The Indian economy, across sectors, is dominated by duopolies

Source– The post is based on the article “The Indian economy, across sectors, is dominated by duopolies” published in “The Indian Express” on 17th April 2023. Syllabus: GS3- Economy Relevance– Structure of the economy News– The article discusses the issues of monopoly in Indian markets. What is the nature of market concentration in the manufacturing… Continue reading The Indian economy, across sectors, is dominated by duopolies

Blink, It’s Not Gone – Ecommerce labour protests speak to the larger problem of not enough regular non-farm jobs

Source: The post is based on the article “Blink, It’s Not Gone – Ecommerce labour protests speak to the larger problem of not enough regular non-farm jobs” published in The Times of India on 17th April 2023. Syllabus: GS 3 – Growth and Development Relevance: concerns associated with gig platforms News: The delivery executive of Blinkit has… Continue reading Blink, It’s Not Gone – Ecommerce labour protests speak to the larger problem of not enough regular non-farm jobs

No Trial Is Error – Allow prosecution of soldiers accused of killing innocents

Source: The post is based on the article “No Trial Is Error – Allow prosecution of soldiers accused of killing innocents” published in The Times of India on 15th April 2023. Syllabus: GS – 3: Security challenges and their management in border areas. Relevance: About prosecution of soldiers. News: In 2021, a commando unit opened fire and killed… Continue reading No Trial Is Error – Allow prosecution of soldiers accused of killing innocents

IT rules are a step towards denying misinformation space on the internet

Source: The post is based on the following articles “The ‘fact check’ is that Indians will have little choice” published in The Hindu on 15th April 2023. “IT rules are a step towards denying misinformation space on the internet” published in the Indian Express on 15th April 2023. Syllabus: GS – 3: role of media and social networking… Continue reading IT rules are a step towards denying misinformation space on the internet

India is at the bullseye of climate change’s heat impacting workers — this has economic effects

Source: The post is based on the article “India is at the bullseye of climate change’s heat impacting workers — this has economic effects” published in The Times of India on 15th April 2023. Syllabus: GS 3 – Climate Change Relevance: Impact of rising heat News: The article discusses various impacts of rising heat on labour productivity… Continue reading India is at the bullseye of climate change’s heat impacting workers — this has economic effects

Trade data points to slowing global and domestic demand

Source- The post is based on the article “Express View: Trade data points to slowing global and domestic demand” published in “The Indian Express” on 15th April 2023. Syllabus: GS 3 – Indian economy Relevance– Issues related to trade News– Trade data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Thursday provides an indication… Continue reading Trade data points to slowing global and domestic demand

Tiger numbers can never tell the whole story

Source– The post is based on the article “Tiger numbers can never tell the whole story” published in live mint on 15th April 2023. Syllabus: GS3- Environment – Biodiversity Conservation Relevance: Wildlife Conservation News – On 9 April, Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the latest tiger numbers. We have about 3,167 tigers in India. The… Continue reading Tiger numbers can never tell the whole story

Is the current regulatory system equipped to deal with AI?

Source– The post is based on the article “Is the current regulatory system equipped to deal with AI?” published in “The Hindu” on 14th April 2023. Syllabus: GS2- Governance. GS3- Science and technology Relevance– Issue related to AI and its use News– The growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies and their deployment has raised questions… Continue reading Is the current regulatory system equipped to deal with AI?

For our world in flux: Some hard lessons in history from the 1930s

Source– The post is based on the article “For our world in flux: Some hard lessons in history from the 1930s” published in the “mint” on 14th April 2023. Syllabus: GS3- Global economy. GS2- Global politics News– The article explains the prevailing uncertainty in global politics and economy and compare with situation in 1920s How… Continue reading For our world in flux: Some hard lessons in history from the 1930s

We need proactive regulation to fend off SVB-like bank failures

Source: The post is based on the article “We need proactive regulation to fend off SVB-like bank failures” published in Live Mint on 13th April 2023. Syllabus: GS 3 – Economy – Money and Banking Relevance: measures needed to prevent bank crisis. News: The article discusses the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) crisis and provides measures to prevent such… Continue reading We need proactive regulation to fend off SVB-like bank failures

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