Giving International Court of Justice a say could make climate-related processes more justice-oriented

Source: The post is based on the article “Giving International Court of Justice a say could make climate-related processes more justice-oriented” published in the Indian Express on 31st March 2023. Syllabus: GS – 3: Environment and Bio-diversity Conservation. Relevance: About the UNGA resolution on climate injustice News: Recently, a UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution has asked the International… Continue reading Giving International Court of Justice a say could make climate-related processes more justice-oriented

Colombian hippopotamus: Hippos are coming

Source: The post is based on the article “Hippos are coming” published in the Indian Express on 31st March 2023. Syllabus: GS – 3: Environment and Bio-diversity Conservation. Relevance: About Colombian hippopotamus. News: In the late 1980s, the founder and leader of the Medellin Cartel in Colombia brought a few hippos as a collection of his exotic animals.… Continue reading Colombian hippopotamus: Hippos are coming

State budgets may be too optimistic about their capital expenditure

Source: The post is based on the article “State budgets may be too optimistic about their capital expenditure” published in The Indian Express on 30th March 2023. Syllabus: GS 3 – Budgeting Relevance: analysis of states’ budget. News: Many states have come with their state budget. The article discusses the trend emerging out of the budget of… Continue reading State budgets may be too optimistic about their capital expenditure

The Issue of Stray dogs in India – Explained, pointwise

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Contents1 Introduction  2 Some facts regarding the stray dog population in India3 What are the reasons for the increasing stray dog crisis in India?4 What are steps taken by the government to address the stray dog crisis?5 What are the arguments in favour of confining stray dogs?6 What are arguments against the… Continue reading The Issue of Stray dogs in India – Explained, pointwise

Import substitution can set climate action back

Source: The post is based on the article “Import substitution can set climate action back” published in the Livemint on 30th March 2023. Syllabus: GS – 3: Energy. Relevance: About India’s solar panel producers. News: India has set a target of 500GW of carbon-free capacity by 2030 (The present capacity is 122GW). The government is using public funds to… Continue reading Import substitution can set climate action back

RIP Sasha: India’s dream of its own cheetah population rests on her companions

Source: The post is based on the article “RIP Sasha: India’s dream of its own cheetah population rests on her companions” published in the Indian Express on 29th March 2023. Syllabus: GS – 3: Environment and Bio-diversity Conservation. Relevance: About Sasha’s death on India’s cheetah reintroduction project. News: Sasha, one of the eight Namibian cheetahs translocated to Kuno National Park… Continue reading RIP Sasha: India’s dream of its own cheetah population rests on her companions

GDPs Without Borders – That even Japan is open now to immigration shows what mistakes other aging, rich countries are making

Source: The post is based on the article “GDPs Without Borders – That even Japan is open now to immigration shows what mistakes other aging, rich countries are making” published in The Times of India on 29th March 2023. Syllabus: GS – 3: Employment. Relevance: About global worker shortages and the role of the immigrant workforce. News: The… Continue reading GDPs Without Borders – That even Japan is open now to immigration shows what mistakes other aging, rich countries are making

Understanding the street dogs-human conflict

Source– The post is based on the article “Understanding the street dogs-human conflict” published in “The Hindu” on 28th March 2023. Syllabus: GS3- Environment – Man- Animal Conflicts Relevance– Issues related to stray animals News– There is growing Intolerance against dogs and conflicts between humans and animals are increasing. Contents1 What are the reasons behind… Continue reading Understanding the street dogs-human conflict

A disturbing example of the normalisation of lawfare

Source– The post is based on the article “A disturbing example of the normalisation of lawfare” published in “The Hindu” on 25th  March 2023. Syllabus: GS3- Polity – Parliament and State legislatures—structure, functioning, conduct of business Relevance– Issues related to disqualification of representatives News– Recently, Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from the membership of Lok Sabha… Continue reading A disturbing example of the normalisation of lawfare

Understanding the street dogs-human conflict

Source– The post is based on the article “Understanding the street dogs-human conflict” published in “The Hindu” on 29th March 2023. Syllabus: GS3- Science and Technology. GS2- E-governance Relevance– Issues related to regulation of digital space News– The Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill 2022 was proposed recently. It provides a framework to safeguard citizens’… Continue reading Understanding the street dogs-human conflict

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