Source– The post is based on the article “Price regulation of UPI: Policymakers must be careful” published in The Indian Express on 7th November 2022. Syllabus: GS2- Indian economy News- The article explains the issue of price regulation of UPI payment. Why might a regulator want to intervene in the price setting of the payments… Continue reading Price regulation of UPI: Policymakers must be careful
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India should incentivize state-level fiscal responsibility
Source: The post is based on the article “India should incentivize state-level fiscal responsibility” published in Livemint on 7th November 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges therein. Relevance: About the state-level fiscal responsibility. News: To ensure fiscal discipline, the government at all levels must be made… Continue reading India should incentivize state-level fiscal responsibility
Revive NJAC: The collegium system ultimately hurts the judiciary’s credibility. Parliament’s idea was better
Source: The post is based on the article “Revive NJAC: The collegium system ultimately hurts the judiciary’s credibility. Parliament’s idea was better” published in The Times of India on 7th November 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary. Relevance: About the need for NJAC(National Judicial Appointments Commission) News:… Continue reading Revive NJAC: The collegium system ultimately hurts the judiciary’s credibility. Parliament’s idea was better
What international jurisprudence says about the use of nuclear weapons
Source: The post is based on an article “What international jurisprudence says about the use of nuclear weapons” published in The Indian Express on 5th November 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – International Relations Relevance: About the use of nuclear weapons. News: Recently, there has been much talk about the use of nuclear weapons due to the Ukraine conflict which… Continue reading What international jurisprudence says about the use of nuclear weapons
Remote voting-Shorter term overseas migrants should be able to avail the postal ballot system
Source: The post is based on the article “Remote voting-Shorter term overseas migrants should be able to avail the postal ballot system” published in The Hindu on 5th November 2022. Syllabus: GS2- Salient features of the Representation of People Act Relevance: Voting system. News: The article explains the issue of allowing postal ballot facility to… Continue reading Remote voting-Shorter term overseas migrants should be able to avail the postal ballot system
National Policy for Rare Diseases, 2021: Provisions and Concerns – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction The All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur (AIIMS) has been included as a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Rare Diseases under the National Policy for Rare Diseases, 2021. This is expected to enhance the research and access to treatment for rare diseases. Recently, the Director of Centre for DNA-Fingerprinting… Continue reading National Policy for Rare Diseases, 2021: Provisions and Concerns – Explained, pointwise
Higher education needs relief from its resource crunch
Source: The post is based on an article “Higher education needs relief from its resource crunch” published in Live Mint on 4th November 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Education News: Public Universities (State/Central) in India are facing the problem of underinvestment and they even lack funds to fulfil their basic needs. Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has been unable to… Continue reading Higher education needs relief from its resource crunch
Poppy love in Afghanistan
Source: The post is based on an article “Poppy love in Afghanistan” published in The Indian Express on 4th November 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – International Relations Relevance: rising poppy cultivation in Afghanistan and threats from it. News: Afghanistan has witnessed an increase in the poppy cultivation despite of the ban imposed on its cultivation by Taliban. What are… Continue reading Poppy love in Afghanistan
There is no debate: There has been a persistent decline in poverty in India
Source: The post is based on the article “There is no debate: There has been a persistent decline in poverty in India” published in the Indian Express on 4th November 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Issues relating to poverty and hunger. Relevance: Explaining how poverty fell faster after 2011. News: The recent release of the NFHS data for… Continue reading There is no debate: There has been a persistent decline in poverty in India
Ugly truth about a vaccine that did not work – on Kaynasur Forest diseases vaccine
Source– The post is based on the article “Ugly truth about a vaccine that did not work” published in the mint on 3rd November 2022. Syllabus: GS2- Health GS- Science and Technology News- The article explains the issues related with Kaynasur Forest diseases vaccine What are the issues with the KFD vaccine? The KFD vaccine… Continue reading Ugly truth about a vaccine that did not work – on Kaynasur Forest diseases vaccine
