Polity and Governance Current Affairs For UPSC IAS Mains 2024 Examination

Source-This post on Under-age Drink and Driving has been created based on the article “Pune crash: Let’s tackle drunk underage driving” published in “Live Mint” on 27 May 2024. UPSC Syllabus-GS Paper-2– Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors and Issues arising out of their Design and Implementation. Context-The article highlights the parallels… Continue reading Under-age Drink and Driving

Source-This post on Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in India has been created based on the article “A door to a housing scheme, tribals find hard to open” published in “The Hindu” on 26 May 2024. UPSC Syllabus-GS Paper-2– Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable Sections of the population by the Centre and States and the Performance… Continue reading Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in India

Source: The post should doctor, like lawyers, be excluded from the Consumer Protection Act has been created, based on the article “Should doctors be kept out of the Consumer Protection Act?” published in “The Hindu” on 24th May 2024. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2-governance-Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues… Continue reading Should doctors, like lawyers, be excluded from the Consumer Protection Act?

Source: The post the challenges of criminal justice system in India has been created, based on the article “An absconding MP, the colossal failure of the system” published in “The Hindu” on 24th May 2024. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2-government-Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their… Continue reading The challenges of criminal justice system in India

Source: The post the role of Indian Forest Service officers has been created, based on the article “Droupadi Murmu on ecology: To preserve forests, it’s important to listen to tribal communities” published in “India express” on 23rd May 2024. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2-governance-Role of civil services in a democracy. Context: The article is… Continue reading The role of Indian Forest Service officers

Source: The post issues in the criminal justice system has been created, based on the article “Pune Porsche Crash: Things wouldn’t be this bad if India’s criminal justice system wasn’t broken” published in “India express” on 23rd May 2024. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2-government-Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues… Continue reading Issues in the criminal justice system

Source: The post issue of fake online reviews on e-commerce websites has been created, based on the article “No fake reviews-Review regulation for e-commerce platforms will help consumers” published in “Business standard” on 22nd May 2024. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2-governance-e-governance Context: The article discusses the issue of fake online reviews on e-commerce websites.… Continue reading Issue of fake online reviews on e-commerce websites

Source: The post addressing challenges and enhancing effectiveness of MGNREGS has been created, based on the article “A better way to fix MGNREGS” published in “Business standard” on 22nd May 2024. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2-Governance-Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes… Continue reading Addressing challenges and enhancing effectiveness of MGNREGS

Source-This post on Safe motherhood has been created based on the article “Spotlighting pre-eclampsia, ensuring safe motherhood” published in “The Hindu” on 21 May 2024. UPSC Syllabus-GS Paper-2– Issues Relating to Development and Management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. Context– The article highlights the significance of identifying and screening pre-eclampsia for… Continue reading Safe motherhood

Source: The post growth of student enrolment in India’s higher education has been created, based on the article “Greater social diversity in higher education is serving India well” published in “Live Mint” on 21st May 2024. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2-Governance- Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Education. Context:… Continue reading Growth of student enrolment in India’s higher education

Source: The post food safety violations in India has been created, based on the article “SAFE FOOD: WHY IT’S TIME FOR FSSAI TO CRACK THE WHIP” published in “Live mints” on 20th May 2024. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2-governance-Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health. Context: The article discusses… Continue reading Food safety violations in India

Source-This post on Issues with Scheme for Care and Support to Victims has been created based on the article “A minor girl victim support scheme that loses its way” published in “The Hindu” on 19 May 2024. UPSC Syllabus: GS Paper-2- Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors and Issues arising out of… Continue reading Issues with Scheme for Care and Support to Victims

Source: The post Indian higher education has become deeply politicized has been created, based on the article “The hyperpoliticisation of Indian higher education” published in “The Hindu” on 18th May 2024. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2 – Governance-Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Education. Context: The article discusses how… Continue reading Politicisation of Indian higher education

Source-This post on Collapse in Ghatkopar – A moment to reflect on ailing municipal governance has been created based on the article “Collapse in Ghatkopar, a call to reform” published in “The Indian Express” on 18 May 2022. UPSC Syllabus-GS Paper-2– Issues and Challenges Pertaining to the Federal Structure, Devolution of Powers and Finances up… Continue reading Collapse in Ghatkopar – A moment to reflect on ailing municipal governance

Source: The post the rapid growth of the biopharmaceutical industry has been created, based on the article “Industry links with academia are critical to success in biopharma” published in “Live mint” on 17th May 2024. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2 Governance– Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out… Continue reading The rapid growth of the biopharmaceutical industry

Source: The post key provisions of India’s Digital Competition Bill, 2024 has been created, based on the article “What the draft Digital Competition Bill proposes, why Big Tech opposes it” published in “Indian express” on 17th May 2024. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2– governance-Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues… Continue reading Key provisions of India’s Digital Competition Bill, 2024

Source-This post on Regulatory Fees and Financial Autonomy has been created based on the article “Regulatory fee or unjust enrichment?” published in “Business Standards” on 17 May 2024. UPSC Syllabus-GS Paper-2– Statutory, Regulatory and various Quasi-judicial Bodies. Context-The article discusses the issue of regulatory fees charged by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)… Continue reading Issues Associated with Regulatory Fees

Source: The post NITI Aayog’s study related to cancer detection has been created, based on the article “Niti Aayog’s alarm bells on cancer detection: C the signs” published in “Indian express” on 16th May 2024. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2-governance-Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health Context: The article… Continue reading NITI Aayog’s study related to cancer detection

Source-This post on India’s road fatality has been created based on the article “We should mobilize resources to bend India’s road fatality trend” published in “Live Mint” on 15 May 2024. UPSC Syllabus–GS Paper-2– Issues Relating to Development and Management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources Context-The article highlights the urgent need… Continue reading India’s road fatality

Source-This post on Regulatory Sandboxes for AI Governance has been created based on the article “On the importance of regulatory sandboxes in artificial intelligence” published in “The Hindu” on 14 May 2024. UPSC Syllabus GS Paper 2- Important Aspects of Governance, Transparency and Accountability GS Paper 3 – Awareness in IT, Space, Computers, and Robotics… Continue reading Regulatory Sandboxes for AI Governance

Source-This post on Concerns associated with Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis has been created based on the article “The challenge of extra-pulmonary TB” published in “The Hindu” on 14 May 2024. UPSC Syllabus-GS Paper-2- Issues Relating to Development and Management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health Context– Almost one out of every five TB patients have EPTB. Many… Continue reading Concerns Associated with Extra-pulmonary Tuberculosis

Source-This post on Declining poverty ratio has been created based on the article “Declining poverty ratio: a continuing trend” published in “The Hindu’’ on 13 May 2024. UPSC Syllabus-GS Paper-2- Issues relating to Poverty & GS Paper-1- Poverty and Developmental issues. Context– The Household Consumption Expenditure Survey for 2022-23 (HCES) by the National Sample Survey… Continue reading Declining poverty ratio

Source-This post on Evaluation of Smart Cities Mission (SCM) has been created based on the article “An overview of the Smart Cities Mission” published in “The Hindu” on 13 May 2024. UPSC Syllabus-GS Paper-1– Urbanization, their problems and their remedies and GS Paper-2- Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors and Issues arising… Continue reading Evaluation of Smart Cities Mission (SCM)

Source: This post Impacts of Changes to CSR Reporting Rules has been created based on the article ‘The case of ‘missing’ numbers in CSR data’, published in Business Standard on 11th May 2024. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2 – Governance  – Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance applications, models, successes, limitations, and… Continue reading Impacts of Changes to CSR Reporting Rules

Source: The post Issue with fiscal transfers in India has been created, based on the article “Making a better Indian Union” published in “Business standard” on 10th May 2024. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 2-Issues and Challenges Pertaining to the Federal Structure Context: The article discusses how some wealthier southern Indian states feel unfairly treated… Continue reading Issue with fiscal transfers in India