We must demand safe roads and not just more airbags

Source: The post is based on the article “Our urban spaces need renewal, not new names” published in the Livemint on 9th September 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Social Issues – Road accidents. Relevance: About car accident-related deaths and road safety in India. News: The tragic death of former Tata Sons chairman in a car accident has… Continue reading We must demand safe roads and not just more airbags

Our urban spaces need renewal, not new names

Source: The post is based on the article “Our urban spaces need renewal, not new names” published in the Livemint on 9th September 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Relevance: About renaming Rajpath as Kartavya Path. News: As part of… Continue reading Our urban spaces need renewal, not new names

The evolving role of CSR in funding NGOs

Source: The post is based on an article “The evolving role of CSR in funding NGOs” published in The Hindu on 8th September 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Development processes and the development industry News: Pandemic acted as a shock for everyone. NGOs also faced problems, but Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) helped. But NGOS still face problems in covering their… Continue reading The evolving role of CSR in funding NGOs

The wheat of the matter: Disruption of supply chains due to Ukraine war has implications for India’s food security

Source: The post is based on an article “The wheat of the matter: Disruption of supply chains due to Ukraine war has implications for India’s food security” published in The Indian Express on 8th September 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Issues related to nutrition and hunger News: The pandemic and Ukraine-Russia war has increased food insecurity worldwide and it is… Continue reading The wheat of the matter: Disruption of supply chains due to Ukraine war has implications for India’s food security

Time for a joint space exercise

Source: The post is based on an article “Time for a joint space exercise” published in The Hindu on 8th September 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests Relevance: India and US bilateral relations News: India and the U.S. will undertake joint military drills in October in Auli. The location… Continue reading Time for a joint space exercise

The Spirit of 1971

Source: The post is based on an article “The Spirit of 1971” published in The Hindu on 8th September 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – India and its neighborhood Relevance: India and Bangladesh bilateral relations News: The recent visit Bangladesh PM have seen positive outcomes and various agreements. What are the agreements made? The agreement includes – a) Water sharing agreement (first… Continue reading The Spirit of 1971

Shadow of 377: Doctors offering ‘conversion therapy’ must be severely disciplined. NMC must ensure this

Source: The post is based on the article “Shadow of 377: Doctors offering ‘conversion therapy’ must be severely disciplined. NMC must ensure this” published in The Times of India on 7th September 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections. Relevance: About conversion therapy. News:… Continue reading Shadow of 377: Doctors offering ‘conversion therapy’ must be severely disciplined. NMC must ensure this

Four years after landmark LGBT verdict: The march to full citizenship

Source-The post is based on the article”Four years after landmark LGBT verdict: The march to full citizenship” published in the Indian Express on 6th September 2022.  Syllabus: GS2-Mechanisms and laws for protection and betterment of vulnerable sections.GS1-Social empowerment News: Exactly, 4 years ago, Supreme Court in the case Navtej Singh Johar vs Union of India,… Continue reading Four years after landmark LGBT verdict: The march to full citizenship

Rear guard action: Car accident-related deaths can be drastically reduced by the use of seat belts

Source: The post is based on the following articles “Rear guard action: Car accident-related deaths can be drastically reduced by the use of seat belts” published in The Hindu on 6th September 2022. “Fasten rear seat belts” published in The Times of India on 6th September 2022. “Unsafe at any speed: Safety rules need to be tightened” published in… Continue reading Rear guard action: Car accident-related deaths can be drastically reduced by the use of seat belts

The difficult path to India-Pakistan peace

Source: The post is based on the article “The difficult path to India-Pakistan peace” published in The Hindu on 6th September 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – India and its neighbourhood- relations. Relevance: About India-Pakistan relations. News: After the promulgation of the new Prime Minister in Pakistan, there have been signs of a thaw in India-Pakistan relations. Read more:… Continue reading The difficult path to India-Pakistan peace

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