Context: India has an incomes crisis: incomes of people in the lower half of the pyramid are too low. What are the solutions to this income crisis? The solutions economists propose are: Free up markets: Markets should be freed up for agricultural products so that farmers can get higher prices; and freed up for labour… Continue reading India’s Growing income crisis
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AYUSH Ministry and Invest India to jointly set up “Strategic Policy & Facilitation Bureau”
News: Ministry of AYUSH and Invest India has formed a collaboration to set up a “Strategic Policy & Facilitation Bureau(SPFB)”. Facts: Aim: To facilitate planned, systematic growth and investment in the AYUSH(Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy) sector. Functions: The activities to be undertaken by the SPFB would include : Knowledge Creation… Continue reading AYUSH Ministry and Invest India to jointly set up “Strategic Policy & Facilitation Bureau”
Monsoon Management
Context- India needs better science to prepare more effective disaster management plans and improve resilience in a warming world. What is Long Period Average? Long Period Average (LPA) – It is the average rainfall recorded during the months from June to September, calculated during the 50 year period, and is kept as a benchmark while… Continue reading Monsoon Management
India-US defence Partnership
The India-U.S. defence partnership Context: US and India held the third annual 2+2 ministerial dialogue in New Delhi. More in news Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement was concluded. It facilitates closer military cooperation and interoperability between India & US. Developments in India- US relations The US-India defence relationship was elevated to a “Major Defence Partnership”… Continue reading India-US defence Partnership
Right to freedom of expression
Context: Following the beheading of Samuel Paty, a middle-school teacher in France for showing cartoons of the Prophet as part of a class on free expression, three more have been killed. More in News A Dalit lawyer was killed in Gujarat for posts allegedly prejudicial to Brahmins. How to nurture Freedom of Expression? Supporting the… Continue reading Right to freedom of expression
Sponge cities
Context: The idea of sponge cities idea needs traction at a time when discussion on urban flooding is reduced to simple contradictions. Mention the causes of flooding in Hyderabad. Non utilization of tools: Climate change adaptation tools for Hyderabad built by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany was not used. Excessive rainfall: In… Continue reading Sponge cities
Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana
Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana It is a flagship scheme for focused and sustainable development of the fisheries sector in the country as a part of the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. Nodal Ministry: Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries. Aim: Enhance fish production by an additional 70 lakh tonne and increase… Continue reading Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana
why was Fort William College established?
Fort William College was founded on 10 July 1800 in Kolkata, British India and it’s established by Lord Wellesley. The main purpose of establishing this college was to be to teach Indian Languages to British officers to make the administration smooth and swift. The court of directors of the British East India Company were not in support of a training college… Continue reading why was Fort William College established?
[Prelims 2020] In News: Understanding IUCN, CITES and WPA Classification and Species
In this article we will study the following: International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) categories, Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Categories Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 schedules All the species those have been in news since 2019. International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) categories Established in 1948, the IUCN… Continue reading [Prelims 2020] In News: Understanding IUCN, CITES and WPA Classification and Species
[Answered] What is Zero Budget Natural Farming? Considering India’s food needs, examine the need of it at a national level? Discuss various challenges.
Demand of the question Introduction. Define zero budget natural farming. Body. Analyse need of zero budget national farming. Discuss various challenges. Conclusion. Way forward. Indian economy is facing a deep agrarian crisis that is making small scale farming an unviable occupation. Privatised seeds, inputs, and markets are inaccessible and expensive for peasants. Indian farmers increasingly… Continue reading [Answered] What is Zero Budget Natural Farming? Considering India’s food needs, examine the need of it at a national level? Discuss various challenges.
