News: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs has submitted its report to the Rajya Sabha Chairman on the management of Covid-19 situation. Facts: Key Suggestions given by Panel: Panel has given suggestion on the four aspects: The country’s preparedness Augmentation of health infrastructure Social impact Economic impact Source: The Hindu On Country’s preparedness Separate Wing: A separate wing may… Continue reading Parliamentary Standing Committee recommendation on the management of COVID-19 situation
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Values of advertising
Context: Ethical values in advertising. What are the guiding principles for publishing advertisements in the newspaper? Principles: The code of business values has eight governing principles: honesty and integrity, respect, humility, excellence, consumer focus, transparency and fairness, neither favour nor discrimination, and finally, commitment to social good. A fair balance: If journalism is about maintaining a fair balance… Continue reading Values of advertising
Economic Growth
Context: It is important that, only if the Indian economy grows at 8% in 2021-22 we will be able to compensate for the decline in 2020-21. What needs to be done to make Indian economy to grow @ 8%? Accommodative Monetary policy: A reduction in interest rate through changes in policy rate, providing liquidity through… Continue reading Economic Growth
WTO rulebook
Context: WTO rulebook must evolve to support food security and rural livelihoods in developing countries. What are the existing issues related to India? Whether the current farm subsidy rules provide enough room for developing countries to buy food at government-set minimum support prices as part of their public stockholding programmes. To negotiate a permanent solution. India’s farm… Continue reading WTO rulebook
Health care in India
Context – The problems in India’s health sector. What are the issues with healthcare sector in India? Low government spending – Public expenditure on health accounts for only 1.13% of the total health expenditure which is abysmally low when compared to WHO recommendation of 5%. High out of pocket expenditure– Out of pocket expenses account for 62% of… Continue reading Health care in India
Shakti Act 2020 concerns
Context – The Maharashtra Shakti Bill, 2020, and the Special Court and Machinery for Implementation of Maharashtra Shakti Criminal Law, 2020 have been criticized by prominent women’s rights advocates for being “draconian. More in news- The two interconnected bills are the Maharashtra Shakti Criminal Law (Maharashtra Amendment) Act 2020 and the Special Court and Machinery for Implementation of Maharashtra Shakti Criminal Law… Continue reading Shakti Act 2020 concerns
Coal sector reforms to reduce CO2 emissions
News: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has conducted a webinar titled “Reducing CO2 footprints of India’s coal-based power sector”. Facts: Coal Sector: Coal Sector Emissions: India’s coal-based thermal power sector is one of the country’s biggest emitters of CO2.It emits 1.1 giga-tonne of CO2 every year; this is 2.5% of global GreenHouse Gas (GHG) emissions,… Continue reading Coal sector reforms to reduce CO2 emissions
What is Solar Winds Hack?
News: The ‘Solar Winds hack’, a cyberattack discovered in the United States, has emerged as one of the biggest ever targeted against the US government.In fact, it is likely a global cyberattack. Facts: SolarWinds Hack also called the Supply Chain attack is a cyberattack discovered in the United States. Instead of directly attacking the federal government or… Continue reading What is Solar Winds Hack?
Climate mitigation
Context: The fifth anniversary of the Paris accord provided the scope of a virtual global meeting. What steps has India undertaken to mitigate climate change post Paris Agreement? Renewable energy targets: Initially, India had set a target of 175 GW of installed renewables capacity by 2020 and a guarantee that by 2030, 40 per cent of… Continue reading Climate mitigation
MSP for other crops
Context: Need to extend MSP for other crops to promote crop diversification. How India achieved self-sufficiency in food grain production mainly in wheat and rice? Ship-to-mouth situation in India: In the early 1960s, near-famine conditions prevailed in India and some 10 million tonnes of wheat had to be imported from the US under the PL480 programme. Green… Continue reading MSP for other crops
