9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – August 30th, 2023

Dear Friends, We have initiated some changes in the 9 PM Brief and other postings related to current affairs. What we sought to do: Ensure that all relevant facts, data, and arguments from today’s newspaper are readily available to you. We have widened the sources to provide you with content that is more than enough… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – August 30th, 2023

Crash test for BNCAP – Enforcement & education are the key

Source: The post is based on the article “Crash test for BNCAP – Enforcement & education are the key” published in Business Standard on 30th August 2023. Syllabus: GS 2 – Government Policies & Intervention Relevance: concerns with Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (BNCAP) norms. News: The introduction of the Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (BNCAP) norms is… Continue reading Crash test for BNCAP – Enforcement & education are the key

Rising climate risks

Source: The post is based on the article “Rising climate risks” published in Business Standard on 30th August 2023. Syllabus: GS 3 – Environment – Climate change Relevance: About increasing climate risks. News: The article explains the current situation of climate change and measures required to address it. Contents1 What are some of the consequences resulting from… Continue reading Rising climate risks

Vikram Patel on TB among the vulnerable: When food is a vaccine

Source– The post is based on the article “Vikram Patel on TB among the vulnerable: When food is a vaccine” published in “The Indian Express” on 30th August 2023. Syllabus: GS 2 – Social Issues – Issues related to development and management of health News– Recently, RATIONS study, describing the results of research addressing the… Continue reading Vikram Patel on TB among the vulnerable: When food is a vaccine

India’s G20 presidency: Financing the green transition

Source– The post is based on the article “India’s G20 presidency: Financing the green transition” published in “The Indian Express” on 30th August 2023. Syllabus: GS3- Environment News– The article deals with the issue of climate finance. What are challenges in regard to climate finance at global level? The current commitments made by developed nations… Continue reading India’s G20 presidency: Financing the green transition

Our DPI success could guide an energy transition too

Source– The post is based on the article “Our DPI success could guide an energy transition too” published in the “mint” on 30th August 2023. Syllabus: GS3 – Environment News– During its G20 presidency, India has forcefully promoted digital public infrastructure (DPI) as a modern solution to many of the challenges faced by developed and… Continue reading Our DPI success could guide an energy transition too

Jan Dhan 2.0: Consider a universal basic income

Source– The post is based on the article “Too Few Seats For The Kotas” published in the “mint” on 30th August 2023. Syllabus: GS3 – Indian Economy – Inclusive growth. GS2- Government policies and interventions Relevance: Issues related to social safety net and financial inclusion News– The article explains the successful implementation of Jan Dhan… Continue reading Jan Dhan 2.0: Consider a universal basic income

Gig Workers Bill: reading between the lines

Source: The post is based on the article “Gig Workers Bill: reading between the lines” published in The Hindu on 30th August 2023. Syllabus: GS2- Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. & GS3- Employment News: The article talks about Rajasthan government’s bill to… Continue reading Gig Workers Bill: reading between the lines

Fali S Nariman writes: Why we need Basic Structure

Source: The post is based on the article “Fali S Nariman writes: Why we need Basic Structure” published in “The Indian express” on 30th August 2023. Syllabus: GS2- Indian Constitution (Basic Structure) News: This article discusses India’s “basic structure” doctrine of the Constitution. In 1973, a Supreme Court decision introduced this principle, which limits Parliament’s… Continue reading Fali S Nariman writes: Why we need Basic Structure

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