The great omission in the draft disability policy

Source: This post is based on the article “The great omission in the draft disability policy” published in The Hindu on 15th Jul 22. Syllabus: GS2 – Govt policies and interventions Relevance: Disability rights and related issues News: The Department of Empowerment of Person with Disabilities (DoEPwD) recently released the draft of the national policy… Continue reading The great omission in the draft disability policy

The President is not a mere rubber stamp

Source: The post is based on the article “The President is not a mere rubber stamp” published in The Hindu on 14th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary. Relevance: Role of President. News: Choosing the presidential candidate is an intensely political exercise. India is going to elect its new President… Continue reading The President is not a mere rubber stamp

India Inc could play a lead role in our economy’s global emergence

Source: The post is based on an article “India Inc could play a lead role in our economy’s global emergence” published in the Live Mint on 13th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 Indian Economy. Issues and Challenges Pertaining to Growth and Development; Industrial Policy Relevance: Role of India Inc. in Indian Economy News: In recent… Continue reading India Inc could play a lead role in our economy’s global emergence

Crafting credible public systems

Source: The post is based on an article “Crafting credible public systems” published in the Business Standard on14th July 2022. Syllabus: GS2 Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors and Issues arising out of their Design and Implementation. Relevance: Public Management; News: Recently, the government has approved the New National Education Policy and… Continue reading Crafting credible public systems

In diversity of candidates for UK’s next PM, a soft power lesson for India

Source: The post is based on an article “UK’s next PM, a soft power lesson for India” published in the Indian Express on 14th July 2022. Syllabus: GS2 – International Relations Relevance: Soft Power, Importance of Indian Diaspora News: At more than half of the contenders (Nadhim Zahawi, Rishi Sunak and others) racing to become… Continue reading In diversity of candidates for UK’s next PM, a soft power lesson for India

India Inc’s missing whistle-blowers

Source: The post is based on an article “India Inc’s missing whistle-blowers” published in the Business Standard on 14th Jul 2022. Syllabus: GS2 – Governance Relevance: Whistle Blower Protection News: In the recent past, there have been insider revelations in western corporations like Uber, Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google. It raises uncomfortable questions about what… Continue reading India Inc’s missing whistle-blowers

Explained: As Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde battle over Shiv Sena symbol, how will EC decide?

Source: This post is based on the article “Explained: As Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde battle over Shiv Sena symbol, how will EC decide?” published in The Indian Express on 14th Jul 22. Syllabus: GS2 – Polity Relevance: Political party symbol disputes and related issues News: Following the split led by Eknath Shinde, Uddhav Thackeray’s… Continue reading Explained: As Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde battle over Shiv Sena symbol, how will EC decide?

Approval for home-grown cervical cancer vaccine could be a game-changer

Source: This post is based on the article “Approval for home-grown cervical cancer vaccine could be a game-changer” published in The Indian Express on 14th Jul 22. Syllabus: GS2 – Health Relevance: Development of indigenous vaccine against Human Papillomavirus (HPV) News: Recently, the Drugs Controller General of India granted market authorisation to the Pune-based Serum… Continue reading Approval for home-grown cervical cancer vaccine could be a game-changer

India-South Korea partnership: Scale up the India-South Korea bilateral partnership

Source: The post is based on the article “Scale up the India-South Korea bilateral partnership” published in The Hindu on 14th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 2 – Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests. Relevance: India-South Korea partnership. News: The newly elected Korean President has brought about a paradigm shift in South Korean foreign… Continue reading India-South Korea partnership: Scale up the India-South Korea bilateral partnership

Courts must safeguard common spaces online

Source: This post is based on the article “Courts must safeguard common spaces online” published in Livemint on 12th Jul 22. Syllabus: GS2 – Polity – Fundamental Rights, Govt policies and interventions Relevance: Freedom of speech and related issues News: Recently, Twitter moved the Karnataka high court, asking it to overturn government orders to block… Continue reading Courts must safeguard common spaces online

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