Category: Featured Editorials

Context: Recently, the cabinet has increased the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for kharif crops. What is MSP? MSP is the minimum price paid to the farmers for procuring food crops. MSP is announced by the Government at the beginning of the sowing season. They are recommended by the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP)… Continue reading Minimum Support Price – An Analysis

Context The Union Cabinet had recently approved the proposal for introduction of Dam Safety Bill, 2018 in the Parliament. The objective is to help all states and Union Territories adopt uniform dam safety procedures. Types of dam in India Earth dam: Earthen dam utilizes natural materials with a minimum of processing. In India most of the… Continue reading Dam Safety Bill, 2018 An Analysis

Context: Recent flood like situation in Mumbai leading to disruption in civic life What is urban flooding? Flood is defined as “an overflow of a large body of water over areas not usually inundated”. Thus, flooding in urban areas is caused by intense and/or prolonged rainfall, which overwhelms the capacity of the drainage system. Urban… Continue reading Urban Flooding- An Overview

Context: Recently, the Punjab Cabinet has decided to recommend the death penalty for drug traffickers. Prevalence of Drug Abuse in India: Number of drug related crimes under the , Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has been on a rise According to NCRB Report 2016, a total 350862 Kg drugs were seized during 2016.… Continue reading Drug Abuse in India: An Overview

Context: According to recent study, air pollution contributes to diabetes Diabetes and its Types Diabetes is a chronic disease caused when either pancreas does not produce enough insulin or the cells in the body do not respond properly to insulin. It is a non-communicable disease-non-infectious or non-transmissible. There are three types of diabetes – Type… Continue reading Prevalence of Diabetes in India

Context: Seychelles President Danny Faure recent visit to India India- Seychelles Relations India and Seychelles relationship was established in 1976 since its independence. In 1986, India had executed ‘Operation Flowers are Blooming’ in Seychelles in request of the erstwhile President Rene to avert a coup India’s Assistance to Seychelles: Two petrol vessels – the Tarmugli… Continue reading India- Seychelles Relationship

Context: Recently, the Goods and Service Tax (GST) has completed one year of its implementation. GST was launched on 1st July 2017 GST- A Brief Overview GST is a single tax on the supply of goods and services It is considered to be a destination based tax as it is applied on goods and services… Continue reading One Year of GST- The Achievements and Issues

Context: Recently, the Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Ltd. has extended last date for tenders for supply of software for Social Media Communication Hub Social Media Communication Hub: The Social Media Communication Hub is a proposed project which seeks to monitor social media platforms and analyse the data to provide feedback to the government. The initiative… Continue reading Social Media Communication Hub: An Analysis

Context: Recently the Pradhan Mantri  Ujjwala Yojna (PMUY) completed two years of operation Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojna Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojna is a scheme of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas for providing LPG connections to women from Below Poverty Line (BPL) households. It was launched in May 2016 in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh Key features:… Continue reading Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojna (PMUY) – An Analysis

Context: Recently a study conducted by Duke University, USA and Central Groundwater Board of India has found widespread uranium contamination in groundwater from aquifers in 16 Indian states. What is groundwater? Ground water is the water that seeps through rocks and soil and is stored below the ground. Groundwater resource and Use in India- Fast… Continue reading Groundwater Contamination in India: An Overview