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Source: The post is based on the article “Balancing regulatory approaches” published in Business Standard on 11th May 2023. Syllabus: GS 3 – Economy – Capital Market Relevance: concerns with SEBI News: There have been debates over whether regulators should follow a principle-based or rule-based approach (PBA or RBA) in framing regulations for the financial markets. Contents1… Continue reading Balancing regulatory approaches

Source: The post is based on the article “Fortifying food security – WTO norms should be made more realistic” published in the Business Standard on 11th May 2023. Syllabus: GS – 3: food security. Relevance: About issues with AoA. News: Recently, the agriculture committee of the World Trade Organization (WTO) held a special session in Geneva. In that,… Continue reading Fortifying food security – WTO norms should be made more realistic

Source: The post is based on an article “Controversial calls on predatory pricing” published in Business Standard on 10th May 2023. Syllabus: GS 3 – Industrial Policy, Infrastructure Relevance: problems with predatory pricing News: The article discusses concerns over predatory pricing by telecom operators. Contents1 What is the issue?2 How has TRAI responded?3 What are the concerns… Continue reading Controversial calls on predatory pricing

Source- The post is based on the article “Roads, traffic and GDP” published in the “Business Standard” on 9th May 2023. Syllabus: GS 2 – Government policies and interventions. GS 1 – Urbanisation News– The article explains the issues of traffic management in India. Why does traffic movement need to be a significant part of… Continue reading Roads, traffic and GDP

Source: The post is based on the article “What critics of the govt miss: Not much is lost if the PLI scheme fails” published in Business Standard on 6th May 2023. Syllabus: GS 3 – Growth and Development Relevance: issues with Production-linked Incentive (PLI) scheme and regional free trade arrangements. News: The government is often criticized for… Continue reading What critics of the govt miss: Not much is lost if the PLI scheme fails

Source– The post is based on the article “Indo-Pacific naval strategy” published in the “Business Standard” on 5th May 2023. Syllabus: GS2- International relations Relevance– Issues related to Indian maritime strategy News– The article explains the reason for neglect of maritime diplomacy. It explains the importance of the Indo-Pacific for Indian maritime strategy. What are… Continue reading Indo-Pacific naval strategy

Source– The post is based on the article “Greenwashing, ESG backlash and transitions” published in the “Business Standard” on 5th May 2023. Syllabus: GS3- Environment Relevance– Climate change related issues News– The article explains the increasing focus on green transition and phasing out of fossil fuels across the world and India. Contents1 How is there… Continue reading Greenwashing, ESG backlash and transitions