Category: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL & SOCIAL

Context Australia and India share converging interests and similar outlooks on the strategic changes taking place in the Indo-Pacific region and globally. Building ties Building on our historic ties, cultural links and extensive people-to-people connections, our bilateral relationship is strengthening. India is Australia’s ninth largest trading partner, with boundless potential for growth. Our Indian-origin residents… Continue reading India and Australia: Partners in regional security

Context: The Center much rest strict responsibilities on State governments to end manual scavenging. Manual scavenging is a contravention of human rights and the right to live with dignity as per the Constitution. Introduction: Between January 1, 2014, and March 20, 2017, as many as 30 persons engaged for manual scavenging in Chennai, Thiruvallur, Cuddalore,… Continue reading Miles to go for a Swachh Bharat

Context: Sluggish global growth should prompt India to look inward at augmenting public investment to spur demand. Introduction: Hyperglabalisation has been used to describe the dramatic increase in international trade witnessed for about a decade and a half from early 1990s up to the global financial crisis of 2008. What is Public Investment? Public investment… Continue reading Public Investment in India

Context The Centre on Monday requested the Supreme Court to debate on the special status granted to the State of Jammu and Kashmir, saying it was both a sensitive and constitutional matter. The case A PIL plea filed by a Delhi-based NGO, We the Citizens, challenging that the J&K government, given the State’s special independent… Continue reading Debate over Jammu and Kashmir special status

Context The Election Commission has allowed 14 Rajya Sabha and 41 Lok Sabha members to vote in the Assemblies for the presidential election, while five MLAs will vote in Parliament on 17th Among the Rajya Sabha members 12 are from the Trinamool Congress Why do we need the President? Article 52 states that there shall… Continue reading The Presidential election 2017

Context: Food wastage is fast assuming serious dimensions; it needs to be fully understood, so that an effective strategy can be drawn up. Introduction: Even though the world produces enough food to feed twice the world’s present population, food wastage is ironically behind the billions of people who are malnourished. According to the Food and… Continue reading Food Wastage in India

Context: The commander-in-chief of Myanmar defence forces, senior general Min Aung Hlaing, is currently on an eight-day visit to India. Introduction: He will visit numerous cities such as Gaya, Varanasi, Ahmedabad, and Vishakhapatnam and will meet several military and civilian leaders. Significance of visit to India: His visit to India is part of the effort… Continue reading India-Myanmar’s relations

Context The Central Bureau of Investigation acts chiefly at the command of the government of the day, the efficacy of CBI operations largely depends on the political will of the sovereign authority. CBI: General Introduction CBI is the domestic security agency of India. The CBI is administered by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and… Continue reading The need for CBI to become an autonomous body

Context The growing effects of the Indian grocery store brings with it golden opportunity for the small farmers. From strengthening infrastructure in the farm sector to a more organized food supply, the farmers stand to benefit the most. Introduction With rapid urbanization, population growth, and rising incomes, is the increased demand for food in cities… Continue reading When both the ends meet – big retailers and small farmers

Context India join naval exercise at Malabar makes China insecure. History In the year 1992, Malabar exercise kicked off which was 23 years ago, a bilateral drill between India and U.S. In the year 2015, Japan became the permanent member of the Malabar exercise. The main aim of the exercise remained to address the shared… Continue reading India’s join naval exercise at Malabar with US and Japan commences