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Housing for all – Addressing housing shortage in urban areas requires urgent, concerted efforts
Source: The post is based on the article “Housing for all – Addressing housing shortage in urban areas requires urgent, concerted efforts” published in The Hindu on 17th August 2023. Syllabus: GS 2 – Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors and Issues arising out of their Design and Implementation. Relevance: About the proposed housing… Continue reading Housing for all – Addressing housing shortage in urban areas requires urgent, concerted efforts
Understanding the MoEFCC’s U-turn
Source: The post is based on the article “Understanding the MoEFCC’s U-turn” published in The Hindu on 17th August 2023. Syllabus: GS 3 – Environment Conservation News: In June, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) reversed its decision to establish integrated regional offices by merging offices of the Forest Survey of India (FSI), the… Continue reading Understanding the MoEFCC’s U-turn
New Bills and a principled course for criminal law reforms
Source– The post is based on the article “New Bills and a principled course for criminal law reforms” published in “The Hindu” on 17th August 2023. Syllabus: GS 2 – Functioning of Judiciary News– Recently, Parliament introduced three Bills transforming India’s criminal laws — the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita to replace the Indian Penal Code; the… Continue reading New Bills and a principled course for criminal law reforms
Unhealthy prescription – On National Medical Commission’s regulations
Source– The post is based on the article “Unhealthy prescription” published in “The Business Standard” on 17th August 2023. Syllabus: GS2- Issues related to development and management of health Relevance: Regulatory issues in healthcare sector News– The National Medical Commission’s regulation has stipulated that doctors can prescribe only generic drugs, failing which they would be… Continue reading Unhealthy prescription – On National Medical Commission’s regulations
Why is Bihar’s caste-based survey facing legal challenges?
Source– The post is based on the article “Why is Bihar’s caste-based survey facing legal challenges?” published in “The Hindu” on 17th August 2023. Syllabus: GS1- Social issues. GS2- Vulnerable sections of the population Relevance: Issues related to river water disputes between states News– The Supreme Court is set to hear on August 18, petitions… Continue reading Why is Bihar’s caste-based survey facing legal challenges?
Our criminal laws must Uphold gender justice
Source– The post is based on the article “Our criminal laws must Uphold gender justice” published in the “mint” on 17th August 2023. Syllabus: GS2 – Indian Polity, GS1- Social empowerment News– Recently, Parliament introduced three Bills transforming India’s criminal laws — the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita to replace the Indian Penal Code; the Bharatiya Nagarik… Continue reading Our criminal laws must Uphold gender justice
An Act to cement digital authoritarianism
Source: The post is based on the article “An Act to cement digital authoritarianism” published in “The Hindu” on 17th August 2023. Syllabus: GS 2 – Indian Polity – Government Policies for various sectors Relevance: Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. News: The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, also known as the Data Act, was… Continue reading An Act to cement digital authoritarianism
How To Bottle Inflation Genie
Source: The post is based on the article “How To Bottle Inflation Genie” published in “Times of India” on 17th August 2023. Syllabus: GS3 – Indian Economy Relevance: Inflation News: Consumer price index (CPI)-based inflation, which appeared to have peaked at the beginning this fiscal, spiked to 7. 4% in July, decisively above the Reserve… Continue reading How To Bottle Inflation Genie
Express View on export data: Global headwinds
Source: The post is based on the article “Global headwinds” published in “Indian Express” on 17th August 2023. Syllabus: GS3 – Indian Economy Relevance: Exports from India News: Recently released trade data by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry points towards a continuing weakness in India’s exports. What does the data say? In July, merchandise… Continue reading Express View on export data: Global headwinds
