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Source– The post is based on the article “Towards integrated commands: It’s too late to turn around” published in the Business Standard  on 7th October 2022. Syllabus: GS3- Security Challenges Relevance– Military reforms News-  The article explains the concerns of the air force about the creation of integrated theatre command. It also tells about the… Continue reading Towards integrated commands: It’s too late to turn around

Source: The post is based on an article “Where communities plant trees” published in The Business Standard on 3rd October 2022. Syllabus: GS 3- Forest Rights Relevance: Community Forest right and benefits of forests News: Women in Kodalpali, a village in Nayagarh district (tribal district) of Odisha have been protecting their forests for the past three decades. They take the… Continue reading Where communities plant trees

Source– The post is based on the article “Convergent growth” published in the Business Standard on 30th September 2022. Syllabus: GS3- Indian Economy Relevance– Challenges to growth of Indian economy News– The article explains the historical reason for disparity in growth and development performance between Indian states. It also tells about the steps needed to… Continue reading Convergent growth

Source: The post is based on the article “Saving the world – DART can reduce risks from meteors” published in the Business Standard on 30th September 2022. Syllabus: GS 3: Awareness in the fields of Space. Relevance: About DART Mission. News: NASA’s DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft has collided with the asteroid Dimorphous. Contents1 What is the… Continue reading Saving the world – DART can reduce risks from meteors

Source: The post is based on the article “A costly decision – Extension of PMGKAY should have been avoided” published in the Business Standard on 30th September 2022. Syllabus: GS 3: Indian economy. Relevance: About extending PMGKAY. News: Recently, the government has extended the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY-Phase VII) for a further period of 3… Continue reading A costly decision – Extension of PMGKAY should have been avoided

Source: The post is based on the article “Foreign trade: Going beyond a phrase” published in the Business Standard on 29th September 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 – Changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth. Relevance: About India’s foreign trade policy. News: Recently, India’s foreign trade policy, 2015 was extended by six months at a time… Continue reading Foreign trade: Going beyond a phrase

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