Source: This post has been created based on the article “Our population question”, published in Business Standard on 12th June 2023. Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 1 – Population and associated issues Context: India is projected to surpass China and become the world’s most populous country around mid-2023, reaching a population of approximately 1.45 billion. The… Continue reading Our population question
Lessons from Kathal: Tracking India’s missing girls
Source: The post is based on the article “Lessons from Kathal: Tracking India’s missing girls” published in the Indian Express on 12th June 2023 Syllabus: GS 2 – Mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of vulnerable sections. Relevance: About India’s missing girls. News: The recent movie Kathal has spurred the debate about India’s missing girls. Contents1… Continue reading Lessons from Kathal: Tracking India’s missing girls
Ex-ante regulations can hurt the growth of India’s digital markets
Source: The post is based on the article “Ex-ante regulations can hurt the growth of India’s digital markets” published in the Livemint on 12th June 2023 Syllabus: GS 3 – Indian Economy. Relevance: About ex-ante regulations for digital markets. News: Last December, the Finance Committee Report on Digital Markets in India proposed ex-ante (before the event) regulations and a… Continue reading Ex-ante regulations can hurt the growth of India’s digital markets
Look Deeper Into The Balasore Tragedy
Source: The post is based on the article “Look Deeper Into The Balasore Tragedy” published in The Times of India on 12th June 2023 Syllabus: GS 3 – Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc. Relevance: About making urban centres disable friendly. News: Many of those who perished in the triple-train collision near Odisha’s Balasore, were migrant workers from West… Continue reading Look Deeper Into The Balasore Tragedy
How technology can help India’s urban centres become disabled friendly
Source: The post is based on the article “How technology can help India’s urban centres become disabled friendly” published in the Indian Express on 12th June 2023 Syllabus: GS 2 – Mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of vulnerable sections. Relevance: About making urban centres disable friendly. News: Persons with disabilities face many challenges in participating… Continue reading How technology can help India’s urban centres become disabled friendly
Captagon pills crisis: What are amphetamine-based drugs and why have they been used by militaries around the world?
Source: The post is based on the article “Captagon pills crisis: What are amphetamine-based drugs and why have they been used by militaries around the world?” published in Indian Express on 12th June 2023 Contents1 What is the News?2 What are Captagon Pills?3 What do amphetamine-based drugs do?4 What are the side effects of amphetamine-based… Continue reading Captagon pills crisis: What are amphetamine-based drugs and why have they been used by militaries around the world?
Government of India constitutes Peace Committee in Manipur under the Chairpersonship of Governor, Manipur
Source: The post is based on the article “Government of India constitutes Peace Committee in Manipur under the Chairpersonship of Governor, Manipur” published in PIB on 12th June 2023 What is the News? The Government of India has set up a peace committee in Manipur to facilitate the peace-making process among various ethnic group in… Continue reading Government of India constitutes Peace Committee in Manipur under the Chairpersonship of Governor, Manipur
What is Cyclone Biparjoy and how was it named?
Source: The post is based on the article “What is Cyclone Biparjoy and how was it named?” published in Indian Express on 12th June 2023 Contents1 What is the News?2 How did Cyclone Biparjoy get its name, and how are cyclones named?3 How are Cyclones named?4 Is it not rare for cyclones to develop in… Continue reading What is Cyclone Biparjoy and how was it named?
Why the Gauhati HC quashed Nagaland govt’s notification banning dog meat’s sale and trade
Source: The post is based on the article “Why the Gauhati HC quashed Nagaland govt’s notification banning dog meat’s sale and trade” published in Nature on 12th June 2023 Contents1 What is the News?2 What was the issue?3 What were the court’s comments on this categorisation?4 What were the court’s observations on the power of… Continue reading Why the Gauhati HC quashed Nagaland govt’s notification banning dog meat’s sale and trade
Monetary policy: Global and local
Source: This post has been created based on the article “Monetary policy: Global and local”, published in Business Standard on 12th June 2023. Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 – growth and development of Indian Economy Context: The article discusses the recent developments in the monetary policies of the US Federal Reserve (the Fed) and the… Continue reading Monetary policy: Global and local
