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Source: The post is based on the article “Steering sustainable trade – India needs to push manufacturing exports” published in Business Standard on 19th June 2023. Syllabus: GS 3 – Indian Economy – Growth & Development Relevance: concerns with declining exports in India and measures needed News: India’s merchandise exports have been struggling, with declining for fourth consecutive month… Continue reading Steering sustainable trade – India needs to push manufacturing exports

Source: The post is based on the article “Germany’s net-zero plans for old vehicles” published in Business Standard on 17th June 2023. Syllabus: GS 3 – Environment Relevance: About Germany proposal of adopting carbon-neutral synthetic fuels News: Germany put forward an interesting proposal when the EU was debating legislation to ensure only zero-emission vehicles would be on… Continue reading Germany’s net-zero plan for old vehicles

Source: The post is based on the article “Paying for a safety net” published in Business Standard on 17th June 2023. Syllabus: GS 2 – Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes. Relevance: concerns with freebies News: Government and politicians are now moving with the… Continue reading Paying for a safety net

Source- The post is based on the article “How an old report can pave way for central forces to stabilise Manipur” published in the “Business Standard” on 17th June 2023. Syllabus: GS3- Security Relevance- Issues related to security of northeastern states News– In Manipur, security situation has deteriorated due to ongoing conflict among Meitei and… Continue reading How an old report can pave way for central forces to stabilise Manipur

Source- The post is based on the article “Pathways to a Viksit Bharat” published in the “Business Standard” on 16th June 2023. Syllabus: GS3- Development Relevance- Issues related in making India an advanced economy News– The Government of India in 2022 set itself the goal of a “Viksit Bharat”. What is the meaning of an… Continue reading Pathways to a Viksit Bharat

Source: The post is based on the article “Between jobs & slavery: Addressing informal employment is the key” published in the Business Standard on 16th June 2023 Syllabus: GS 3 – Employment. Relevance: About the issues with Global Slavery Index. News: Recently Global Slavery Index 2023 has been released. The report highlights that the G20 nations alone account for more than… Continue reading Between jobs & slavery: Addressing informal employment is the key

Source: The post is based on the article “Culture shift: UNESCO must act on nations exiting, re-entering on frivolous grounds” published in the Business Standard on 16th June 2023 Syllabus: GS 3 – Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development and employment. Relevance: About the Framework for Compromise Settlements and Technical Write-offs. News: Recently, the Reserve… Continue reading Rules of recovery: Settlement framework provides another option

Source: The post is based on the article “Tackling the waste problem” published in the Business Standard on 15th June 2023 Syllabus: GS 3 – Pollution Relevance: About the Solid Waste Management. News: A recent report by World Bank, “What a Waste: A Global Review of Solid Waste Management”, stated that 2.9 billion people lived in metropolitan areas 10 years… Continue reading Tackling the waste problem

Source: The post is based on the article “Fuelling a truly green transition” published in Business Standard on 15th June 2023. Syllabus: GS 3 – Environment Relevance: challenges with green hydrogen mission News: The government in January this year released its Green Hydrogen Mission (GHM). Contents1 About the Green Hydrogen Mission (GHM)2 What are the different types… Continue reading Fuelling a truly green transition