims Marathon for the month of January 2022 – Third week. Click on the following link to download Download About Prelims Marathon Daily Prelims Marathon is focused on UPSC Prelims 2022. Under this initiative, we post, daily 10 MCQs, based on the provided weekly schedule. For More… Continue reading [Download] Prelims Marathon Weekly Compilation – January, 2022 – 3rd week
Side by Side
Contents1 News 2 Why some people are regarding the current place as inappropriate? 3 What are the arguments against this move? 4 What is the way forward? News Indian government’s recent move to shift the Amar Jawan Jyoti from its location under India Gate to the National War Memorial (NWM) faced some protest. Why some people are regarding the current… Continue reading Side by Side
“India emerges as largest exporters of cucumber and gherkins in the world”
Contents1 What is the news? 2 What are gherkins? 3 How was this achieved? 4 Where are Gherkins grown in India? What is the news? India has emerged as the largest exporter of gherkins in the world. What are gherkins? Pickling cucumber is globally referred as gherkins or cornichons. Gherkins are exported under two categories — cucumbers and gherkins, which are… Continue reading “India emerges as largest exporters of cucumber and gherkins in the world”
[Download] Prelims Marathon Weekly Compilation – January, 2022 – 2nd week
Hello everyone, We are posting a compilation of Prelims Marathon for the month of January 2022 – Second week. Click on the following link to download Download About Prelims Marathon Daily Prelims Marathon is focused on UPSC Prelims 2022. Under this initiative, we post, daily 10 MCQs, based on the provided weekly schedule. For More… Continue reading [Download] Prelims Marathon Weekly Compilation – January, 2022 – 2nd week
Centre’s move to rank states on pace of green clearances will spark unhealthy competition, dilute regulation
News Central government has recently put forth a proposal to rank state environment impact assessment authorities (SEIAA) according to the speed at which they issue environmental clearances. What are the concerns regarding the recent step? It undermines the role of regulatory oversight in environmental protection, which is recognised in several Supreme Court verdicts as one of the key… Continue reading Centre’s move to rank states on pace of green clearances will spark unhealthy competition, dilute regulation
