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An evaluation of India’s actions against Climate Change
Synopsis: Events like Uttarakhand and Texas demand urgent climate action. However, the actions of India against climate change are not sufficient. How Uttarakhand floods and extreme events in Texas are related to Global warming? Natural disasters such as Himalayan glacier flooding and extreme cold wave in Texas (USA) are the consequences of global warming. In… Continue reading An evaluation of India’s actions against Climate Change
Issues associated with Government’s Disinvestment proposal
Synopsis: Some experts are expressing concern over the government’s disinvestment proposal. There is a need for adopting a cautious approach that augments rather than deteriorates public welfare. Background: The government has set a target of 1.75 lakh crore rupees from the disinvestment of PSUs in the current financial year. Companies like Air India and BPCL… Continue reading Issues associated with Government’s Disinvestment proposal
India-EU trade relations
Synopsis – After Brexit, India can strengthen bilateral trade and investment relations with the EU by signing a Free Trade Agreement(FTA). This will mutually benefit India and the EU. Introduction The EU is India’s largest trading partner. It accounts for 11 per cent of total Indian trade in 2019, making it more important than China.… Continue reading India-EU trade relations
Solving the issue of Retrospective Taxation
Synopsis: The two cases of retrospective taxation related to Vodafone and Cairn energy can be solved. It is possible if the government and companies collectively decide to do mutual bargains. Filing more and more cases in international tribunals might not deliver optimum results. Background: Both the companies individually filed a case in the Permanent Court… Continue reading Solving the issue of Retrospective Taxation
Must Read Current Affairs Articles – March 5th, 2021
Good Morning dear reader We are posting Today’s Must Read Current Affairs Articles below: About Must Read News Articles: Must Read News Articles is an initiative by Team ForumIAS to provide links to the most important news articles of the day. It covers several newspapers such as The Hindu, Indian Express, Livemint, etc. This saves… Continue reading Must Read Current Affairs Articles – March 5th, 2021
10 PM Daily Current Affairs Quiz | March 4 2021
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9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – March 4, 2021
Good evening dear reader Here is our 9pm current affairs brief for you today Contents1 Issues associated with Government’s Disinvestment proposal2 Solving the issue of Retrospective Taxation3 An evaluation of India’s actions against Climate Change4 India-EU trade relations5 History and significance of Mars Missions Issues associated with Government’s Disinvestment proposal Source: The Hindu Syllabus: GS… Continue reading 9 PM Daily Current Affairs Brief – March 4, 2021
Legacy Waste management in India – Explained Pointwise
Contents1 Introduction2 What is legacy waste?3 Composition of Legacy Waste4 The Potential applications of legacy waste5 Need to recover the landfills6 Challenges in Managing legacy waste7 Suggestions to recover landfills Introduction India produces 277 million tonnes of municipal solid waste annually, according to a 2016 estimate. This amount is equal to 13% of the global… Continue reading Legacy Waste management in India – Explained Pointwise
Supreme Court judgment on Sedition Law
What is the News? The Supreme Court in the Rajat Sharma v. The Union of India Case ruled in favour of Farooq Abdullah. The court in its ruling said that disagreeing with the views and policies of the government will not attract the offence of sedition. What was the case? A petition was filed in… Continue reading Supreme Court judgment on Sedition Law
