Putting the ‘70-hour work week’ idea into perspective; Narayana Murthy just gave some very bad advice

Source: This post has been created based on the articles “Putting the ‘70-hour work week’ idea into perspective” published in The Hindu and “Narayana Murthy just gave some very bad advice” published in The Indian Express on 31st October 2023. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 Indian Economy – Indian Economy and issues relating to… Continue reading Putting the ‘70-hour work week’ idea into perspective; Narayana Murthy just gave some very bad advice

On the rising risks of urban flooding – The expansion of settlements into flood-prone areas

Source: This post on the rising risks of urban flooding has been created based on the article “The expansion of settlements into flood-prone areas” published in The Hindu on 31st October 2023. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 – Disaster and disaster management. News: This article discusses the recent findings of a World Bank Report highlighting… Continue reading On the rising risks of urban flooding – The expansion of settlements into flood-prone areas

On increasing Indian Railways’ revenue – Easing the transport of cargo by Railways

Source: This post on increasing Indian Railways’ share in cargo has been created based on the article “Easing the transport of cargo by Railways” published in The Hindu on 31st October 2023. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 Indian Economy – Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways etc. News: This article discusses the actions taken by… Continue reading On increasing Indian Railways’ revenue – Easing the transport of cargo by Railways

On Definition of Terrorism – From Israel to India, the making of a ‘terrorist’

Source: This post on defining “terrorism” has been created based on the article “From Israel to India, the making of a ‘terrorist’” published in the Indian Express on 30th October 2023. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 Internal Security – Security challenges and their management in border areas – linkages of organized crime with terrorism.… Continue reading On Definition of Terrorism – From Israel to India, the making of a ‘terrorist’

On merger of railway budget and union budget – The Indian Railways’ revenue problem

Source: The post on Indian Railways is based on the article “The Indian Railways’ revenue problem” published in “The Hindu” on 30th October 2023. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 Indian Economy – Infrastructure (Railway) News: The article discusses the issue of the declining revenues of Indian Railways and the various reasons which have led… Continue reading On merger of railway budget and union budget – The Indian Railways’ revenue problem

On challenges of Renewable Energy – Solving intermittency of renewables

Source: The post on issues of Renewable Energy generation is based on the article “Solving intermittency of renewables- Emphasise the path to discovery, not a design” published in “Business standard” on 30th October 2023. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 Indian Economy – Infrastructure (Energy) News: The article discusses the challenges of India’s electricity system… Continue reading On challenges of Renewable Energy – Solving intermittency of renewables

On Inequality – The world must fight inequality to safeguard ideals of democracy

Source: The post on Inequality is based on the article “The world must fight inequality to safeguard ideals of democracy” published in “Live mint” on 30th October 2023. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 Indian Economy –  Inclusive growth and issues arising from it. News: The article discusses how recent crises have highlighted the growing… Continue reading On Inequality – The world must fight inequality to safeguard ideals of democracy

On Labour Productivity in India- NRN Gets It Wrong

Source: The post on labour productivity in India is based on the article “NRN Gets It Wrong- Working long hours doesn’t increase productivity” published in “The Times of India” on 28th October 2023. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 Indian Economy – Employment and labour productivity. News: The article discusses India’s low productivity as highlighted… Continue reading On Labour Productivity in India- NRN Gets It Wrong

Political misinformation is a problem. But asking WhatsApp to risk user privacy is the wrong solution

Source: This post is based on the article “Political misinformation is a problem. But asking WhatsApp to risk user privacy is the wrong solution” published in “Indian Express” on 28th October 2023. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 Internal Security – Challenges to internal security through communication networks, role of media and social networking sites… Continue reading Political misinformation is a problem. But asking WhatsApp to risk user privacy is the wrong solution

On Inflation – No policy for troubled times

Source: This post on inflation has been created based on the article “No policy for troubled times” published in Business Standard on 28th October 2023. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 Indian Economy and issues relating to planning. News: This article discusses the various reasons which have led to the current inflation scenario in the world.… Continue reading On Inflation – No policy for troubled times

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