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Source: The post is based on an article “India’s national priorities are best served domestically” published in The Business Standard on 29th September 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 Relevance: domestic challenges in India News:  India has been involving greatly into international summits and meetings. But it does not serve much of India’s interest and there is need for India to change… Continue reading India’s national priorities are best served domestically

Source: The post is based on an article “Bringing BPCL sale back on the table” published in The Business Standard on 28th September 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 – Industries and industrial policies Relevance: problems associated the regulation of petroleum companies News: Recently the government has put aside the idea to privatize Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL). The reason behind it… Continue reading Bringing BPCL sale back on the table

Source: The post is based on the article “Symptoms of climate change are real” published in the Business Standard on 28th September 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 – Climate Change. Relevance: About climate change. News: The resurgence of the monsoon at a time when it should normally have retreated from the northwest highlighted the impacts of climate change. The… Continue reading Symptoms of climate change are real

Source– The post is based on the article “A ground plan for India’s reformed multilateralism” published in The Hindu and “A renewed multilateralism” in the Business Standard on 26th September 2022. Syllabus: GS2- International Relations Relevance– About multilateralism News– The article explains the need for “reformed multilateralism”. It tells the importance of having multilateral institutions.… Continue reading Reformed multilateralism

Source: The post is based on an article “Telecom Bill: Innovation-unfriendly provisions must be revised” published in The Business Standard on 23rd September 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 Relevance: India Telecommunications Bill and the issues associated with it News: The draft of India Telecommunications Bill, 2022 was released by the Department of Telecommunications recently. Telecommunications Bill, 2022 is an attempt to… Continue reading Telecom Bill: Innovation-unfriendly provisions must be revised

Source: The post is based on the article “India@100: What’s ahead for urbanisation?” published in the Business Standard on 22nd September 2022. Syllabus: GS 1: Urbanisation, their problems and their remedies. Relevance: Solution to India’s urbanisation. News: The pace at which India urbanises will be a defining factor in achieving India’s developmental goals in the next 25… Continue reading India@100: What’s ahead for urbanisation?

Source: The post is based on the article “What should India’s FTA agenda be?” published in the Business Standard on 22nd September 2022. Syllabus: GS 2: Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and Agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests. Relevance: About India’s FTA agenda. News: A view emerged that free trade agreements (FTAs) had not served India… Continue reading What should India’s FTA agenda be?

Source: The post is based on an article “Harnessing Gati Shakti, National Logistics Policy for closer regional ties” published in The Business Standard on 21st September 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 – Infrastructure News: The government has announced two major initiatives to develop infrastructure of India. These initiatives can be helpful in regional integration as well. The two initiatives are… Continue reading Harnessing Gati Shakti, National Logistics Policy for closer regional ties

Source: The post is based on an article “Telcos want seven sections of the Telegraph Act 1885 repealed or modified” published in The Business Standard on 21st September 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Industries and issues linked to industrial policies News: Telecommunications companies (telcos) have petitioned the Union government to repeal and amend certain Sections of the Indian Telegraph Act (ITA)… Continue reading Telcos want seven sections of the Telegraph Act 1885 repealed or modified

Source: The post is based on the article “Reducing air pollution: Stubble burning needs economic solutions” published in the Business Standard on 21st September 2022. Syllabus: GS 3: Environmental pollution and degradation. Relevance: To understand the issues associated with the stubble burning. News: As the paddy-harvesting season is near, none of the northern rice-growing states seems to… Continue reading Reducing air pollution: Stubble burning needs economic solutions