Source: The post reasons for an electricity shortage in India has been created, based on the article “Understanding India’s coal imports” published in “The Hindu” on 29th March 2024. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3-economy-infrastructure (electricity) News: The article discusses electricity shortages in India due to coal supply issues. It explains that the problem is… Continue reading Reasons for an electricity shortage in India: Understanding India’s coal imports
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Internet shutdowns in India: Measuring internet freedom in India in the last 10 years
Source: The post internet shutdowns in India has been created, based on the article “Measuring internet freedom in India in the last 10 years” published in “The Hindu” on 29th March 2024. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3-Science and technology- Awareness in the fields of IT. News: This article discusses the high number of internet… Continue reading Internet shutdowns in India: Measuring internet freedom in India in the last 10 years
Challenges of implementing a wealth tax: Piketty’s wealth tax: An idea that just can’t work
Source: The post challenges of implementing a wealth tax has been created, based on the article “Piketty’s wealth tax: An idea that just can’t work” published in “Live mints” on 28th March 2024. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 – Indian Economy – Inclusive growth and issues News: This article discusses the rise in billionaires… Continue reading Challenges of implementing a wealth tax: Piketty’s wealth tax: An idea that just can’t work
Sustainable building materials
Source-This post on sustainable building materials has been created based on the article “On sustainable building materials” published in “The Hindu” on 26 March 2024. UPSC Syllabus–GS Paper-3- Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment. Context- India housing construction sector is booming, with over 3,00,000 housing units built annually. However, the building sector is a… Continue reading Sustainable building materials
Better utilization of fertilizer and food subsidies: Basic subsidies can be climate focused and aimed better
Source: The post better utilization of fertilizer and food subsidies has been created, based on the article “Basic subsidies can be climate focused and aimed better” published in “Live mint” on 27th March 2024. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3-economy- Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices. News: The article… Continue reading Better utilization of fertilizer and food subsidies: Basic subsidies can be climate focused and aimed better
Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (UMTA): Indian cities cry out for UMTA
Source: The post Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (UMTA) has been created, based on the article “Indian cities cry out for UMTA” published in “Business standard” on 27th March 2024. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3- economy- infrastructure News: The article discusses the need for Indian cities to create a Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (UMTA). This… Continue reading Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (UMTA): Indian cities cry out for UMTA
Black Carbon Emission
Source-This post on Black Carbon Emission has been created based on the article “The need to curb black carbon emissions” published in “The Hindu” on 26 March 2024. UPSC Syllabus-GS Paper-3- Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Environmental Impact Assessment. Context– According to a 2016 study, the residential sector contributes 47% of India’s total black carbon emissions… Continue reading Black Carbon Emission
Time for digital “nakabandi”
Source-This post on Time for digital “nakabandi” has been created based on the article “ Nakabandi safeguard needed for Digital India” published in “The Hindustan Times” on 23 March 2024. UPSC Syllabus-GS Paper-3-, Role of Media and Social Networking Sites in Internal Security Challenges, Basics of Cyber Security; Money-Laundering and its prevention. Context– CERT-In, along… Continue reading Time for digital “nakabandi”
Present status of Nuclear energy
Source: This post Present status of Nuclear energy has been created based on the article “Nuclear energy: fixing the finance” published in “The Hindu” on 21 March 2024. UPSC Syllabus: GS Paper 3 – Infrastructure – Energy News: The first-ever Nuclear Energy Summit was held recently in Brussels. The summit highlights nuclear energy’s role in… Continue reading Present status of Nuclear energy
Water- An instrument of global conflict and build world peace
Source-This post on Water- An instrument of global conflict and build world peace has been created based on the articles “Water, an instrument to build world peace” published in “The Hindu” on 21 March 2024. “Navigating the global waterscape, its challenges” published in “The Hindu” on 21 March 2024. UPSC Syllabus–GS Paper-3– Conservation, Environmental Pollution… Continue reading Water- An instrument of global conflict and build world peace
