Source: The post is based on the article “India’s battery storage potential to be 600 GWh by 2030: Niti Aayog” published in TOI on 25th August 2022. What is the News? NITI Aayog has released a report titled ‘Advanced Chemistry Cell Battery Reuse and Recycling Market in India’. What are the key findings of the… Continue reading India’s battery storage potential to be 600 GWh by 2030: Niti Aayog
Gati-Shakti Vision for Telecom Infrastructure – Right of Way Rules Amended for Faster 5G Roll-out
Source: The post is based on the article “Gati-Shakti Vision for Telecom Infrastructure – Right of Way Rules Amended for Faster 5G Roll-out” published in PIB on 25th August 2022. What is the News? The Department of Telecommunications has released the Indian Telegraph Right of Way (Amendment) Rules, 2022. The amendments are expected to expedite… Continue reading Gati-Shakti Vision for Telecom Infrastructure – Right of Way Rules Amended for Faster 5G Roll-out
For ease of doing biz, century-old Boilers Act to be decriminalized
Source: The post is based on the article “For ease of doing biz, century-old Boilers Act to be decriminalized” published in Livemint on 26th August 2022. What is the News? The Government of India is set to decriminalize the archaic Indian Boilers Act,1923. What is the Indian Boiler Act,1923? Indian Boilers Act-1923 was enacted with… Continue reading For ease of doing biz, century-old Boilers Act to be decriminalized
The global threat to our food security
Source: The post is based on the article “The global threat to our food security” published in the Live Mint on 26th August 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 – Food Security Relevance: Threat to Food Security News: Recently, data on inflation suggests a softening of the trend of rising inflation in retail prices. Much of the… Continue reading The global threat to our food security
Privatization of PSBs
Source: The post is based on the article “Privatization of PSBs” published in The Hindu on 26th August 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the purpose of the article ‘Privatization of Public Sector Banks’?3 Why the public sector banks should be not privatized?4 What should be the way forward according to the authors?… Continue reading Privatization of PSBs
Newly identified gene could be clue to treatment of fungal infection in immuno compromised patients
Source: The post is based on the article “Newly identified gene could be clue to treatment of fungal infection in immuno compromised patients” published in PIB on 25th August 2022. What is the News? Scientists have identified a gene called CSA6. This gene can hold the key to prevent fungal infection Candidiasis. What is Candidiasis?… Continue reading Newly identified gene could be clue to treatment of fungal infection in immuno compromised patients
Nikshay Poshan Yojana: TB nutrition aid falls short
Source: The post is based on the article “Nikshay Poshan Yojana: TB nutrition aid falls short” published in Down To Earth on 25th August 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the Nikshay Poshan Yojana?3 Performance of the scheme: 4 What are the reasons for the poor performance of the scheme? What is the News?… Continue reading Nikshay Poshan Yojana: TB nutrition aid falls short
Explained: The One Nation One Fertilizer scheme, the Govt’s logic, and some immediate risks
Source: The post is based on the article “Explained: The One Nation One Fertilizer scheme, the Govt’s logic, and some immediate risks” published in Indian Express on 26th August 2022. Contents1 What is the News?2 What is the “One Nation One Fertiliser” scheme?3 What is the government’s argument for introducing this scheme?4 What can be… Continue reading Explained: The One Nation One Fertilizer scheme, the Govt’s logic, and some immediate risks
Debate on revdi culture highlights bitterness between Centre and states
Source: The post is based on the article “Debate on revdi culture highlights bitterness between Centre and states” published in the Indian Express on 26th August 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure. Relevance: About the increasing centralisation in fiscal space. News: Recently, the Prime Minister has called for an end… Continue reading Debate on revdi culture highlights bitterness between Centre and states
Prelims Marathon – Economics – August- 26 -2022
Dear Friends,
We are posting prelims marathon MCQs for today. In this initiative, you can attempt 10 subjective MCQs on a daily basis. For schedule, refer to the archive link given below.
