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Source: The post is based on the article “Crisis in the Himalayas” published in the Business Standard on 18th January 2023. Syllabus: GS 3 – Disaster and disaster management. Relevance: About protecting the Himalayan Ecosystem. News: The Himalayan town Joshimath is under tremendous stress, and a portion of it has started sinking. The real issue has always… Continue reading Crisis in the Himalayas

Source: The post is based on the article “Balance of powers The constitutional bedrock should stay untouched” published in the Business Standard on 17th January 2023 Syllabus: GS 2 – Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary. Relevance: About basic structure doctrine. News: The Vice President of India in 83rd All-India Presiding Officer’s conference… Continue reading Balance of powers The constitutional bedrock should stay untouched

Source: The post is based on the article “Asia’s prospects: Status quo or a rougher ride?” published in Business Standard on 16th January 2023. Syllabus: GS 3 – Economy Relevance: Development model in Asia and issues associated with it. News: The article discusses the prevailing Asia’s development model and the problems associated with it. What are the… Continue reading Asia’s prospects: Status quo or a rougher ride?

Source: The post is based on the article “A matter of tenure and retirement of PSB chiefs” published in Business Standard on 16th January 2023. Syllabus: GS 2 – Government Policies & Interventions for Development Relevance: benefits of raising the retirement age of bank’s chiefs. News: The Ministry of Finance has issued the extension of the CEO of… Continue reading A matter of tenure and retirement of PSB chiefs

Source– The post is based on the article “Of metals and rare earths” published in Business Standard on 14th January 2023. Syllabus: GS1-Geography,GS2-International Relations Relevance: Minerals related Distribution of resources across the world News- The article explains the need to diversify sources of rare earth minerals. The news that Sweden has just discovered a large deposit of… Continue reading Of metals and rare earths

Source– The post is based on the article “India may be in better economic shape to create a rupee trade zone” published in the Business Standard on 13th January 2023. Syllabus: GS3- Economy Relevance: Issues related to trade News- The article explains the possibility of the rupee becoming a trade zone. Contents1 What was the… Continue reading India may be in better economic shape to create a rupee trade zone

Source: The post is based on an article “Delays, even with no jurisdiction” published in Business Standard on 12th January 2023. Syllabus: GS 3 – Indian Economy Relevance: problems with the IBC, 2016. News: Judicial delays are acting as hindrance towards the insolvency process. It takes almost two years to admit an application and another two years to… Continue reading Delays, even with no jurisdiction

Source: The post is based on an article “Conservative budgeting – Fiscal space should be used carefully” published in Business Standard on 11th January 2023. Syllabus: GS 3 – Indian Economy Contents1 Relevance: ways to use additional fiscal resources2 What has led the government in achieving the fiscal deficit target?3 How underestimating growth and revenue is beneficial?4 What… Continue reading Conservative budgeting – Fiscal space should be used carefully