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Source: The post is based on the article “The cultural markers of urbanisation” published in the Business Standard on 18th May 2023. Syllabus: GS – 1: Urbanisation, their problems and their remedies. Relevance: About the cultural markers of urbanisation. News: The impact of urbanisation is not only limited to the demographic composition of an area but also has a… Continue reading The cultural markers of urbanisation

Source: The post is based on the article “Towards a National Innovation System” published in Business Standard on 18th May 2023. Syllabus: GS 3 – Indian Economy – Growth & Development News: Economists, focusing on the National Innovation System, believe that innovation largely happens at firms. Firm capacity is affected by both what they do themselves and… Continue reading Towards a National Innovation System

Source: This post is created based on the article “Safe farming”, published in Business Standard on 17th May 2023. Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3, Agriculture Inputs News: Pesticides are a vital input for modern farming to protect crops against pests, disease-causing pathogens, and other threats. The scientific committee has given its suggestions on the issue… Continue reading Safe farming – on Indiscriminate use of pesticides

Source- The post is based on the article “New Delhi and the New Washington Consensus” published in the “Business Standard” on 17th May 2023. Syllabus: GS2- International relations Relevance– India and changing economic order News- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the G7 summit in Hiroshima this week, the Quad summit in Canberra the week… Continue reading New Delhi and the New Washington Consensus

Source- The post is based on the article “Basis for penalty in competition law” published in the “Business Standard” on 16th May 2023. Syllabus: GS3- Indian economy Relevance– Regulation issues related to the economy News- The Competition (Amendment) Act, 2023 was introduced recently Contents1 What are some facts about the Competition Act, 2002?2 What was… Continue reading Basis for penalty in competition law

Source: The post is based on the article “Gender discrimination in farms” published in the Business Standard on 15th May 2023. Syllabus: GS – 3: Inclusive growth and issues arising from it. Relevance: About women-dependency of Indian agriculture. News: Indian agriculture is becoming increasingly women-dependent. Contents1 About the women-dependency of Indian agriculture2 What are the various reasons for increasing women-dependency… Continue reading Women-dependency of Indian agriculture: Gender discrimination in farms

Source: The post is based on the article “Information warfare and its limitations” published in Business Standard on 15th May 2023. Syllabus: GS 3 – Role of Media and Social Networking Sites in Internal Security Challenges Relevance: concerns associated with social media News: The article discusses the concerns associated with the advancement of social media and technology.… Continue reading Information warfare and its limitations

Source- The post is based on the article “India’s Quantum dreams: The impact of tech on economy could be significant” published in the “Business Standard” on 15th May 2023. Syllabus: GS3- Awareness in the field of IT and computers News– National Quantum Mission was approved by the Union Cabinet in April, with a total outlay… Continue reading India’s Quantum dreams: The impact of tech on economy could be significant

Source- The post is based on the article “Digital India’s two realities: A yawning gap between tech use & tech skills” published in the “Business Standard” on 15th May 2023. Syllabus: GS3- Economy. News– The article explains the issues of digital divide and skilling in digital technology in India Contents1 What are major insights from… Continue reading Digital India’s two realities: A yawning gap between tech use & tech skills