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Source– The post is based on the article “Ease of moving-Lower logistics costs will boost output” published in the Business Standard on 19th September 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 – Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc. Relevance– About the benefits of National Logistics Policy(NLP). News: The Prime Minister has recently launched National Logistics Policy(NLP) to help Indian businesses… Continue reading Ease of moving – Lower logistics costs will boost output

Source: The post is based on an article “Climate change as business: Crisis, opportunity and everything in between” published in The Business Standard on 17th September 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 – Climate Change News: There is a need to take steps towards climate change and adopt net zero emission targets as soon as possible. This net zero target will not… Continue reading Climate change as business: Crisis, opportunity and everything in between

Source: The post is based on an article “A shimmer of hope for the golden fibre as demand for shopping bags rises” published in The Business Standard on 16th September 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 – Transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues Relevance: issues with the jute industry and measures to improve them News: The government has recently banned… Continue reading A shimmer of hope for the golden fibre as demand for shopping bags rises

Source: The post is based on an article “Cloudy prospects for India’s youth” published in The Business Standard on 15th September 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Population and associated issues News: India’s population is still young with about 55 percent below 30 and over a quarter below 15. However, now it is becoming visible that this dividend is not available… Continue reading Cloudy prospects for India’s youth

Source: The post is based on an article “The party’s over” published in The Business Standard on 15th September 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 –  Indian Polity – Electoral Reforms News: The Election Commission (EC) has recently moved to delist 86 unrecognized political parties and declare 253 inactive. This step is appreciated as it will alert future parities before registering just for some… Continue reading The party’s over

Source: The post is based on an article “China’s property bust holds lessons for India” published in The Business Standard on 13th September 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 – Industries and industrial policy News: Decline of China’s property market has become a serious concern for it. It also holds important lessons for India. One of the reasons for the decline of… Continue reading China’s property bust holds lessons for India

Source: The post is based on an article “Trade aversion” published in The Business Standard on 13th September 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Important international groupings News: India has recently decided to stay away from the trade aspect of Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF). The government has argued that there are not clear guidelines and commitments in the areas of labour,… Continue reading Trade aversion

Source– The post is based on the article “Lending Transparency” published in The Business Standard on 12th September 2022. Syllabus: GS3- Indian Economy News- The article explains the concerns related to loan apps and issues related to recent RBI exercise of vetting loan apps. The Finance Ministry has asked the RBI to check digital loan… Continue reading Lending Transparency

Source– The post is based on the article “The Indian education scramble” published in The Business Standard on 12th September 2022. Syllabus: GS2- Issue related to development and management of education, human resources. Relevance– About our education system. News- The article explains the issues concerning our education. There is debate among educational policymakers about teaching… Continue reading The Indian education scramble