Source: This post is based on the article “India’s climate imperative” published in The Hindu on 19th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 – Disaster and disaster management. Relevance: Climate change-induced disasters. News: In the absence of COVID-19, climate change-induced disasters would have been India’s biggest red alert in recent years. The heatwave in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat,… Continue reading Climate change-induced disasters: India’s climate imperative
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Nationalisation, consolidation and privatisation
Source: The post is based on an article “Nationalisation, consolidation, and privatisation” published in the Business Standard on 17th July 2022. Syllabus: GS3 – Issues and Challenges pertaining to the growth and development of Indian Economy Relevance: Privatization of Public Sector Banks News: Recently, the privatisation of the public sector banks (PSBs) and insurance companies… Continue reading Nationalisation, consolidation and privatisation
Declining wheat inventories: Grain of the matter
Source: The post is based on an article “Grain of the matter” published in the Business Standard on 17th July 2022. Syllabus: GS3 – Public Distribution System – Objectives, Functioning, Limitations, Revamping; Issues of Buffer Stocks and Food Security; ; Major Crops – Cropping Patterns in various parts of the country, Relevance: Buffer stock and related… Continue reading Declining wheat inventories: Grain of the matter
We need an orderly transition from coal to renewables
Source: The post is based on an article “We need an orderly transition from coal to renewables” published in the Indian Express on 18th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 Infrastructure: Energy, ports, roads etc. Relevance: Energy Security and Energy Transition News: Since the onset of the pandemic and over the past few months, after the… Continue reading We need an orderly transition from coal to renewables
The rise in the incidence of digital fraud
Source: This post is based on the article “The rise in the incidence of digital fraud” published in Business Standard on 17th Jul 22. Syllabus: GS3 – Economy – Money and Banking Relevance: Financial fraud in the banking sector and related issues Context: Over the years, there has been a significant change in the types… Continue reading The rise in the incidence of digital fraud
Time for vigilance-Increased testing and building awareness, not stigmatisation, can stop spread of monkeypox
Source: The post is based on the article “Time for vigilance-Increased testing and building awareness, not stigmatisation, can stop spread of monkeypox” published in The Hindu on 16th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 – Awareness in the fields of biotechnology. Relevance: To understand the spread of Monkeypox. News: India reported its first laboratory-confirmed, imported case of monkeypox virus from Kerala. To… Continue reading Time for vigilance-Increased testing and building awareness, not stigmatisation, can stop spread of monkeypox
Stamp out this hate speech manufacturing network
Source: The post is based on the article “Stamp out this hate speech manufacturing network” published in The Hindu on 16th July 2022. Syllabus: GS 3 – Role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges. Relevance: To understand the political nexus between hate speech and Political Parties. News: The recent attack on a judge of the Supreme Court… Continue reading Stamp out this hate speech manufacturing network
Ensuring nutrition security
Source: The post is based on an article “Ensuring nutrition security” published in the Business Standard on 15th July 2022. Syllabus: GS3 – Issues and Challengers pertaining to buffer stock and PDS System Relevance: Food Security News: In the recent periods, the National Family Health Survey-5 (2019-21) and the United Nations report on the State… Continue reading Ensuring nutrition security
In defence of the Aravallis
Source: The post is based on an article “In defence of the Aravalli’s” published in the Live Mint on 15th July 2022. Syllabus: GS3 – Ecology and Environment Relevance: Draft National Capital Region Plan 2041 News: In recent days, the government has released the draft NCR Regional Plan 2041. It contains a recent proposal from… Continue reading In defence of the Aravallis
The road to rolling out labour codes
Source: This post is based on the article “The road to rolling out labour codes” published in The Hindu on 14th Jul 22. Syllabus: GS3 – Economy – Industrial policy and growth Relevance: Labour codes and related issues News: The Code on Wages (passed in Parliament in August, 2019), the Industrial Relations Code, the Code… Continue reading The road to rolling out labour codes
