Vande Bharat trains: Potential and Challenges – Explained, pointwise

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Contents1 Introduction2 What are the Vande Bharat trains?3 What is the need for Vande Bharat trains?4 What are some achievements of Vande Bharat trains?5 What are the potential benefits of Vande Bharat trains?6 What are the challenges in Vande Bharat train expansions?  7 What should be done? Introduction The Vande Bharat… Continue reading Vande Bharat trains: Potential and Challenges – Explained, pointwise

Indian toy industry: Unboxing the ‘export turnaround’ in India’s toy story 

Source: The post is based on the article “Unboxing the ‘export turnaround’ in India’s toy story” published in “The Hindu” on 31st May 2023.  Syllabus: GS3- Indian economy  Relevance: About Indian toy industry. News: India has recently turned a net exporter of toys, during 2020-21 and 2021-22. Between 2018-19 and 2021-22, toy exports increased from ₹812… Continue reading Indian toy industry: Unboxing the ‘export turnaround’ in India’s toy story 

Recycling permanent magnets for rare earths

Source: The post is based on the article “Recycling permanent magnets for rare earths” published in the Business Standard on 31st May 2023.   Syllabus: GS 3 – Changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth. Relevance: About rare earth permanent magnets. News: Recently, the PM has inaugurated India’s first facility to produce rare earth permanent… Continue reading Recycling permanent magnets for rare earths

Economics of biofuels – Food and feed must be given priority

Source: The post is based on the article “Economics of biofuels – Food and feed must be given priority” published in the Business Standard on 31st May 2023 Syllabus: GS – 3: Energy. Relevance: About E20 target. News: The government said to achieve the level of ethanol blending in petrol to 20% (E20) by 2025, instead of… Continue reading Economics of biofuels – Food and feed must be given priority

Withdrawal of Rs 2000 notes: The short history of a large note

Source: The post is based on the article “The short history of a large note” published in The Hindu on 31st May 2023 Syllabus: GS – 3: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development and employment. Relevance: About RBI’s decision to withdraw Rs 2,000 notes. News: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)… Continue reading Withdrawal of Rs 2000 notes: The short history of a large note

Faster, stronger – on supercomputers in India

Source: This post is created based on the article “Faster, stronger”, published in The Hindu on 30th May 2023. Syllabus Topic: GS paper 3 – indigenization of technology and developing new technology Context:  India is set to receive a new high-performance computing (HPC) system, often referred to as a ‘supercomputer’, from the French corporation, Atos.… Continue reading Faster, stronger – on supercomputers in India

Unstable policy regimes discourage foreign portfolio investors

Source- The post is based on the article “Unstable policy regimes discourage foreign portfolio investors” published in the “The Indian Express” on 30th May 2023. Syllabus: GS3- Economy Relevance- Issues related to financial markets News– The article explains the regularly issues related to financial markets and Contents1 What are characteristics of today’s global financial ecosystem?2… Continue reading Unstable policy regimes discourage foreign portfolio investors

We need innovative ways to fill the climate funding gap

Source: This post is created based on the article “We need innovative ways to fill the climate funding gap”, published in Live mint on 30th May 2023. Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3, Climate Change Context: Rising carbon emissions and biodiversity losses is posing a grave threat to mankind, especially vulnerable sections. Handling it requires an… Continue reading We need innovative ways to fill the climate funding gap

Why reduction in manpower is bad for the Indian Army

Source- The post is based on the article “Why reduction in manpower is bad for the Indian Army” published in “The Indian express” on 30th May 2023. Syllabus: GS3- Security Relevance- Issues related to armed forces News– Two big ideas are being pushed by politicians and bureaucrats masked as initiatives of the Armed Forces —… Continue reading Why reduction in manpower is bad for the Indian Army

Manipur violence: SOS from Imphal

Source: The post is based on the article “Manipur violence: SOS from Imphal” published in the Indian Express on 30th May 2023 Syllabus: GS 3: Security issues – Internal Security. Relevance: About Manipur violence. News: The Union Home Minister has pitched for dialogue and promised to deal a fair hand to all stakeholders in resolving the Manipur… Continue reading Manipur violence: SOS from Imphal

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